A hospital bag is a pretty important component to your pre delivery planning. It will store all the components that you deem essential to your needs and comfort during and after the birth process. I have gone through delivery once before, and used nearly everything in my bag. Here is a list of my "must …
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The Ninth Month
This last month has been kicking my well rounded belly. I'm constantly exhausted, sore, stressed beyond belief about all the things I have to do in such a short period of time and beginning to come to the realization that soon I will have two children in my life. Everything else has been taking a …
Cord Blood: Bank, Delay, Donate or Discard?
There are so many factors to consider when creating a birth plan. You want to make sure that the doctors, nurses, midwives and support partners are all aware of your preferences and what you definitely do not want. Epidural or natural? Water birth or in a hospital bed? At home or in a birthing center? …
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Five Irritating Pregnancy Symptoms
Pregnancy is an amazing experience that many women are grateful and excited to experience. You're creating life, you're bringing this new gift into the world and you get to help them grow into an amazing person. Everyone knows the basic pregnancy symptoms and signs, and some of the common irritating ones like morning sickness, exhaustion …
Burned Out During Pregnancy
Let's have a real moment for a second. Pregnancy in itself is such a HARD TIME in any woman's life. On top of all the physical changes, we deal with the emotional changes fueled by hormone surges and often times these hormone surges can impact our daily lives. Ever heard of the term baby brain? …
Publishing Motherhood 