Dudes continue uninterrupted exercise of divine right to annex uteruses as political tools, almost as if International Women’s Day had no impact whatsoever! Whups! Looks like I missed International Women’s Day. I was preoccupied with extensive preparations for my “Dancing with the ...

I wrote this here about our discussion of vaccination in birth class, but the more I read about it the more angry it makes me. Angry at people who think vaccination is a lifestyle choice, that is. I've gravitated toward a number of different public health-related positions in my professional lif...

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,536,715370,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() And so is her wife! I feel like I’ve been living under a rock because I had no idea Chef Cora was a lesbian — you learn something new everyday. Ca...

It has been ten years since my last trip to labor and delivery. Twelve the time before that. So... I decided to ask around and get a few tips on what to take to the hospital with me that I might have forgotten. I figure in ten years there might even be something new and exciting that I need to add t...

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,351,711867,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() Hollyscoop took a moment to catch up with Paris Hilton at her 28th birthday party at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Body English in Vegas. Paris’s birthday...

Filed under: Playground bureau A new baby is pretty exciting for mom and dad, but big siblings may have mixed feelings about their family's new addition. Make them feel special with a big brother or big sister gift. -- MomFinds Got a little boy obsessed with that body part that all little boy's beco...

"Whoooo doesn't love a baby?" That was my baby shower theme. These are the photos from yesterday's festivities - and YES, I got my cupcake... but was not impressed with the fact that it didn't start my labor like I had hoped. See that little finger indentation on the icing? That's my friend Ammie's ...

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Healthcare Equality Index - “a joint project of GLMA and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The HEI provides a quality indicator for healthcare related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, beginning with the hospital industry. The survey foc...

Two days ago was the third trimester observed, now we are in the third trimester official. So, here's what the midwife had to say: all is well. Everyone is healthy, baby is head down, hiccuping near my pelvis with her butt right around my ribs. Belly is 30cm in circumference top to bottom, weigh...

(5w5d, we think) I have had severe nausea, like so so so sick feeling. Yesterday my nausea wasn't as bad as it has been, and today I woke up and it's hardly there. The symptoms are starting to decrease. My boobs still hurt when I touch them, and I still have the cramps that feel like they are g...