pregnancy

It’s certainly a weird time to be in your 3rd trimester. There are so many unknowns right now… when will I be able to quickly run to the store to grab diapers? When will my kids go back to school? Will my husband be able to attend the birth of our 3rd child? I’ve been […]

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed as my due date becomes closer and closer — not to mention everything I want to accomplish before the holidays begin (shopping, decorating etc.)! The other night I took a few minutes to write out a big, long to-do list and felt so much better after doing so.

After being pregnant 3 times now (halfway through my 3rd pregnancy) I thought I ought to update this post with all the best pregnancy products that have helped me. And if you’re interested here are all of my favorite 20 postpartum products every mom needs and breastfeeding products (this will be updated, soon). Water Bottle: […]

You can read my first pregnancy post, all about the 1st trimester up until 17 weeks here! How I’m Feeling Most frequent question a pregnant lady gets, right? I’m feeling great! Honestly I don’t even feel pregnant most days and I’m just waiting for the shoe to drop. Aside from lacking any and all energy […]

Oh, sleep – such a fun part of pregnancy! In my experience I’ve never slept as much as I have during my 1st trimester – with all 3 pregnancies. I found myself going to bed at 8 or 8:30 most nights and enjoyed getting all of that extra rest my body needed. Flash forward to […]

This pregnancy has recked havoc on my skin. My skin is generally pretty easy to maintain, but hormones definitely impact it in a big way. I dealt with adult acne when I was weaning Flora last year. I finally got that under control and had about a year without being pregnant or nursing to get […]

With the craziness of the holiday season I haven’t had a chance to write a single pregnancy post yet – and here we are and now I’m 17 weeks ! I thought I’d give a big update, answering a lot of the questions sent in on Instagram and then stick with what will be more […]

Today I’m excited to have Dr. Christine Sterling back to share about another topic that may ring close for some of you! You can read my thoughts about having a 2nd baby here. By Dr. Christine Sterling, M.D., FACOG . Visit Dr.Sterling’s website here and her Instagram here! Remember the first time you were considering […]

  Today I’m really excited to share an article with someone who I’ve loved following and getting to know on Instagram over the past year, California based OBGYN – Dr.Sterling! You hear a LOT of information about pregnancy and labor but I really found the conversation stopped there. Luckily more and more people are talking about […]

When you’re pregnant you’re either in the glowing skin camp or the complete opposite. Pregnancy hormones can create havoc with your skin, but thankfully today Frances Thrasher, founder of the organic, oil-based skincare line, Kindred Skincare is here to share her tips for how to get the best skin while you’re pregnant!  ….and more of our […]

Pregnant, now what?! While there are a few things you can do as soon as you find out you’re pregnant (here are 10 ideas) – one of my favorite things with both of my pregnancies was to start a shopping list of all the things I could buy to prepare for this exciting journey. It […]

Since I started sharing about our use of essential oils I’ve been getting tons of questions about how to use them during pregnancy, labor and postpartum and with kids/babies. I’m working on another post with the later, but today I’m sharing all about how to use essential oils to support your pregnancy, postpartum and even […]