First Time Mom’s Today Have it Easy!
Fourteen years ago when I was first pregnant, all we had were “What to Expect While You’re Expecting” books and some other random parenting prep books. There were Lamaze classes and Bradley classes, and MOPS groups, but that’s it. No internet to search and connect with other pregnant moms. No forums and websites that could answer my questions at click of a mouse!
By the time I was on my third and fourth child, I did use the internet for baby names. But that’s about it. If there were support groups out there, I didn’t know about them. If I did, I would have logged on to sites like Parent Connect and all of my pre-parenting questions would have been answered like:
How much weight should I really gain?
What kinds of foods should I avoid?
What should I expect my body to be going through each month?
When should I start thinking about getting pregnant again?
And after two boys, is there a way to guarantee a girl? (Side note. Mom did buy me a book on this, but it took us two pregnancies to finally get that girl! And she was worth the wait.)
Even though I didn’t have the support this site offers fourteen years ago, the neat thing about Parent Connect, is that it’s not just for pregnant moms. They have forums and groups for moms of toddlers to teens! If I had known about this site fourteen years ago, you could bet I’d have spent those sleepless pregnancy nights there! But knowing that Parent Connect can help me with my teen might help me sleep through the next fourteen years!
