pregnancy

I’ve always been what people consider a ‘snacker’ – I prefer smaller meals throughout the day and often find myself grazing in the fridge or pantry. This habit only became elevated when I was pregnant and then nursing Piper and felt like I was constantly hungry and…. of course it’s returned now that I’m pregnant again!

In this series we share birth stories of all kinds from mothers around the globe — with the hope that they inspire, educate and inform expecting mothers. Interested in sharing your birth story? Email us at info@themamanotes.com . Read more birth stories here.  

This post has been a long time coming! Since I found out I was pregnant in April I started doing a lot of research on what’s in my beauty cabinet — and while the past few years I’ve been much more conscious about making clean beauty choices the truth is not everything I use is […]

I’ve decided to send my weekly pregnancy updates out via The Mama Notes newsletter and I’ll be posting monthly updates here on the site up until week 30! Week 14 will go out tomorrow morning and will share how I’m feeling, what I’m eating, what I bought this month and more…. There’s other exclusive content […]

Today I’m sharing the first of many pregnancy updates — starting with a full recap of my 1st Trimester with baby #2!

Today I’m excited to kick off a new series with my friend Kelly Newsome Georges. Kelly’s a mom to a toddler and a newborn, doula and a postpartum wellness teacher. She recently launched Ritual Care — an online space for moms to learn about early motherhood through online courses, private coaching and dreamy retreats in France. I […]

I love to read posts that give other women’s perspectives on pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. I recently polled the mamas in our private motherhood Facebook group (all are welcome to join here) and asked them in hindsight, what’s one thing they wish they did before they gave birth and I  love and resonate with all […]

  When I was pregnant with Piper one of the hardest things for me at first was realizing there wasn’t a ton I could do at the moment to prepare myself for pregnancy. I really wanted to be doing SOMETHING – I was pregnant with my first child!! I eagerly awaited my first doctor’s appointment […]

Did you do yoga while you were pregnant? I did and it’s something I recommend to all of my friends now because I had such a great experience with it. I wish I had time to fit in more classes! I was a little nervous before I started, so today I’m excited to have Amy […]

I spent hours researching what to pack in our hospital bags when I was pregnant with my first daughter, Piper Rose. I must have read 20+ blog posts about the topic, message boards and books….needless to say it became an obsession! I posted at length about it here , and while I still recommend packing three […]

Today’s post is one that will likely touch many of you. The chances that you or someone you know and love has had a miscarriage is all too likely, according to the American Pregnancy Association 10-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. So many women avoid talking about the subject, it almost seems tabu.  I’ve had conversations […]

As soon as I found out I was pregnant I began religiously using belly oils – I’d aim to apply them twice a day (sometimes it was just once) and although stretch marks are hereditary I swear it helped the elasticity of my skin. I ended my pregnancy with no stretch marks in site and […]