For some, St. Patrick’s Day might be an excuse to have some extra alcohol, host a party and wear a lot of ridiculous gaudy green attire. But for me, in 2019, it’s the day I learned about my greatest...
Baby weight and jaundice and breastfeeding make it on the short list of things we talk about post-delivery, but postpartum sex? Not so much.
I distinctly remember the moment it all began. My midwife had just completed her physical examination...
Let's be honest, before I had kids I imagined myself dressing them in perfectly coordinated outfits sporting the latest styles. I pictured myself going shopping to find only the cutest of clothes. In reality, we were in no financial...
Baby-Wearing: Ring Slings, Carriers & Wraps Oh My!
How in the world do you know what to buy…
I love baby gear. ALL baby gear - so baby-wearing contraptions are no exception! When I had my 1st - I knew I...
I was 32 weeks pregnant when I took the "Birthing Naturally" childbirth class for women planning to deliver at Miami Valley Hospital's Family Beginnings Birth Center. My husband and I learned various massage and breathing techniques and prepared as...
The official use of midwives may have started over 500 years ago, but in recent years they have become quite the popular option for expecting mothers in the United States (Midwifery has been the standard of care for years in...
As I entered through the hospital doors, walked down the short hall to maternity, and headed into the labor and delivery room, I was filled with a million different emotions ranging from fear to excitement to anticipation. Sure I had borrowed informational...
To all of the mamas-to-be I interact with,
More often than not, I don’t ask because I do care.
Now let me explain. When I was pregnant for the first time, I don’t think any book, blog or natural instinct...
“What are you having?” asked by almost everyone. “Oh! We don’t know yet," I would reply with a smile on my face.
For my first pregnancy, I wanted to know the baby’s gender as soon as possible! When we found...
When you get pregnant, you have all of these beautiful hopes and dreams... counting 10 fingers + 10 toes (or 20), seeing a button nose profile (or 2) on the ultrasound screen, feeling those kicks + hiccups, decorating a...
Dear Friends of the Internet,
As I write this post, I am 6 months pregnant with our second child. My lower back feels like it's 83 instead of 33, I wake up several times a night because my bladder might...
Nursing moms - or nursing-to-be moms - listen up: Stop wearing maxi-pads in your bra!
Disposable nursing pads are essentially maxi-pads, right? And if you're postpartum, you've seen enough of those for a lifetime. There is no reason to use...
Have you ever been scrolling through Facebook or Instagram and come across a beautiful lady in lingerie or perhaps boy shorts and knee high socks and thought, could I do something like that? Then continue scrolling because your inner...
You're having a baby! Yay! It's such a happy time in your life, one that's filled with joy, anticipation, nausea, nerves, anxiety and flat-out fear. Wait a minute. Anxiety and fear? Women have been having babies - natural birth,...
In + Around Dayton
Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
