Pregnancy

  6 years, 24 days 316 weeks, 3 days 2215 days 53,160 hours 3,189,600 minutes That's the amount of time that passed between our wedding and the birth of our twin daughters. It seemed like forever. Time crawls when you are a childless mother. Infertility starts...

I'm pregnant with my fourth child, and while I'm still young, {I will be 34.5 years old at delivery to be exact}, I am on the brink of "advanced maternal age". When I first heard this, I literally said...

Orlando Moms Blog is ready to spoil the new and expectant moms of Orlando at Bloom: An Event for New and Expectant Moms - a national event series hosted by City Moms Blog Network and held at more than...

*brought to you by Donor Egg Bank USA You know you want a baby, and you know you want to experience pregnancy, complete with feeling those little baby kicks. But for one of many possible reasons, you have decided to...

Birthing in a tub of water is increasingly becoming more and more popular. Recent scientific research has found that it has some major benefits for both the mother and the baby. The thought of being suspended in a lukewarm...

  Having already given birth at a hospital to all my other babies, I got the crazy idea to try something new, something different. A birth center. My previous obstetrician usually deemed me “high-risk” in all my other pregnancies, so...

In only 15 minutes, Kirsten shows us how to get thinner arms and a slimmer waist! Daily Routine: {for full article and instructions for each exercise, click here!} Plank: 60 sec Push Ups: 15 reps

Dear Outside World, We are doing well, aside from the fact that I could not tell you what day of the week it is, although I do know it is 6:53 AM. We, my sweet boy and I, have been...

  Pregnancy. It is truly the best of times and the worst of times for some women. Pregnancy can be downright miserable - especially if you spent it like me and had a good 4 months of puking in a...

My husband Roy and I decided not to find out the gender of our baby. {Insert loud GASP, moment of silence and then a ton of follow up questions here} Yes I said it correctly. We have decided not...

Do you have a hurricane birth plan? Are you due any time from now until November 30, the official end of hurricane season? Check out these tips for creating your own hurricane birth plan from a mom who learned...

  When it comes to having a baby, you need a lot of stuff.   There's no way around it.  Period. But, what happens when you are getting ready to welcome baby #2 and you already have most of the baby...

Second pregnancies are overwhelming. Mega blocks flying, dogs whining, emails unanswered; this time around it has been very easy to forget the joys of becoming pregnant. I will admit, sometimes there are days I ask myself if I will be...

  So does this mean you're going to try again for a boy? Upon the announcement that my husband and I will be having another baby girl, the inevitable question we get is, "So does this mean you're going to try...

As a practicing Ob/Gyn physician, Contributor Megan has her fair share of labor stories. Here's one story when labor doesn't go as planned. The story begins as Molly, a first time momma in her mid thirties, is admitted to labor and...