The Ultimate Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy: 7 Must-Bookmark Resources

We have a guest writer today, and her name is Mary Ward. I would like to personally thank you Mary for taking the time out of your busy day to write an article for Jodi's Journey!


Pregnancy can be scary if you don't know what's going on. Your body is changing, you're feeling things that you've never felt before, and you need answers. These resources can help to shed some light and ensure that you have a healthy and happy pregnancy.

1. My Pregnancy Guide – This is a must have for any pregnant woman. This takes you week-by-week through your pregnancy and has great forums for you to utilize. You can find answers to any question you may have, and realize that your concerns or symptoms are all quite normal. This resource can be a life saver for a pregnant woman!

2. Baby Center – This is the ultimate resource because it walks with you hand in hand throughout every stage of your pregnancy and beyond. You can learn about everything from how to conceive, to how to manage your nutritional needs in pregnancy, and the forums and information take you throughout your pregnancy and into caring for your baby. This site is chocked full of information, and will carry you through every possible stage. Many a pregnant woman will consider this to be her “encyclopedia”.

3. Pregnancy Week-By-Week – This is a very useful resource as it will help you to fully understand what is and what should be going on each and every week of your pregnancy. This can help to answer common questions, and speak to the development of your unborn child. It can also shed some light on what you should expect from your own body and common symptoms that occur at different stages of your pregnancy.

4. Parenthood – From informative articles to fun ideas for your pregnancy and role as a parent, this is a great resource. You can pick up on top baby names, or simply understand the best way to handle common pregnancy issues. This is a comprehensive site that can take you through your pregnancy, and even tell you what to expect in the next phase of your babies life. You can keep up with it for years to come!

5. Just Mommies – You can find information on this site to help you cope with the common issues of pregnancy, and more importantly what to expect beyond once the baby is born. You can join forums or see what others are chatting about. You can figure out what it takes to be a stay at home mom, or what provisions you should be thinking of before your child is born. This resource offers excellent insight and first hand perspectives of this most important role in a woman's life.

6. Pregnancy Love to Know – The name says it all because you can truly find everything here. The sections cover everything that pregnant women have expressed interest in, and they are all broken out into easy to understand categories. This is a great resource to consult when you need an answer to something.

7. Pregnancy Info - You can keep up with whichever stage is pertinent to you as there is everything from infertility to conception to pregnancy and beyond. This is a nice site to refer to throughout your pregnancy and beyond as you work to understand what is happening to you and your unborn child.


Pregnancy shouldn't have to be a mystery, and with these helpful resources you can learn about any topic that pertains to you. To have a healthy and happy pregnancy, it can really pay to keep informed and these resources will help you do just that.

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