Pregnancy Resources I've found Helpful/Fun:
StorkNet.com ~ I've started consulting StorkNet's week-by-week pregnancy guide in addition to the
weekly pregnancy newsletter I get from Ivillage, because it contains lots of helpful information (and cool pics
of how big the baby is each month!).
Lilypie.com ~ Where I got my adorable pregnancy countdown ticker.
Due Date Calculator ~ First due date calculator I used to give me my due date!
Online discussion groups:
YM Communities
~ I'm a member of a couple of these communities - thanks to my online friends for being so supportive!
It's been great sharing my pregnancy with other young women with similar life situations.
Angels Remembered ~ This group for moms who have had
recurrent miscarriages has been a wonderful place for me to vent some of my fears and anxieties that are unique
to someone in my situation, I've been so thankful for the support I've received there! This group is also now
growing and adding new members, and still has been keeping the caring and close atmosphere we started with.
Pregnancy After Miscarriage ~ This group has been amazingly helpful and has helped me keep my sanity in
the past few months while TTC and during my pregnancy so far. I've met a number of really amazing new friends
here, who have been so nice. What's really exciting right now is that so many of us have succeeded in getting
pregnant and statying pregnant, and it's so encouraging to have those women to look to and be encouraged
that my pregnancy will also continue to go well!
(January 2005 Babies) ~
I used to recommend joining this group, now I recommend avoiding it. Although I met a few nice friends here,
I also met a shocking number of women who were very into the whole "attacking/personal insults" thing,
and was extremely hurt that women today resort to cutting each other down like that. I had a terrible
and stressful experience before leaving this group, being offended and then personally insulted when I
politely and factually spoke out against what offended me. If you're looking for a good group to join when
expecting in January, this isn't it.
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