Realities of Pregnancy: A First Timer’s Open Thoughts
Hey all! My name is Lauren and I am a 29-year-old pregnant lady that lives in South Minneapolis. This will be my first baby so I’m experiencing a lot of...
I Scheduled My C-Section and I Don’t Feel A Tiny Bit Guilty About It
I just got off the phone with the nurse coordinating my scheduled C-section, which will happen at 39 weeks on the dot, and couldn’t be more excited. What!? Excited? Are...
She Stuck Her Hand Through What!?
Through my cervix. Yep, you heard right, my unborn daughter who I was supposed to deliver vaginally after being breech for months, stuck her hand through my cervix to give...
How to Host a Gender-Reveal Party
by Nealy
We decided to do something different and host a Gender Reveal Party for our fourth (yes, you read that right!) baby. A Gender Reveal Party is when the parents find out...
The Day I Lost My Innocence
by Cate Mezyk
As I sat down to type this post, I realized that I needed to go and have a good cry before I could get through it. You see, I’m about...
These Babies Were Real, These Babies Were Loved
Eli & Webber. Those are my baby boys’ names. They each (separately) arrived too early. 20 weeks early in fact. If my body could have held on a little longer...
For the Mamas Who Lost Their Babies: You are still a Mother
I wish when my husband and I got married 3 years ago, someone had told me that starting and growing a family can be an incredibly difficult and painful journey....
Honoring the Child You Lost
This weeks marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, on October 15th, and October as a month is set aside to bring awareness as well. 25% of pregnancies do not go...
Pampered Pregnancy: 10 Ways To Treat Yo’self
by Laura
Ahhh, the dewy glow of pregnancy. It’s a lovely look on a woman, is it not? Except for when that dewy glow is actually just code for a greasy face...
Push Presents: Did you get them?
by Bert
When I was younger, my mom would tell me the story of my birth as most parents do. Part of the story was how my father bought her a Beach...
I Joined a Gym But I’ll Never Actually Work Out
I joined a gym last week. It has childcare. And I can use it for up to two hours a day. TWO HOURS. I’m so distracted by all of the...
Pregnancy After Loss: When Hope is Hard
Every night, I chew a baby asprin, swallow a few other pills/vitamins, then grab an ice pack, a princess band-aid (because that’s the only kind we have) and head to...
Making Fitness A Priority During Pregnancy
by Amber
I don’t think any of us go into pregnancy wanting to let ourselves go. But we also don’t know how our body is going to respond to growing a human....
Registry 101 and 14 Top Picks
Confession: I am a huge baby gear junkie. There, I said it, but I am not ashamed – it’s an addiction that is way too fun! I have been dragging my...
