ASKING FOR A PREGNANT FRIEND

All too often, pregnant women and the mothers of newborns have questions they are too embarrassed to ask their doctors, friends, mothers, and sisters. Is the fetus really okay when I have sex? What should I do if I’m sad about my baby’s gender? Women who summon the courage to ask these questions online are frequently met with unwelcome judgments or inaccurate information. Bailey Gaddis is determined to provide them with real, safe, savvy, and nonjudgmental answers because she was one of them herself. Her uniquely authoritative, ac-cessible, and sometimes funny treasure trove of answers will leave women heard, informed, reassured — and no longer afraid to ask.