Clever Pregnancy Calendars

Why read the same old pregnancy calendar entries again and again? Here are some hilarious and creative blog calendars from around the internet.

By Meagan Francis

If you followed my pregnancy experience, you may have noticed that I gave birth the day after my due date. That's a rare experience for me. Three of my other four children were born well past their due dates: my fourth son was born almost two weeks after he was expected to arrive.

When you're waiting around for a baby to arrive, I know it's hard not to obsess over pregnancy calendars--you know, the ones that give you a daily or weekly glimpse at what's likely to be happening with your body and baby at each stage of pregnancy. But reading the same pregnancy calendar over and over gets boring...so here are a few fun, unique pregnancy calendar blogs to keep you entertained right up until your baby decides to make his entrance.

• Zero to Forty is a week-by-week pregnancy calendar from the always witty and wise Amalah of AlphaMom.  (if you've already had your baby, Amalah has started a new postpartum blog, Bounce Back ). Also, check out their Twitter feed.
  
• His Boys Can Swim isn't a traditional pregnancy calendar, but the authors post week-by-week (and often more frequent) updates about their personal pregnancy experiences.
• Café Mom's Pregnancy Buzz includes a 40-week pregnancy calendar, as well as great daily content, in the form of a blog: