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The Waiting Band-a truly special gift

January 26, 2009 By

twbmiracleDesigned to fit throughout a woman’s entire pregnancy, The Waiting Band is an open-ended, adjustable ring with the message “Miracle” engraved inside. Rings for pregnant women are a perfect solution to the puffy fingers that make her take off her regular jewelry—including her wedding ring.

This Waiting Band is a beautiful way to tell a soon-to-be mom that no matter what changes come with pregnancy and your little “Miracle,” you will always love her. These pieces of pregnancy jewelry by Tiny Baubles are crafted in the US of high-quality sterling silver and packaged in a gift box, ready for presentation.

For MomReviews readers, I have a special code that will save you 10% off the price of $95.00.  Enter code MOMREVIEW at checkout after completing the purchase on the Maternitique website, through 2/14/09.  You can also have the box gift wrapped for free! Perfect for surprising someone special on Valentine’s Day!

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Where were these Maternity fashions when I was pregnant?

August 17, 2008 By

Now don’t get alarmed, I’m not pregnant, but I know a lot of future Moms are reading this blog, so I’m passing on some information about a website that sells THE CUTEST Maternity Clothes! Seriously, when I was pregnant with Ryan in 1996, mostly during the summer, do you know what the maternity stores in the mall were selling? ROMPERS. Do you know what a romper is? It’s a ONE PIECE outfit that buttons down the front. Which meant that every time I had to pee, I had to unbutton it and slide the whole thing down around my ankles! It was NOT PRETTY, let me tell you. Oh, I could have also worn tops with giant floppy bows, those were popular then too. You know what they didn’t make in 1996? COUTURE maternity! I mean, honestly, how lucky are women today that when they are pregnant, they can wear Juicy Couture Maternity for heaven’s sakes??

And the dresses, OH the Maternity Dresses that are available now! This beauty is the Olian Crossfront Maternity/Nursing Dress, and it’s gorgeous! Maybe the problem was that in 1996, not enough celebrities were getting pregnant, so there was no reason to make high fashion maternity clothes. Nowadays, it’s like COOL to be pregnant, which is probably why even hot jeans designer Chip and Pepper makes maternity jeans. You lucky pregnant ladies! I mean, I’m not going to get pregnant just to wear cool maternity clothes, that’s for darn sure, but click any of the links in this post if you want to see just what’s available to wear if you are pregnant. And for tips on what to wear at each stage of pregnancy, check out this Chic Maternity Wear article from AOL.

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Are you SURE you’re not having twins?

July 6, 2007 By

When I was pregnant with my first baby, my son Ryan, I gained a LOT of weight. I went from weighing 140 to weighing 198 the day I delivered. I’m five feet tall, which means that the bigger Ryan got, the more my stomach stuck straight out, because there was nowhere else for him to go. Honestly, I looked like a baby hippo by about month seven.

I worked at a large Credit Union where the staff was mostly women, so all pregnant mothers enjoyed nine months of being fussed over. The women I was closest to knew as much about my pregnancy as my husband and I did. And they knew how I felt about my size, how I had to buy size Large maternity tops to go over my tummy even as they hung down to my knees. Which is why I was not at all happy when one day, one of nicest ladies in my office walked up to me and said “Are you SURE you’re not having twins?”

Um, yes. I was sure. My husband was sure, my doctor was sure. Unless there was another baby growing somewhere else in my body, my uterus contained exactly one very large boy. My reaction was not the witty comeback I would have wished it could have been, instead I laughed nervously and said “no no, it’s not twins, ha ha”. Ha ha my ASS. You know what I wish I had said to my older, definitely not-pregnant but slightly overweight coworker? “I’m only having one baby. How many are YOU having?”

What was the most annoying question someone asked you when you were pregnant? Don’t you wish you could have just handed them this?

This Blog Blast post is brought to you by Parent Bloggers Network to coincide with the launch of the new pregnancy/new mom handbook Body, Soul, & Baby by Dr. Tracy Gaudet, Director of Duke Medical School’s Department of Integrative Medicine. They will be drawing two posts at random to win an iPod shuffle and an autographed copy of the book!

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