I have finally hit the point where I'm unable to wear the shoes that have carried me through the first two thirds of this pregnancy. I'm looking for shoe suggestions that meet the following criteria: [more inside]
posted by House of Leaves of Grass on Mar 23, 2013 - 18 answers

Healthy 26-year-old woman in DC with private health insurance, planning to start trying to get pregnant at the end of the year. [more inside]
posted by crunchysalty on Feb 8, 2013 - 16 answers

I'm pregnant, and I'm getting married. Any advice for finding a beautiful, non-cutesy maternity wedding dress, or super luxe evening gown? [more inside]
posted by LolaCola on Nov 29, 2012 - 13 answers

Dressing and sleeping while pregnant: why does my Bella Band not stay down? why does my maternity belt scrunch up uncomfortably? Should I be wearing diabetic socks? How best to arrange millions of pillows in bed? What maternity gadgets are worth the cost? [more inside]
posted by arcticwoman on Jan 10, 2012 - 25 answers

Quitting after maternity leave: should she tell her boss? [more inside]
posted by cgs on Mar 14, 2011 - 23 answers

My spouse (S) and I are both grad students. I'll be done in about a year (which is a year earlier than S) and we want to start having kids then. The problem is, since I've been a student and not engaged in insurable employment I don't think I qualify for maternity benefits. Am I understanding this correctly? Questions about Canadian maternity benefits, being a student, and baby timing inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 10, 2008 - 4 answers

Besides doing all I can to guarantee my baby becomes a genius, what can I do during my 8 months of maternity leave to be more productive and keep my brain from turning into mush? [more inside]
posted by printchick on Feb 12, 2007 - 11 answers