The Well-Rounded Mama

About one year ago, the young son of a friend of ours died. He was 4 years old and adorable. This post is in his memory. To protect their pr...

Waterbirth offers unique advantages to women in labor. According to http://www.waterbirth.net/ , Lying in warm water increases venous pressu...

In previous posts, we have been discussing BMI restrictions on laboring and birthing in water , and whether by restricting waterbirth in wom...

[Part Two in a Series on Obesity and Waterbirth] As we discussed previously , some birth facilities have restricted fat women from having a...

When I first started this blog (before I enabled comments), I got emails with questions on various plus-sized pregnancy and parenting topics...

What Do Fat Pregnant Women Actually Gain in Real Life? As we have seen in this series, there is a move afoot to lower the pregnancy weight g...

What Are Fat Women Being Advised About Weight Gain? The Institute of Medicine recommends that "overweight" women gain 15-25 lbs. ...

Part One - Weight Gain Guidelines So how much weight should fat women gain in pregnancy? That's the real question here, and one which ...

Previously, we discussed the New York Times article called, " Too Fat and Pregnant ," and the emerging concept of "Bariatri...