When I got pregnant for the first time, back in 2001, there were
limited options for finding out the nitty-gritty on the nine months of
gestation and beyond. And since that pregnancy was a surprise, the few
other options -- Mayo Clinic books, maybe the iVillage website -- kind
of freaked me out since I had unknowingly consumed more than a few
libations, more than once, during the early and unknown weeks of
pregnancy.
So when I opened the book "What to Expect When You're
Expecting," a gift from my sister, I finally felt at ease. The first
page I flipped to mentioned I likely hadn't done harm to the
nubby-limbed fetus. That ease lasted, oh, maybe a few more days, maybe
even weeks. But as I dug further into the book's Q's and A's, and the
more times I read references to "The Best Odds Diet," I started getting
cranky. And I don't think it was hormones.
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