There are so many options for labor and delivery. Some people want a homebirth, some go to birthing centers, but perhaps the most traditional place to birth a baby is in a hospital delivery room. There are several labor...
For us the question started when we got engaged.
“When are you guys going to have kids?”
It came from our friends, our families, co-workers, pretty much everyone. We had planned to start trying pretty soon after we got married. So...
It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Sitting alone in the car, waiting for my phone to ring so I can mask up and walk into the office alone. No excitement. No nervous chatter with my husband. Just silence, and...
The perfect birth plan is to have no plan.
Hear me out . . .
I’m not saying to walk into labor blindly. Take a Childbirth Education Class or read up on the subject. But I am saying, be open to...
Today is World Doula Day, a day to recognize and share the benefits of birth and postpartum doulas. Doula, derived from an ancient Greek word, means a woman who serves. You may have wondered what a doula is or...
I have what now?
Gestational Diabetes?
When you find out you're pregnant, you feel all the things. You are happy, nervous, excited, nauseous. You determine to take care of yourself like you have never taken care of yourself before. Your motivation:...
If you ever asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I had two answers--mom and doctor. That was always it for me. As I got older, I realized that the medical profession was most definitely...
Little David was in no hurry to be born.
As week 40 rolled around I was huge, uncomfortable, barely sleeping, and experiencing heartburn so severe I would throw up almost every night. I cherished the experience of being pregnant, but...
How Common is Infertility?
Infertility is fairly common. It affects 1 out of every 10 couples trying to conceive. Issues in fertility are traced to the man in about one-third of the cases and the woman in the other two-thirds...
Becoming a mother or adding more kids into your household is an incredible and exciting experience. For some people (including myself) there are a lot of dark thoughts that can take over during or after pregnancy. Postpartum depression and...
It's official, I'm overdue. Yesterday was supposed to be the end of my internment pregnancy, but alas, Baby T is apparently a little too comfy to face the harsh reality of life on the outside. Or maybe he/she is...
The day after I saw those two pink lines on my pregnancy test, I threw up while eating my breakfast. "Well, I guess that's the morning sickness." I shrugged it off and figured it was nothing more than another...
Please check out Parts 1 and 2 of my Pregnancy Over 40 series.
Even though this was my fifth baby, it was my first experience with preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome, an epidural, a c-section, and a preemie baby. Processing an...
There aren't many moms left these days who haven't read What To Expect When You're Expecting. There are dozens of blockbuster hits that have snuck her book into their scenes, whether covertly, like a "Hidden Mickey" in Disney movies,...
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Jurassic Journeys: Top Spots for your Dinosaur-Loving Kiddo
Much like trains, dinosaurs are a hot topic among toddlers and young children alike. I mistakenly called a pterodactyl a flying dinosaur, a rookie...
