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April Fools’ baby: The birth of Nathan
On the night of March 31, my jokester of a husband devised a plan. His oldest brother was out of town, and Dave thought [...]
Right on schedule: The birth of Jethro
My husband and were actually a little stressed about when our son would arrive. We have a 4-year-old daughter, and we don't live near [...]
Ask the Experts: Supporting a friend through a miscarriage
A: For anyone who has experienced a miscarriage (or stillbirth), the emotional toll of a pregnancy loss can be devastating. No matter how much [...]
What’s normal (and what’s not) when you’re expecting
From the moment you conceive, your body begins to transform from the everyday vehicle you’ve always known into an amazing, efficient (and sometimes kinda gross) [...]
VTech VM344 Safe&Sound Pan & Tilt Full Color Video Monitor
The VTech VM344 Safe&Sound Pan & Tilt Full Color Video Monitor is a cute owl-shaped monitor that looks right at home in a nursery. We hardly [...]
Graco Dream Suite Bassinet
We have been so thankful for the Graco Dream Suite Bassinet. It has done double-duty at our house as a reversible bassinet—first as a [...]
Growing pains: The birth of Annelise
I had a pretty uneventful pregnancy—just your run-of-the-mill horrible hip pain at night, occasional leg cramps, nonstop eating and general misery. My first baby is [...]
DockATot Deluxe+ Dock Review
We received a DockATot Deluxe when our son was about 2 weeks old. We had never used anything like it with our older son, [...]
Double the love: The birth of Deacon
We found out we were pregnant with baby No. 2 a couple of weeks after our first child's first birthday, which was also four days before [...]
Laughing matter: The birth of Anani Pearl
Saturday morning, June 1, I woke up with this crazy urge to pee. I got up, or rather rolled out of bed and headed to [...]
Peace and quiet: The birth of Sophia Shehabi
While waiting to pick up my prescription glasses, I felt a hint of a backache—my first during the entire pregnancy. At that point I [...]
The first trimester blues
Early pregnancy isn’t all plus signs and happy secrets. Although the first trimester is filled with excitement and anticipation, it’s also infused with its [...]
Eating for conception
“Certain foods can help to balance your hormones and boost your nutrient reserves, setting the stage for a healthy menstrual cycle and a healthy pregnancy,” [...]
A look inside
The physical process of giving birth might be universal, but it’s no secret that the customs and care surrounding it can be vastly different [...]
Natural wonders
Editor's note: Although “natural” can mean different things to different people, for the sake of this article, we’re using it to define a birth [...]
Double the fun: The birth of Aubree and Riley
This was my first pregnancy, and I was blessed to be having twin girls. I was at 30 weeks and was getting all the last details [...]
My baby mine: The birth of Joy
It was our first wedding anniversary, and we had planned to stay at the Westin in Seattle. It was about a 90-minute drive from [...]
April Fools’ baby: The birth of Nathan
On the night of March 31, my jokester of a husband devised a plan. His oldest brother was out of town, and Dave thought [...]
Right on schedule: The birth of Jethro
My husband and were actually a little stressed about when our son would arrive. We have a 4-year-old daughter, and we don't live near [...]
Ask the Experts: Supporting a friend through a miscarriage
A: For anyone who has experienced a miscarriage (or stillbirth), the emotional toll of a pregnancy loss can be devastating. No matter how much [...]
What’s normal (and what’s not) when you’re expecting
From the moment you conceive, your body begins to transform from the everyday vehicle you’ve always known into an amazing, efficient (and sometimes kinda gross) [...]
VTech VM344 Safe&Sound Pan & Tilt Full Color Video Monitor
The VTech VM344 Safe&Sound Pan & Tilt Full Color Video Monitor is a cute owl-shaped monitor that looks right at home in a nursery. We hardly [...]
Graco Dream Suite Bassinet
We have been so thankful for the Graco Dream Suite Bassinet. It has done double-duty at our house as a reversible bassinet—first as a [...]
Growing pains: The birth of Annelise
I had a pretty uneventful pregnancy—just your run-of-the-mill horrible hip pain at night, occasional leg cramps, nonstop eating and general misery. My first baby is [...]
DockATot Deluxe+ Dock Review
We received a DockATot Deluxe when our son was about 2 weeks old. We had never used anything like it with our older son, [...]
Double the love: The birth of Deacon
We found out we were pregnant with baby No. 2 a couple of weeks after our first child's first birthday, which was also four days before [...]
Laughing matter: The birth of Anani Pearl
Saturday morning, June 1, I woke up with this crazy urge to pee. I got up, or rather rolled out of bed and headed to [...]
Peace and quiet: The birth of Sophia Shehabi
While waiting to pick up my prescription glasses, I felt a hint of a backache—my first during the entire pregnancy. At that point I [...]
The first trimester blues
Early pregnancy isn’t all plus signs and happy secrets. Although the first trimester is filled with excitement and anticipation, it’s also infused with its [...]
Eating for conception
“Certain foods can help to balance your hormones and boost your nutrient reserves, setting the stage for a healthy menstrual cycle and a healthy pregnancy,” [...]
A look inside
The physical process of giving birth might be universal, but it’s no secret that the customs and care surrounding it can be vastly different [...]
Natural wonders
Editor's note: Although “natural” can mean different things to different people, for the sake of this article, we’re using it to define a birth [...]
Double the fun: The birth of Aubree and Riley
This was my first pregnancy, and I was blessed to be having twin girls. I was at 30 weeks and was getting all the last details [...]
My baby mine: The birth of Joy
It was our first wedding anniversary, and we had planned to stay at the Westin in Seattle. It was about a 90-minute drive from [...]
