Many women struggle to find tension relief when combating the normal aches of growing a tiny human, especially when it becomes harder to stretch properly as your body is shifting and expanding to make room for baby! That’s where massage therapy balls come in.
It’s also traditionally been a time where the baby was whisked away within minutes for being cleaned up and more, and then eventually returned to mom. We know now that's not the best practice, and the transition between birth and the first hour is critical for the health of mom and baby.
From the day you find out you are pregnant, your world changes. From that moment on, it’s not just you, or the two of you; you’re bringing a whole new life into the world. There is nothing like a baby on the way to make us reexamine, well, everything in our lives!
The months and weeks before baby arrives mark the end of your time as “just the two of you” for quite some time. Planning a Babymoon is a great way to make sure you take a break from the preparations and enjoy each other before everything changes!
In honor of this summertime inspiration, we’ve compiled three popular picks from each of our favorite book lists. From Reese’s Book Club and She Reads, to Book of the Month and Oprah’s Book Club, the following summer reads all have one thing in common: big-time reviews!
The ultrasound tech had a look of “oh no!” on her face, and I reassured her that we had experienced miscarriage before, and I would be okay. She immediately turned the screen and said, “No, no! There are TWO!” (She later told me that she is never sure how to deliver the news because it’s BIG!)
Kids, and more specifically, babies, are expensive. The potential costs during baby’s first year range from $21K on the low end to $51K on the high end according to one analysis by NerdWallet. Here's our top five big ticket baby registry items you can skip.
Putting your baby registry together should be simple, right? Baby's don't technically need much but with the flood of products available, it's hard to know where to start and what you actually need. We can help! Review our tips and get started with our Baby Registry Checklist.
I was beyond excited to become a mom. I spent 9 months wondering what he would look like and who he would be. I sort of forgot to think about the details of the actual childbirth, and when I did, it certainly didn’t play out in my mind how it actually went!
Having a baby by Cesarean section is quite common, and we want to help discredit the idea that a Cesarean section is an “easy way” to have a baby, or that by having one, you are a failure in any way. Medical evidence and many happy mamas prove that neither of these is true.
There can be a lot of noise surrounding pregnancy, birth and parenting. So we asked our experts along with 42,000 labor and delivery nurses (and moms!) for their recommendations on resources. Stop relying on search engines and go directly to the sites that the experts trust!
While a c-section isn’t something most women plan on in their first pregnancy, it's a very real possibility based on certain circumstances. Colleen shares her very real and vulnerable c-section birth story, as well as what led to it.
