“Nonstick Chemical Exposure Tied to Small Babies” Early on in my pregnancy, I made the decision to stop using nonstick cookware. Based on a few health risk studies that had been publicized around that time, and a discussion with my…
Category: don’t panic
52% of babies can’t be wrong
With all the mental preparation behind, under, and inside of me, I went for my 26 week 2-vessel cord growth check ultrasound today. As soon as we walked into the darkened room, I asked the ultrasound technician to please speak…
the testing rant
New posts are up at other places: I took my parents shopping for something other than strollers or gliders, here (SFist.com). I’m a little miffed about my pregnancy being treated like a disease, here (Parenting.com). A few more words about…
dear “pregnant and miserable”
I recently had a conversation with a friend who has been keeping up with this blog, and she said something about how happy my pregnancy has been. Which got me thinking. I realize that in general I try not to…
antmageddon
So, a few weeks back, I wrote confidently about our nontoxic ant-fighting “solution,” a recipe with borax and sugar that, in the past, has worked beautifully. Not this season. The ants came and came and came again. Waves of them,…
new belly photos: week 20
Getting bigger all the time. To be specific, I believe that this week, possibly as of yesterday, we crossed that line where my *elly extends past my *oobs, which on me, is quite an accomplishment. And I’m pretty sure I’m…
read my list: no new toxins
There’s a lot to keep track of during pregnancy. Read my list in today’s post at Parenting.com.
more prenatal test results: don’t worry
The remaining chromosomes have been counted and in spite of my extremely advanced maternal age (38 on Tuesday, Happy Birthday to me), everything is in pairs, like how they’re supposed to be. Oh, and there’s no toxoplasmosis virus in the…