Confession: I’m anxious about this pregnancy. About this time during my last two pregnancies I was reading books about labor and psyching myself up for the impending birth. But this time I’m avoiding even thinking about childbirth. I’ve heard it said that a traumatic birth experience messes your head when the next pregnancy rolls around….
I’ve always planned to breastfeed my children until they were at least a year old. Jude breastfed until about 16 months. Noah pretty much gave up breastfeeding at exactly one year. I was a little sad to see our breastfeeding relationship come to an end, especially after all we’ve been through, but I know is…
4th of July Maternity Fashion by jessica-hamm-lieb featuring a pendant necklace I don’t know what the weather is like where you are but here in North Carolina it’s HOT. My outdoor thermometer was reading 119 the other day, in the shade. (granted that thermometer is old and may not be very accurate but still, it’s…
Aside from the usual maternity clothes there are some great accessories that help make being pregnant a little easier. Here are a few items I think are worth the investment (I actually own most of these things!) Ingrid and Isabel Bellaband -The Bellaband gives you the option to still wear your favorite jeans even though…
Fisher-Price has teamed up with Sherwin Williams to create the Room to Bloom tool which enables you to design your baby’s nursery around the different Fisher-Price baby gear collections. The Room to Bloom tool is super easy to use and helps you easily match various baby gear with specific Sherwin Williams paint colors. Over the…
Athletic Maternity by jessica-hamm-lieb featuring rip curl watches Keeping fit during pregnancy is just as important, if not more so, as any other time. When I workout during pregnancy I like to remind myself that I am training for a marathon, a birthing marathon. As long as the doctor gives you the OK I think…