Best of the Web

02.05.10

• A new healthy baby campaign is using cellphone texts to reach mothers. Technology, from iPhones to cameras and baby monitors, has come a long way in making life easier for new moms and dads.

• Here's a look at how word of mouth has been crucial in the skyrocketing popularity of Aden + Anais blankets—a must-have for new parents. These muslin blankets have been a Fit Pregnancy favorite for years.

• Do you know your food allergies? Check out this quiz and test your knowledge. As Crib Notes previously reported, food allergy cases are rising among today's children.

• One writer wades her way through the thank-you note etiquette of delicate pregnancy situations. If you've suffered a miscarriage, it's important to remember that you're not alone but also need time to mourn your loss.

• The Today show went into a hospital operating room this week to show viewers a real-life birth. But Fit Pregnancy was ahead of the game when our contributing editor shared her C-section footage online more than two years ago.

• New study finds stitches are better then staples in closing a Cesarean section. If you do go under the knife, here are our four expert tips to help you prepare in case you deliver by C-section.

• New evidence points to infant swimming increasing the risk of lung infection and asthma in pool babies younger than 2, researchers say. But nothing says mom can't swim! Swimming helps ease swelling and pressure on your pregnant body, plus it's a great water workout! (Experts say that chlorine will not hurt the baby while it's inside of you!)

• An author talks about her new book that explores the medical and cultural history of pregnancy and childbirth—and why, despite all the advances in science, we're still in the dark about it.

Maria Vega is Fit Pregnancy magazine's copy editor.