Like many other pregnant women, I don't enjoy listening to all of the unsolicited comments about my changing and growing body.
There Was Another
“Fight or flight” is commonly known but that space in between is rarely discussed.
A Vision of Babies—What the Psychic Said
Every cell in my body wants to be pregnant, biology overriding the thought of sleepless nights, foul diapers, and no freedom.
Letter to Baby Bean
By Sara Farmer. Your sister died unexpectedly and I suddenly found myself desperate for another baby immediately.
Oh La La, Sexy Compression Socks
By Vicki Lesage. Keeping my butt glued to the couch for three months straight would be really hard.
Take the Cannoli
By Sonia Greenfield. Is it possible that the proximity to the Amalfitano Bakery, a real gem of authenticity, influenced my decision to buy the house we now live in?
Heart-Shaped Box
By Kristen Levithan. There are many ways in which having difficult pregnancies was the perfect preparation for the much harder work that came afterward.
Why I Published My Pregnancy Journal
By Nadine Bubeck. Many women are under the impression that pregnancy is perfect.
Pregnant in Paris
By Barbie Beaton. Pregnancy can elicit the most elemental functions from the most sophisticated of subjects.
Growing a Baby on a Boat
By Brianna Randall. I attribute my breezy early pregnancy to the fact that I was on a sailboat, anchored amidst lazy tropical islands with nothing I had to do and nowhere I had to go.