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• One School, 19 Sets of Twins

  They're seeing double at Armstrong Elementary School in Garland, Texas. And double. And double. The small Texas school has just five hundred thirty-nine students - and thirty-eight of them are twins. There are nine sets in the second grade alone. Read More... Posted Jun 03 2009, 10:27 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, school, multiples, fertility treatments, Jeanne Sager, fertility drugs, Octomom, seeing double, twin pregnancies

• Creepy Old Japanese Pregnant Dolls (with Attached Creepy Fetus Dolls!)

  Apparently used to teach 19th century Japanese midwives, these pregnant dolls not only included placenta and stretch marks, but also interchangeable fetuses of different stages. At least, I hope that's what they were used for. It's kind of weird for a novelty item. Read More... Posted Jun 02 2009, 10:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: doll, pregnancy, baby, funny, home birth, weird, fetus

• They Say: Pregnant Women with the Flu Should Take Antivirals

  Given that pregnant women are among those considered at high risk for severe cases of swine flu, and there has been at least one death, concerned doctors have experimented with giving them antiviral medications early, to apparently good results. Read More... Posted Jun 01 2009, 04:00 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, cdc, flu, Axel-Lute, swine flu, tamiflu, flu and pregnancy, antivirals, medications while pregnant, flu symptoms, drugs in pregnancy

• Melissa Joan Hart Drops the Ball on Being a Role Model

  So Melissa Joan Hart packed on the pounds during her pregnancy. That makes her different from any other pregnant woman in America, how? The former Sabrina the Teenage Witch star showed off her bikini-worthy bod in People last week, but it was her words that cut deep into the psyches of moms everywhere. Read More... Posted Jun 01 2009, 02:26 PM by JeanneSager with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, newborn, baby, pregnant, weight loss, melissa joan hart, post-partum, weight gain, post partum, Jeanne Sager, people, new mothers, pregnancy weight, celebrity pregnancies

• They Say: Just Get the Epidural Already

  Oh no they didn't!  A bunch of Swedish medical researchers have come out with a study that calls BS on the natural birth community. Basically, they say, get the epidural. Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 02:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, pregnant, labor and delivery, delivery, epidural, natural childbirth, Jeanne Sager, they say, pre-natal

• School Makes Teen Reveal Pregnancy

  How far should a school go to get help for a pregnant teen? A mom in Texas says her daughter's school crossed a line when they forced the girl to reveal her pregnancy to staff, then sent her for medical testing and counseling. Read More... Posted May 25 2009, 02:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, education, Pro-choice, counseling, private school, Jeanne Sager, pro-life, pregnant teens, religious education, Christian school

• Lose a Game, Gain a Son

  The day your child is born may not be THE best day of your life (because, really, what does that say about every day after that). But, hey, doesn't the birth of your child tend to overshadow everything else that happened around that time? Let's hope so for Casey Jennings. Read More... Posted May 24 2009, 03:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, newborn, birth, sports, delivery, athletes, Jeanne Sager, kerri walsh, volleyball, Casey Jennings, birth of a child

• They Say: You're More Likely to Smoke if Your Mother Did While Pregnant

  In case we needed yet another reason not to smoke--and to harass people who do--here's a new study that shows a four-fold increase in the likelihood of being a smoker at age 22 if your mother smoked during pregnancy and/or your early childhood.Researchers are suggesting that exposure to cigarettes in utero may lead to changes in the brain that put the baby at risk for future nicotine dependence. But the study was not careful enough Read More... Posted May 21 2009, 04:00 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, smoking, quitting smoking, smoking while pregnant, Shannon LC Cate

• Creepiest Pregnant Belly Art Ever

  I have never been a big fan of the pregnant belly as art to hang on the wall. Got your stomach cast? Good for you. I'm still not buying it.  But this isn't just one of those ultra personal pieces of art. It's plain old groooosss. Read More... Posted May 21 2009, 03:26 PM by JeanneSager with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, pregnant, art, etsy, soap, Jeanne Sager, pregnant belly, bloomin bellies, belly casting

• Twins Have One Mom, Two Different Dads

  Anyone who has operated on the premise that you can't get any MORE pregnant listen up.  A Texas mom has given birth to two babies at the same time, with two different dads. Technically, the little boys are twins, Read More... Posted May 19 2009, 09:33 AM by JeanneSager with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, twins, birth control, multiples, paternity, fatherhood, bizarre, Jeanne Sager

• 13 Year Old Alfie Definitely Not A Dad

  It's official -- Alfie Patten is not the father of baby Maisie. Biologically, at least.   Read More... Posted May 18 2009, 09:56 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, news, teenagers, babies, law, england, teen pregnancy, minors, legal, Brett Singer, british, daily news, alfie patten, kids having kids, alfie is not a baby daddy, alfie patten is not the father

• New Mom-to-be Is 66 Years Old

  I'm sorry if any of the older mom readers who frequent our pages will take this as an insult, but news that a mom-to-be setting a new record in England for her age really made me want to go to take a nap.  Elizabeth Adeney is expecting her first child at the ripe old age of sixty-six, making her the oldest pregnant woman in English history.  And making me really, really exhausted on her behalf. Read More... Posted May 18 2009, 01:27 PM by JeanneSager with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, IVF, single parenting, advanced maternal age, Jeanne Sager, older mother, oldest mother, single mother, single parent

• Top Cause of Death for Pregnant Women is Murder

  Well, now I'm depressed. According to Baltimore TV station WJZ, "Murder is the leading cause of death for pregnant women." The story mentions a number of murders, and makes the following even more depressing statement: "In each case, police say the killer was the unborn baby's father.  Ending the pregnancy was the motive." Read More... Posted May 14 2009, 11:08 PM by Brett Singer with | with 43 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, news, Murder, babies, pregnant, crime, abortion, Brett Singer, statistics, wjz, number one cause of death for pregnant women is murder

• Telling Pregnant Women to Abstain from Alcohol "Unethical?"

  A new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests that given the lack of conclusive eveidence that light to moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses any harm to a fetus, telling expectant women to completely abstain from drinking is unethical behavior on the part of doctors. Read More... Posted May 05 2009, 05:07 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, medical ethics, Shannon LC Cate, alcohol during pregnancy

• Dream It/Do It: Maternity Wear

  Today on Babble: "Dream It/Do It: Maternity Wear" by Tracy Chait Discover an enviable pregnancy wardrobe on any budget. Read it here. Posted May 05 2009, 03:30 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, Babble, budget, maternity wear, dream it/do it, Tracy Chait

• They Say: Work Stress Makes For Skinny Babies

  I would hope that the results of the following study won't be a reason to discriminate against women in stressful or physically demanding jobs. Researchers at the University College Dublin and a French health research organization found that a baby is five times more likely to be born premature if the mother worked at a job under two or more of the following conditions: Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 02:29 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, premature babies, maternity leave, they say, preemiees, work stress, temp jobs

• YouTube Helps Man Deliver Baby

  YouTube: It sucks hours away from our lives by allowing us to watch complete episodes of "T.J. Hooker" and annoying videos about a kid named Fred. But evidently it also is (indrectly) responsible for bringing new life into the world.  After watching some how-to videos on YouTube, a British engineer named Marc Stephens delivered his son last month when his wife quickly went into labor. As the BBC reports, Stephens's wife, Jo, reported some discomfort one evening, which prompted her husband to Google "how to deliver a baby." Read More... Posted May 03 2009, 02:06 PM by Jen Chaney with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, pregnancy, labor, home birth, delivery, Jen Chaney, delivering baby, Marc Stephens, dad delivering baby

• Don't Ask If We're Trying to Have a Boy . . . or a Girl

  My friend cried hysterically when she found out her first baby was going to be a boy. Now, two boys later, she says she'd likely only get pregnant again if she could guarantee another boy. So what's the most common question she's asked about the possibility of number three? "So, are you going to try for your girl?" Writer Amy Wilson has written a compelling piece for Parenting Magazine about why that question comes so often for mothers of little boys . . . and why it's just so darn inappropriate. Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 01:28 PM by JeanneSager with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, pregnant, gender, girls, boys, birth order, Jeanne Sager, choosing gender

• Partly Private: The Long Journey to a Short Cut

  Photo: Philip Touitou Reviewed by Emily Frost In Partly Private: The Long Journey to a Short Cut, we join what quickly becomes Director Danae Elon’s personal quest to convince her husband not to circumcise their second son. In one scene, the couple lies together, sandwiching their already circumcised one-year-old, when Danae, pregnant again, begins to weep over their impending decision: whether to do the same thing again. Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 09:00 AM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, babies, circumcision, film, review, director

• Why Hide Miscarriage?

  Today on Babble: "Why Hide Miscarriage?" by Christine Chitnis. I told everyone about my pregnancy in the first trimester -- and when we lost the baby, I was glad everyone knew.  Read it here.  Posted Apr 30 2009, 04:14 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, depression, miscarriage, first trimester, today on babble

• Egg Donation: Which Comes First?

  I was surprised at the very clinical approach to the egg donation issue over at The Frisky last week.  Breaking down the medical steps a woman has to go through if she opts to donate her eggs to another family for procreation, it was a well-informed article. It just seemed to skip right over stage one. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 03:29 PM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, infertility, Conception, artificial insemination, eggs, Egg donation, surrogacy, sperm donor, Jeanne Sager

• Pregnant Cop Denied Light Duty Sues Department

  If you're getting pregnant on your own time, is it up to your employer to provide lighter duties during your pregnancy? In general, I think most of America (especially us mothers) would say "absolutely." But a case in a Long Island court puts a unique twist on the age-old "is pregnancy really a disability" argument between moms and their employers.   Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 04:22 PM by JeanneSager with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, pregnant, working parents, maternity leave, disability, paternity leave, family medical leave act, Jeanne Sager, working mother, disability insurance

• Sick in the Morning? Your Kids Will Thank You

  Who knew one day I'd do a happy dance over seven months of throwing up and two trips to the emergency room? According to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics, moms should be embracing morning sickness - it means we're bound to pop out smarter babies.  Take that Ms. "Oh, I loved pregnancy, I never threw up, never even had an upset tummy." Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 10:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, pregnant, Motherhood, morning sickness, IQ, fetus, intelligence, nausea, Jeanne Sager

• Mom or Winning Division I Basketball Coach? You Decide

  Two guesses how I figured out the the coach of Arizona State University had to be a mother. Something about the word "poop" just gave it away. Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 12:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, sports, potty training, video, poop, funny, basketball, UCONN, athletes, March Madness, Jeanne Sager, Charli Turner Thorne, potty mouthy, ASU

• Home Birth: A Right or a Must?

  I wasn't surprised to read Melanie Reid's assumption that home birthing moms are all sandal-wearing hippie freaks (OK, I added that last part). It's the way a lot of people look at women who decided to deliver a baby at home. But that's not say I agreed with her.  But even with her narrow description of the type of woman who decides to give birth at home, Reid's piece in the Times of London this week hit upon some pretty shocking numbers: home birthing is on the rise after decades of decline, but so too are the numbers of people pushing to make home birth THE way to give birth.  And that, I have to admit, I'm not kosher with. Read More... Posted Apr 18 2009, 12:38 PM by JeanneSager with | with 33 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, homebirth, Motherhood, hospital, women, health insurance, labor, labor and delivery, healthcare, Jeanne Sager, homebirthing