One huge aspect of having a baby is how you will pay for the health care and medical costs that quickly add up throughout pregnancy and during a birth. I know insurance is a messy and complicated monster, but in order to understand why I […]
It is no secret that I hated postpartum life. I love being pregnant. I love having a fresh newborn to love on, but I hated recovering from labor. I documented a little bit of my postpartum recovery here in my post Bouncing Back Is A […]
What I have learned, throughout my now two years of pregnancy/motherhood, is that just because people have raised a child doesn’t make them an expert, but it sure does give them opinions (said blogger sharing opinions with the world.) From the time I got pregnant […]
Let me begin by saying that to me, none of these things are “weird.” These choices are simply what is the best choice for either me, my baby, or both of us, as I have done a lot of research on each topic. Some choices […]
I loved being pregnant. I loved birth and I loved having a newborn. One thing I didn’t like at all was the postpartum period, or the dreaded “4th trimester.” Finally at a year postpartum (13 months) I can say I feel like myself again. I […]
Mommas, I got a really special opportunity to work hand in hand with PinkBlush Maternity to not only show off some amazing maternity and nursing styles, but to also offer my followers a chance to win a PinkBlush gift card! PinkBlush is my favorite place […]
As I meet more and more expecting moms, and listen to their fears about and plans for child birth, there are often times two common themes. First they sometimes want an un-medicated birth, but fear that their body (or mind) isn’t capable of accomplishing this. […]
Everything concerning the physical sides of motherhood have gone pretty easily for me. My pregnancy and labor/ delivery were perfectly healthy. So, throughout my first few weeks postpartum I figured I was just gifted, and that the 33 pounds I’d gained during pregnancy would surly just […]
Teaching has taught me a lot about how to parent and what kind of parent I want to be. Patience, for sure. Keeping calm under pressure, etc. But one thing really helped me stay organized and keep life as simple as possible while in the […]
When you have a new baby everyone is very interested in how he/she sleeps. A lot of emphasis is put on baby sleep habits from the second they are born. At least I get questions about Holden’s sleeping habits regularly. People ask if he sleeps through […]
