Told you so...

"'Normal' pregnancy weight may be too much"

Listen up, birth-giving machines! Make sure you're gaining weight, but not too much, and not too little, and apparently not even the "recommended" amount: the health of a future generation depends on it! Furthermore, the pre-pregnant amongst you had best control your chocolate cravings as well, because a middling middle makes you a less-than-ideal fetal receptacle.

Next week: "Watching TV while pregnant causes media-savvy toddlers" and "Expectant mothers advised to stop laughing: amniotic fluid jiggles with giggles."