I had been exceedingly determined to have a vaginal birth and was very stringent about allowing even a little doubt to creep in regarding the alternative. I skipped the chapters on C-sections in my... Read more >>

Childbirth is an amazing time in a woman’s life—in a family’s life. And, there is no question that childbirth in America is far from perfect. We have a disturbing acceptance of... Read more >>

Last night my son Nolan woke up from a nightmare. When my husband went up to see what was wrong, my son was crying about the doctors cutting mommy’s tummy open to take out the baby. Where would... Read more >>

You’ve had an ideal pregnancy without major issues, developed a custom birth plan and life appears to be good. You’re finally admitted in labor, cruising along but then your contractions... Read more >>

It’s a well documented fact in the mommy blogger universe. Everyone has a strong opinion on childbirth and they just lurve to inflict it on … er, share it with you. It’s the... Read more >>

Waddling ensued, of course. By the time I hit my third trimester I was already accomplished at the pregnant waddle. I’d never understood why pregnant women walked that way, how silly! The books... Read more >>

When I woke up on this day seven years ago, I had no idea how my life would change. I was thirty-one weeks and four days pregnant with my sweet little angel. I knew I was going to have an ultrasound... Read more >>

One thing that I knew for sure before my husband and I even conceived was that a baby would change our relationship forever. When people learn that we’re having our first child, the reaction we... Read more >>

Paunch belly. Pooch belly. Call it what you may, but I know many of you out there reading this wonder how you can rid yourself of the “Pooch Belly.” Believe it or not, you... Read more >>

Once upon a time, long, long ago, a doctor told me that I would have no children. I was about twenty-one and was some sort of gynecological mystery. My husband at the time and I tried fertility drugs,... Read more >>