Resources for Pregnant Women &

Newly Parenting


COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

ONLINE READING

    1. The Pregnant Chicken - Expecting a baby? Pregnant Chicken is the best online resource for expectant and new parents. Featuring advice and tips to help keep your pregnancy fun.

    2. The Birth Hour - Pregnant? One of the best ways to prepare for a baby's birth is by listening to birth stories. The Birth Hour got every type of birth story & pregnancy resource to get you started!

    3. Baby Chick - Covers information about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, parenting, and products, and more. Baby Chick is a pregnancy to motherhood resource curated by Nina, an expert in the pregnancy and baby world with 10 years of experience helping over 600 families during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

    4. Evidence Based Birth - Hello! My name is Rebecca Dekker, and I am a nurse with my Ph.D. and the founder of Evidence-Based Birth. For decades, the vast majority of birth research evidence has been locked away in medical journals. I believe in putting the evidence back in the hands of the people who need it the most: birthing people and their and families. In 2012, I embarked on a mission to create a trusted, non-biased source for the most current, evidence-based information on pregnancy and childbirth. This project came to be known as Evidence-Based Birth.

    5. Rookie Moms - Rookie Moms is a fantastic resource for women from pregnancy to preschool & beyond. Offering tons of amazing activities for moms and babies alike, including tips from real moms who have been there/ done that, ultimate guides to breastfeeding, sleeping, gear & more!

    6. Plus Size Birth - Are you having a plus-size pregnancy or trying to conceive? You've found the right place! Here at Plus Size Birth, you'll find a collection of birth stories and resources empowering plus-size people.

    7. PregActive Mommy Blog/ Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy & Motherhood - The trusted online PregActive mommy blog for for pregnancy and moms. The mommy blog for prenatal, postpartum workouts, exercises, classes #pregnancy #momlife

    8. What To Expect - Your go-to resource for preconception, pregnancy, and parenting advice. What to Expect is the world's best-known, most trusted pregnancy and parenting brand.

    9. The Baby Blog: Mother to Baby - MotherToBaby is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Key topics covered are cosmetic treatments, dad's exposures, drugs & substance use, environment & natural disasters, fetal development, vitamins, minerals, & supplements, and workplace exposures.

    10. The Bump Blog - Your go-to source for pregnancy information, baby advice, and parenting tips. The Bump delivers real-life guidance to empower new and soon-to-be parents to navigate pregnancy.

    1. Life With My Littles - This is such a cute and lovely little blog with so much great info for first time moms! There’s info for everything you might want to know, from pregnancy and infertility advice, to childbirth and info for daddy, and baby, toddler and breastfeeding content.

    2. Fatherly - More than one of the best dad blogs, Fatherly is a full-blown digital empire for adult males. It’s then no surprise that you can find pretty much everything under the sun in these popular parts. We’re talking about entertainment, gear, health, news, financial planning, and, of course, parenting advice. Should you be a father, consider this your one-stop shop for all the coverage you could possibly desire.

    3. All Pro Dad - All Pro Dad takes a truly intensive and supportive approach to modern parenting, thereby transcending its status as one of the best dad blogs. To join the team is to gain access to a much broader community of like-minded fathers, all of whom are trying to be better parents. Should you get in with a local chapter, you’ll be invited to monthly and/or annual events, each one centered around relationship building. Otherwise, you can subscribe to the newsletter to receive daily advice on how to up your parenting game. Welcome to the pros, gentlemen.

    4. Cherished Mom - We provide evidenced based support groups through a peer lead model to serve moms and families experiencing challenges adjusting to motherhood, have had or have a baby in the NICU, those struggling with infertility and/or parents who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss.

    5. Swaddles n’ Bottles - Swaddles n' Bottles is a one-stop shop of practical advice and helpful information on pregnancy, labor & delivery, your postpartum body, breastfeeding and the baby gear you really need. Writers include moms, a labor & delivery nurse and a certified lactation counselor, and advice is organized by stage (pregnancy by trimester, postpartum, baby tips) and topic (breastfeeding support, pumping tips, baby gear), so it's easy to find exactly what you're looking for.

    6. Working Mom Magic - On Working Mom Magic, you'll find advice on juggling life as a working mom. Topics include parenting, fitness, crafts, recipes, 529s, handling daycare issues and hacks for spending more time with your kids. Posts are focused and full of advice, since working mamas are too busy for fluff.

    7. Confessions of Parenting - In addition to advice about all things baby, the Confessions of Parenting blog also covers topics related to blended families, such as co-parenting and helping kids navigate through divorce.

    8. Fussy Baby Site - The Fussy Baby Site blog guides parents through life with a colicky baby or one who is especially spirited or high needs. From sleep tips and ways to keep kids entertained to parenting guidance and self-care advice, the blog strives to help exhausted parents find guidance and support.

    9. Scary Mommy - Finally, a blog dedicated to imperfect parents (aka all of us). Bookmark Scary Mommy for a refreshing read following the roughest of days in pregnancy and parenthood.

    10. Hellobee - Hellobee covers a broad range of topics, from conception and adoption to chronic illness and kids with special needs, as well as lighter fare like product reviews. The site also has a forum section where you can connect with others, as well as classifieds, a buy/sell section and links to favorite products of the Hellobee bloggers and community members.

 

WEBSITES

BabyURmine by NV Statewide Maternal & Child Health Coalition - Resource List

Planned Parenthood

Parent Map - Essential Resources for New & Expecting Parents

Baby On The Way - Trusted Resources and Helpful Answers for Expecting and New Parents by Pathways.org

Healthline - Free programs for new parents and your children

The Mom & Dad Project - Parenting Classes and Resources

What To Expect

Baby Center

Pulling Curls

American Pregnancy Association

The Bump

Postpartum Support International (online groups, a warmline and hotline, various languages spoken, etc)

 

PODCASTS

    1. Birthful - Talking to perinatal pros and new parents to inform your intuition.

    2. 40 Weeks Pregnancy Podcast - Want to know exactly what is going on with your baby and your body this week? Whether you are in week 6 or week 36 of pregnancy, this show will give you just that in about five minutes. Learn how big your baby is, what new developments are going on, how your pregnant body is changing, how you can find relief from some of the changes going on with you like morning sickness and back pain, what to expect at doctor or midwife appointments, how to plan ahead for breastfeeding, how to plan for the birth you want, plus get a tip each week for our partner! To get each week delivered to your inbox according to your due date sign up at www.PregnancyPodcast.com/week/ The Pregnancy Podcast has so much more information on specific topics related to pregnancy and is an awesome resource in conjunction with the 40 Weeks podcast.

    3. Asking For A Pregnant Friend - Are you fascinated by all the pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood stuff few people talk about because they’re too embarrassed? If so, welcome to the motherload of all things taboo, wild and super interesting. The Asking for a Pregnant Friend podcast is based on the book of the same name and dives into all the pregnancy, birth and mothering topics that make many people blush, or scratch their heads. My hope is that every time you listen you’re relieved to find information about one of the questions you didn’t think other women had, feel more connected to the worldwide community of soon-to-be mothers and new moms, and find peace as you become informed about the aspects of your journey most shy away from. This is like the modern day Dear Abbey for pregnant women and new moms who want to get straight, yet loving, answers to the pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood questions they’re too afraid to ask. Many of the episodes are intentionally short so you can listen to the full shebang on the way to a prenatal appointment, or coming home from dropping the kids off at school. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

    4. Mental Health During Pregnancy - If you face health issues then must consider a doctor's suggestion who can guide you properly regarding protection from mental health problems during pregnancy.

    5. All About Pregnancy & Birth - You're not alone in your uncertainty about this monumental life stage of pregnancy and birth. If you’re ready to replace the overwhelm of late-night Googling with expert conversations and stories of strength and positivity from women just like you — join us on the top-rated All About Pregnancy & Birth podcast. The All About Pregnancy & Birth podcast is your place for supportive, evidence-based information from Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, an OB/GYN physician who’s been in practice for nearly 15 years and has helped over 1000 babies into this world. You’ll also learn from innovative experts and hear stories of strength and resilience from parents and moms-to-be experiencing the same overwhelm and excitement as you.

    6. Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy & Parenting Journey - Big Fat Positive is a smart and funny podcast about two best friends who found out they were pregnant at the same time. The show follows the moms-to-be on their journey through pregnancy and into new motherhood, week by week. With weekly check-ins, special guests and segments such as "OMG I’m Freaking Out," hosts Shanna Micko & Laura Birek recount the often hilarious and always honest highs and lows of being a pregnant woman and new mom.

    7. Informed Pregnancy Podcast - Los Angeles-based prenatal focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin searches for unbiased information on the most pressing topics for growing families with interviews from pregnancy and parenting experts, celebrities, and new and expectant parents.

    8. Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast With Jessie Ware - 'Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast' is the new podcast from Jessie Ware in which she speaks to different experts to explore and reassure everybody about what is going on with our bodies and our babies during pregnancy and birth. This podcast follows Jessie's pregnancy week by week, she is joined by doctors, midwives, sonographers, anaesthetists, home birth midwives, doulas, mental health experts, reflexologists the list goes on... And with the help of questions from other pregnant people aims to cover all aspects of pregnancy and giving birth

    9. Pregnancy Confidential - Pregnancy Confidential is a series of 32 podcasts designed to be accessed weekly by expectant moms. Hosted by editors from Parents and Fit Pregnancy and Baby magazines, each 10-20 minute podcast walks listeners through the physical, emotional and/or lifestyle markers of that week of pregnancy. The tone is friendly, fun, and conversational—you can read the medical information about pregnancy elsewhere. This podcast will be your best friend taking you through the real feelings—the joy and the annoyances—of pregnancy so you never have to experience any of it alone. This is real talk/girlfriend-to-girlfriend stuff you might not get elsewhere.

    10. Pregnancy Pukeology Podcast - Pregnancy Pukeology Podcast starring Dr. PukeNoMo is perfect for all women who are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant and want to know answers to all their burning pregnancy questions. The science behind it but as your best friend is giving you advice, and natural secrets to help those pregnant mommies enjoy their pregnancy. Our pregnancy podcast wouldn’t be complete without a few pregnancy puke stories that will give you the comical relief you need and tips to stop the up-chuckle.

 

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