If you’re within your first few weeks of pregnancy you’ve probably already started experiencing early signs of morning sickness. As funny as it sounds morning sickness doesn’t just occur in the morning and can strike at any point throughout the day. Fun right? Well I got some good news and some bad news. Good news is more than half of moms find that their morning sickness eases or disappears by the 2nd trimester. The bad news is there is a small percentage of women that experience some form of ... VIEW POST
10 Safe and Natural Morning Sickness Remedies
How to Predict Your Baby’s Gender: 30 Fun Old Wives Tales
Yay you’re pregnant! Once the initial shock wears off you will have a million and one questions race through your head all at the same time. Believe me I’ve been there! You’re probably thinking what do I need for a baby? Luckily you can reference my Registry 101 post for more information on that one! But your other big question is I wonder if baby is a boy or girl. If you’re anything like me then having to wait to know anything is gut wrenching! I mean how do you know whether to buy bows or bow ... VIEW POST
5 Early Pregnancy Symptoms
Anyone trying to conceive knows the two-week wait (the time between ovulation and your expected period) is the worst! But there are a few early pregnancy symptoms that may be a good indicator that you have successfully conceived. Needless to say when you first become pregnant your body goes through a lot of changes. Believe it or not there is a multitude of crazy growth and development going on inside you even though you may not even know it yet! I find it kind of fascinating that our ... VIEW POST
5 Ways to Prevent Vaginal Tearing
If you’re reading this post then you are already doing the right thing by wanting to educate yourself about ALL aspects of labor and birth. Part of this research should involve learning how to prevent vaginal tearing. According to Parents.com a whopping 95% of first time moms experience some degree of tearing during birth? What if I also told you that there are measures you can take to lower these odds significantly? Do I have your attention now? I truly believe that moms-to-be are not ... VIEW POST
40 Questions to Ask on a Hospital Tour
Usually somewhere around the 32+ week mark your doctor may recommend you take a tour of your delivery hospital. As a planner, but also as a Mom who has already been through this, I HIGHLY recommend you do this. There is nothing more stressful than trying to figure out where to park or what entrance to use when you’re having contractions! Take my advice; just avoid that scenario all together. Your typical hospital tour can easily be scheduled on your hospital’s website. Ours limited the size of ... VIEW POST
Diastasis Recti: AKA The Mom Pooch
I realize when you’re a new mom that the last thing on your mind should be your body image. After all, that body did just successfully grow another human being. Granted you will be so tired your first week home. Especially as you get used to your new life with baby. However, after a few weeks you can’t help but think will my body ever be back to normal? I’m here to tell you mommas that YES IT WILL! The dirty truth is that 100% of women experience some form of diastasis recti after pregnancy. ... VIEW POST
