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Updated January 5, 2009
Happy New Year!
I hope you're having a joyous holiday season! At StorkNet, we're very excited about the new year so be sure to check in with us this January for the best in pregnancy and parenting inforamtion. In the meantime, check out the most popular areas of StorkNet for 2008 listed below. You may have missed something wonderful! ~ Maribeth Doerr
Pregnancy and Parenting Journals
The most popular area on StorkNet in 2008 was our journals. Clearly not a surprise, our pregnancy, TTC, and parenting journalists have been wonderful this year! Scroll down for a list of our current journalists and visit our journals page for a list of our completed journals. A round of applause for our fabulous journalists please!
Pregnancy Planning and Conception
Your second most popular haunts on StorkNet this year were our conception planner (aka due date calculator or ovulation calculator). Plug in the first day of your last period and you'll see an "estimated" date of conception and estimated due date. Our Pregnancy Planner tool is also valuable is calculating the perferred days for conception. Also plug in the first day of your last menstrual period and you'll be given a plan that lists fertile days and when a home pregnancy test may work.
Baby Names
Another place to visit on StorkNet this year is our Baby Names database. Have fun searching for that perfect name or find out what your favorite name means with our database. Baby Name Guru Bruce Lansky contributed several essays regarding celebrity names and trends which will give you something to chuckle over. While you're visiting, submit your baby names for top names on StorkNet for 2008.
A BFP! ~ aka a Big Fat Positive!
Think you might be pregnant? Check our pregnancy symptoms sheet and a pregnancy symptoms survey of our members. Have a positive test? Check out our due date calculations and chart and our Ancient Chinese Gender chart. For more information on figuring out if you're having a boy or a girl, check out our Old Wives Tales. You'll have a giggle or two. Find out when our members felt the first movements, learn more about weight gain guidelines for pregnancy and how your pregnancy progresses through the trimesters. Learn more about the jargon of pregnancy and the complications.
Getting Ready for B-Day!
Is your hospital bag ready? Are you wondering about using castor oil to jump start things or even what the signs of labor are? We have that information and more for you! Read up on birth stories and our ever-popular pregnancy journals. Planning a vaginal birth, a homebirth, or a cesarean? We can help. And if you or someone near and dear is planning a baby shower, we have etiquette tips, theme ideas, and gift suggestions.
And your little one is here!
Check out our parenting area for how tos, investigate attachment parenting for even more gentle parenting advice, and find out everything you need to know about breastfeeding. Your wonderous parenting journey has only just begun and it keeps getting better and better! For even more advice, visit our message boards where our members are happy to help out fellow mommies in need of encouragement and support.
And More:
• Pregnancy and Ovulation Tests as low as $0.50 each
• Daily Horoscopes
• December Games for Kids
• The 8 Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2008
• Baby Shower Etiquette
• Nurture Mom Column: Swimming Upstream
• The 10 Best Things You Can Say to Your Children about Money
Pregnancy:
• Amanda's Pregnancy Journal ~ Waiting for birth story!
• Tshara's Twin Pregnancy Journal ~ Waiting for birth story!
• Denise's Pregnancy Journal ~ Waiting for birth story!
• Brandy's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 38
• Sara's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 35
• Christy's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 31
• Liz's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 30
• Aberlee's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 28
• Tanisha's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 26
• Melody's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 22
• Kaye's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 19
• Amanda's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 17
• Stephanie's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 12
• Katie's Pregnancy Journal ~ Week 12
Trying to Conceive:
• Amy's Trying to Conceive Journal - A Slight Stall
Parenting:
• Updated! Cheryl's Parenting 8 Journal ~ Happiness is...A Brand New Year!
• Updated! Katie's Parenting Journal ~ The Magic of Christmas
• Marisa's Parenting Journal ~ The Pharmacy Dispenses More than Medicine
• Shawna's Single Parenting Journal ~ Breakfast with Santa & Some Attitude
• Tara's Working Mom's Journal ~ Remembering to be Thankful
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