Pregnancy

NICU Mama isn’t typically on the list of things you expect while you are expecting, unless you are a veteran NICU Mama. After our first-born baby girl made her grand entrance at a mere 25 weeks, we had different...

Growing up my mom always had a really close group of friends. In all reality, they weren't just her friends, or even best friends; they were our family. They were the women and men we referred to as our...

When Jennifer and her husband Tyler decided they were ready to start a family, everything seemed to fall into place easily. They wept tears of joy when the home pregnancy test revealed a positive symbol, and Jennifer got through...

Pregnancy is an amazing, beautiful and life-changing event, but what exactly does it do to your body and what, if anything, can be done to minimize the long-term effects? To find out, we turned to Florida Hospital’s board-certified obstetrician...

About eight weeks ago, I delivered my third baby. She is my first girl after two wild boys. She is fussy and she eats all the time...yada yada yada. It's the same thing you've heard before. But what's different...

originally posted December, 2019 updated December, 2020 I don't do well with Christmas lists - I'm one of those people who gets things for myself throughout the year, so when the holidays roll around, I'm fresh out of ideas! Seeing that...

My husband (partner) is my left hand and my doula is my right. – from Doulas Making a Difference So what exactly IS a doula? I wish I had known before my first labor! Gosh, I was SO not ready for childbirth. I...

We sat down with meteorologist Amy Sweezey to talk about being pregnant on-air, delivering a baby during a hurricane and pregnancy tips during a hurricane.

Perhaps you're pregnant? Or maybe you are avoiding alcohol for health reasons? Well, being pregnant or choosing to abstain doesn’t mean your holiday party beverages have to be dull. Put a little sparkle into your next holiday party! 3 Non-alcoholic Beverages...

It's a weird feeling to be done having babies. It's even more uneasy to be "done" in your 20s. People are all in your business when you're in the season of growing your family. We've all been there, faced...

I'm a Type A. There's no denying it. I love to plan out my color-coded calendar months in advance and our vacations down to the smallest details. I've researched my daughter's extracurricular activities years before she was old enough to join...

When I'm not being a new mom at home, I'm a practicing OB/Gyn. Here's some practical eating advice I have for pregnant moms over the holidays. We all know the holidays are notorious for adding a few “L - Bs”...

I'm a planner. Not like the write-things-down kind of planner, but I have to plan everything out. When I got pregnant I thought "You know what? For once I'm going to attempt to go with the flow." Do you know how...

From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to have an unmedicated birth. Well, maybe there was more research and thought put into than that, but it was pretty close. I have friends and...

October to many mothers is a month of whirlwind activity. A time for not only weather change, but extracurricular activities from soccer and cheerleading to field trips, pumpkin patches and trick or treating. Yes, it is a time to...