The countdown is on for you to meet your baby! The last twelve(ish) weeks of pregnancy can both feel like an eternity and that all of a sudden there isn’t enough time to prepare. I remember being hyper focused on what things I needed for my babies - did I have the right diapers, how [...]
She Was Right Lord help us, was I moody that day. As expected I felt in full flow and even gave my tracking app the finger when it notified me that my period would be starting soon. The cramping came full force, so I took my place on the couch with my 20-year-old friend, the [...]
I Was Bamboozled I’ve been lucky in terms of my breastfeeding journey. As self-deprecating as it may sound, there is a self-dialogue that says, “mama, you may have had this coming” in my head, because I’ve known so many stories to be much different than mine. So, I write cautiously, but also with courage. I’ve [...]
My beautiful identical twin girls just graduated this year. We spent a good deal of time going through pictures to make memory boards for the occasion. When browsing through pictures and eventually the baby books looking for infancy pics my daughters pointed out (well, basically chastised me for) a lack of filled-out first months of [...]
Back in the day when I was pregnant with my daughter (my first child), there was a TV show on the TLC network called “A Baby Story.” The show followed expectant moms through their pregnancy and perfectly packaged the ideal birth story from beginning to end. I remember watching it and knowing for sure that [...]
The word and condition known as diastasic recti (DR) has been spreading like wildfire on social media platforms, mom groups and fitness communities. Often referred to as “mommy tummy,” this condition has many of us focused on the size of the gaps between our rectus muscles and also leaving us afraid to perform, for example, [...]
We’re Pregnant! Ok, I’m not pregnant, but maybe you are! When I think back to the week before I found out, I now realize my body was telling me things were changing. I immediately felt winded during workouts that were manageable and overcome with emotion (aka tears) when I couldn't do something! While I am [...]
The other day Tiny One, Tiny Two and I were strolling through Target trying to find some bright colors for their wardrobe. (Side note: Tiny One and Tiny Two are what I lovingly nicknamed my children for all things Internet-land.) We were checking out these really cute dresses my daughter found in the newborn section, [...]
Let me paint a picture for you: you’ve peed on a stick and two magical little lines have appeared! Woo hoo! You are going to have your first baby! Twenty short weeks go by (don’t you wish you could bypass the first trimester “morning” sickness as easy as starting a new paragraph?) and I can [...]
You may not know this but May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month! We often accept that we must deal with symptoms such as painful sex, ongoing pelvic/hip pain while walking or sitting, or even trouble using the bathroom chalking it up to a part of motherhood. We need to bring awareness to this issue as [...]
