Bloom 2017 Event Recap
One of our passions at TCMB is to provide opportunities for moms to connect with each other, and this is one of the main reasons we love planning and providing...
4 Pre-Parenting Stages
{Photo credit: Mortenson Photography} Parenting is a journey. But when does your journey really begin? We experience many important stages in life that bring us subtly closer to our future children....
Think Before Speaking: Regarding Adoption
by Cari Dugan
Usually when I am out and about with my youngest daughter, who is adopted, I don’t get a lot of questions about our family, especially if it just her and...
Breastfeeding Tips For Success
Congratulations on your decision to breastfeed your baby! You are giving your baby the best start in life. Doing what you can to prepare during pregnancy can be a huge...
Podcasts to Drown Out Your Ticking Mom Brain
by Kate Awsumb
I’m a runner. I used to proudly spend my miles headphones-free, thoroughly enjoying the sound of my feet hitting the pavement and the feeling of my brain emptying with each...
Drugs vs. Natural: My Opposing Birth Plans
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re taking this week to share stories from our own Twin Cities Familys Blog Contributors on how they became mothers. We all have unique stories, and some of...
{I Am} A Birth Story
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re taking this week to share stories from our own Twin Cities Familys Blog Contributors on how they became mothers. We all have unique stories, and some of...
Learning to Breathe
“You can do it, you are stronger than you think.” He told me that often… It was always his pep talk to stop the crying and start the breathing. Breathing is...
Accepting Yourself (On Being Authentic)
{Photo credit: Anna Lygocki Photography} “It’s peaceful,” is what I normally tell people who ask what it’s like not to hear. I don’t hear anything. I’m Deaf. With hearing aids,...
Who Cares How Your Child Is Born
As I’ve been approaching my due date, all that has been weighing on my mind is delivery and whether or not I should attempt vaginal birth or schedule a C-section....
Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy
by Amber Harder
{Disclosure: We have partnered with Seasons Family Chiropractic to talk to you about both the benefits of seeing a prenatal chiropractor during pregnancy and the benefits for infants and children seeing a...
The 4 P’s of Prematurity
Last year at this time my husband and I joined a distinct group few voluntarily join. We became preemie parents, more accurately micro-preemie parents, welcoming our daughter into the world...
Clearing the Air
After the birth of my third child, it took nearly a year before I found joy in writing again. I had all of the excuses not to write. New baby....
This Is My Motherhood
by Cari Dugan
“He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are...