Top 8 Blogs You Should Read For Pregnancy and Parenting Advice

At Mommylicious Maternity, we aim to make your pregnancy as comfortable as possible. Not only do we provide clothing for you to rock your style in, we provide useful insights and advice with pregnancy and parenting topics. 

Knowledge is power.

 

• Pregnant Chicken

"Pecking away at the myths of pregnancy while keeping it sunny side up."

If you could pick any 2-3 articles on your blog for a pregnant woman, which ones would you pick?

Amy: "I would pick Why You’re Not Failing as a Mother” and “Easiest Birth Ever”.

1. http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/2/6/easiest-births-ever.html 
2. http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/11/9/why-youre-never-failing-as-a-mother   

What advice would you give to women who are pregnant and/or nursing?

Amy: Feeling prepared will always make a challenge easier so read books and blogs, take classes, and talk to people you trust. But always remember that no one does it perfectly so cut yourself some slack. 

What is the funniest pregnancy experience you've had? 

Amy:  I had to call my husband to get me out of the bath when I was 38 weeks pregnant because I was so big and couldn’t get out. It wasn’t pretty. That kind of thing is the true test of love.

• Bellyitch

If you could pick any of the articles on your blog for a pregnant woman, which ones would you pick?

JJ: I would pick the following articles: 

1. http://www.bellyitchblog.com/2014/05/12-things-you-do-not-have-to-pack-in.html 
2. http://www.bellyitchblog.com/2012/10/top-10-things-your-mother-will-never.html 
3. http://www.bellyitchblog.com/2009/08/top-ten-ways-to-use-your-belly-and-baby.html 
4. http://www.bellyitchblog.com/2015/02/maternity-styling-tips-for-chic.html 

What advice would you give to women who are pregnant and/or nursing?

JJ: Listen to your intuition and trust your instincts, whether it is about changing an uncomfortable position while exercising, feeding yourself when hungry, skipping advice you read in a book that doesn't make sense for you or abandoning an item on your birth plan.

Expect the unexpected, but go with the flow and be flexible. It's easy to let our fears and stuff other people tell us about pregnancy give us anxiety. You'll find when you let all the noise go, life and the pregnancy will be less stressful and go more smoothly.

What is the craziest/most false rumor that you've heard relating to pregnancy and parenting?

JJ: This isn't necessarily "crazy" but when people say they lost weight simply by breastfeeding because it burns about 500 calories makes some think they can continue to eat whatever they want after the baby arrives and not take time to squeeze in some semblance of a fitness routine after it is safe to do so and getting the okay from the doctor.

I did lose a lot of weight but I also credit my post-natal pilates regimen and super active lifestyle. Breastfeeding left me parched so I drank a lot more water than usual which is also key to weight loss. So there are a combination of things in effect that contribute to weight loss while breastfeeding and eating healthy should remain a priority nonetheless.

• Fit Pregnancy

• The Chronicles of Munchkin Land (later renamed Stop, Drop and Blog)

• Baby Making Machine

• Obviously Marvelous

• The Bump

• Hello Bee