National Cesarean Awareness Month
April is National Cesarean Awareness Month. It’s a time for pregnant mamas to prepare for the potential by getting educated and asking their provider important questions. It’s a time to…
Pregnancy
Whether you’re a first-time mom or pregnant with your third baby, we help you to navigate from week one to birth! Don’t miss any important pregnancy tips along the way.
Creative Announcements | It’s a …
Awhile back I shared some creative announcements for announcing pregnancy and it got my wheels turning on what happens next … the exciting GENDER REVEAL! With my first pregnancy, my…
Things You’ll Never Know Until You’re a Mom
There are a few things I always thought I knew at least a little about but when I became a mother, I realized I didn’t really know that much on…
Baby Shower Game Ideas
Baby showers are a great way to “shower” moms to be with presents and love. They are also a fun way to get together with friends and play games. Today…
Keep Calm and Hire a Doula
She is not a friend. She is not a healthcare provider. She is a mother figure of the most ancient kind. Her life experience empowers you. She is a reassuring…
Birth Plans: Did you have one?
Today I want to talk about birth plans. Did you have one? Did you go into the hospital with a complete birth plan filled out, knowing exactly what you wanted,…
Motherhood is kind of hard. But you will be amazing.
I have two friends right now who are pregnant with their first children. They’ve been talking to me as their resident expert mom friend often about weird pregnancy symptoms and…
Five Things They Don’t Tell You About Labor and Delivery
Now that I’ve given birth, I can share five things with everyone that you may not know about labor and delivery. When I went to classes I heard the same…
My Experience So Far on Pregnancy and Nursing
So, I’m pregnant- hooray! We are very excited to add a second trooper to the clan. Baby is due early September and my toddler is almost 18 months, so s/he…
Differences Between First Pregnancy, and Pregnancy with a Toddler
If you wonder where we get the ideas for our posts, sometimes they can come in the shape of a text message from a friend. As you can see from…
Ten Tips to a More “natural” Hospital Birth
Since we have so many expecting mama readers, we thought we would have a guest writer today. Kelly Whitehead is a birth doula, a birth advocate, a high-risk scientist mom…
Fun ways to announce a pregnancy
We’ve all been there at some point. Whether you’re now expecting your first bundle of joy, second or any thereafter, it’s a time of joy (at least when you get…