Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Week by Week Resources

Moms-to-be can get a weekly newsletter from several resources giving them an update on what's happening with them and their baby with links to related articles. I used Babycenter with pregnancies 2 and 3. It's probably the best one. However, the dad's version is another story:

“It is a waste of time because it doesn't tell you much. The whole thing is a screen and half long. Of that, one 2 inch by 5 inch paragraph tells you a little snippit of information on what is happening. The rest is "Buy this," "This is on Sale," "Have you bought this yet? "You suck if you don't buy this." Thus, it's worthless. I would rather get the one you (Meryl) get,” said Paul. Yo!? There are actually some dads who would like week-by-week information on their growing baby and know what they're in for when they go home to their pregnant wives in the evening. :)

Anyway, BabyCenter's “My Pregnancy This Week” begins with a summary of Mom and baby's current statuses followed by links to related articles. Of course, it includes links to the premium content that ain't free. With all the baby resources out there, the books I have, and being on #3, I have no need to pay for such reference. Usual ads (text-based, but I subscribe to the text-only newsletter) and links to deal of the week are there to entice you. As long as there is no annoying blinky stuff, I'm fine with the ads.

Amazon, believe it or not, has a newsletter as part of its partnership with Babies R Us and parenting.com. To subscribe, go to Babies R Us front page and scroll down to Are You Expecting? with the Parenting.Com logo and enter the email address. “Your Pregnancy, Your Baby and You” newsletter. This one has a flaw... It is off by one week. When you're at 12 weeks, it says 13. At 13 weeks, it says 14. It does not say anything like “As you're entering your so and so week.” It simply states that is the week you're at.

iVillage's Parents Place also has a newsletter which is has annoying animated ads on the sides and lines that are split up in the wrong place. Despite that, it's a useful and informative newsletter that includes “What's happening with you?” “What's happening with your baby?” Fact of the Week, discussion board topics (I never use these), and links to Topics of Interest for the Week.

When subscribing to two or three, you get more well-rounded information.

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