New Year’s Resolution: Get the Sonogram
It’s a new year! It’s supposed to be a time for new beginnings and new resolutions. But an unplanned pregnancy is NOT what you had in mind. You might be thinking if you wait long enough, maybe it will all…
Car Seat Safety
Is your child safe in the car? Did you know that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), car seat, booster seat and seat belt misuse rates vary from 74-90%? With car crashes being one of the leading…
A Safe Place to Land
“I feel scared, confused and alone...” “I can’t do this by myself...” “I have no one to turn to and no one who would understand…” These are just a few of the million thoughts you may be having if…
How Music Can Help You In Your Pregnancy
Are you pregnant and feeling stressed? Maybe you have other children already, or maybe you’re nervous because it’s your first. No matter your situation, music is an amazing tool you can use to help you during your pregnancy and post-partum!…
How to make a decision… step by step
You think you are pregnant and you are positive that you (and pretty sure the father of the baby) don’t want to be. If you are pregnant, it’ll be devastating. Maybe you have plans to go to school, or your finances are tight, maybe your relationship is unstable… it could be all the above. It may also be none of…
It’s Been Ten Years Since My Last Baby
You’ve probably been a mom for a while now and you thought you were done having babies a long time ago. You might’ve even thought that up until this point, you couldn’t get pregnant anymore. But you’ve been feeling “off”…
Breastfeeding and Coronavirus (COVID-19): Is it Safe?
As the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has our communities on high alert, it is very normal for new mothers to feel anxious about how to best care for their babies, their families and themselves during this unprecedented time…
Breastfeeding 101
As a new mother, choosing to breastfeed to give your baby the best nutritional start can be a little overwhelming. You’ve attended the classes, you’ve read the blogs, you’ve heard that “breast is best” but now it’s time to actually…
Dealing with Fear, Anxiety and Disruption During a Pandemic
It seems like life changed overnight. We went from peace to panic. Confidence to apprehension. Security to uncertainty. Suddenly, the world had a common enemy… COVID-19 (also known as the Coronavirus). Social media is filled with posts about this new…
I Can’t Have a Baby
I’ve been so busy lately that I didn’t even realize I’d missed my period. It wasn’t until Saturday morning, as I was scrolling through my phone, that it hit me: I’m late. I immediately began an internal dialogue while trying…