Pregnancy

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...

Having your first baby is always nerve-racking. There are so many worries and fears and the uncertainty of it all can be downright paralyzing. When I found out I was pregnant in January 2020, little did I know that...

I almost didn’t write a birth plan, but after much convincing from my doula, sat down to write what goals I wanted for the birth of our daughter. I'd heard a lot about the ineffectiveness of most birth plans...

BLOOM: A New & Expectant Mom Event in Orlando is ONE week away, and we are getting ready to have an amazing evening with you mamas! Why should you attend BLOOM? We've got your Top 10 Reasons to Attend BLOOM with Orlando Moms Blog! 10. Panel...

  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...

  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...

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...

Mommy-to-be, get your wardrobe inspiration from Kate Middleton Ever since becoming royalty, Kate Middleton never misses a chance to give us some major fashion inspiration -- whether she's out on the British streets for a stroll, or at some big event...

  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...

Happy New Year! We spent most of 2013 waiting for the arrival of our second baby, who arrived just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 23. What a journey it was! This labor was different in several ways from our first....

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...

Dear New Mama,  I want you to know you’re not alone, feel all the feelings, Mama. All your feelings are valid.  I remember when I became pregnant with my little one. We prayed, we planned, we prepared for this child. We...

Women, I’d like to prompt you to take a moment to think back to when you discovered pregnancy. Some of you were devastated; you were far too young, too poor, too alone to embrace new life… at least initially....

original post: Oct, 2015. Updated Oct, 2021. Once upon a time there was a little heart beat. I never saw it or felt it move, but I knew it was there. Many weeks later, that little heart stopped beating. I wanted...

I remember sitting in my first prenatal yoga class almost six years ago. My instructor (who I still highly respect as a member of the birth community) was a gentle, yet firm, mother of four, and Birth Doula. She...