Bringing Home Baby Weight

When I had my first baby, I was completely naive about what my body would look like postpartum. I had taken the classes to learn what to expect during childbirth. I had even taken a class to learn what to expect in breastfeeding. However, no class was offered to teach...

The Birth Affirmation No One Will Tell You About

  “I will accept the way my birth happens, even if it’s not what I wanted.” This was the one VBAC mantra I missed.The 10.5 months of my pregnancy with my son could be described as a total makeover of my interior self. I became committed to conquering my demons, my...

Tags: Pregnancy

Sharing Baby Photos--without Sharing them with the World

Gone are the days when parents carry around a wallet full of tiny family photos to show off to anyone who’ll look. Now we carry phones, share photos on social media, and send them via texts. But what if you want your kids to have a little more privacy to...

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Stroller Strides: Exercising With Your Newborn

Exercise was never a social event for me but things changed once I became a stay-at-home mom. For one, I lost the desire to go running and by the time my husband got home where he could watch our baby it was already too dark, too cold, too whatever excuse...

Tags: Postpartum