Most Postpartum Moms are Overdoing it– Are You?
Five simple signs that mean you need to slow down after giving birth. Take it easy, Mamas!
Author: Leah Outten
7 Ways to Have a Good Birth Experience No Matter What Happens
Make a plan, but don’t get to attached to it. “Nature is fickle. Sometimes stuff just happens and it wasn’t you who caused it, and you couldn’t have prevented it.”
How to Stay Comfortable (As Possible) the Last Weeks of Pregnancy
The weeks you feel like an old lady cow, heavy, achy, large and in charge. This is what I do to stay as comfortable as possible.
5 Ways to Know You’re Really Done Having Kids
After each birth, there was always this little longing within my heart whispering, something is missing, and maybe just one more?
11 Postpartum Must-Haves for Natural-Minded Moms
Here’s a list of the top natural care items you’ll want to have on-hand postpartum to save money, avoid chemicals, and promote quicker healing.
8 Ways to Baby-Proof Your Marriage
By making each other a priority, we argue less because we feel loved and fulfilled instead of resentful.
Why Yumble Makes Our Tummies Rumble (In a Good Way!)
All five of my kids found something they loved in the meal they chose, and the bites they sampled off their siblings’ Yumble kids meals!
The Magic and Disappointment of Being Hugely Pregnant Near the Holidays
During pregnancy, food tastes extra amazing anyway, but holiday feasts, pies, cookies…oh my! It’s a hungry pregnant woman’s slice of heaven on earth.
This is What It’s Like to Be a Birth Mother in Adoption
It’s not a grief you just “get over” and move on from. Out of sight is not out of mind. It’s a hole in our hearts forever, whether we have contact or not.
The Motto That Carried Me Through My Rainbow Baby Pregnancy
I never thought I’d be among the one of four women who experiences the loss of a baby. Here’s what helped me fight the fear in my subsequent pregnancies.
The 9 Best Pregnancy and Birth Podcasts
Podcasts are my new favorite way of multi-tasking while learning or being inspired– here are 9 of my favorites on pregnancy and birth.
To the New Mom: You Don’t Have to Have it All Figured Out
I look back to where I was eleven years ago when my oldest was born and I see not just how she’s grown in the blink of an eye, but how I’ve grown as well. In the time she’s grown from a baby to a preteen, both her and I have changed substantially.
3 Ways to Boost Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
It’s amazing what happens when we feed our body the fuel it needs. Now I love sharing these simple tools to help new moms learn how to get relief and find deeper answers.
To The Mom Scared To Have Another Baby After Postpartum Depression
As a mom who has had six babies, let me give you this hope: PPD doesn’t have to happen every time. And even if it does, you can prepare yourself this time.
Skinny Moms Struggle with Body Image, Too
While others deal with insecurity of their weight gain, I deal with the insecurity of being too skinny. Looking sickly– or even as if I have an eating disorder– makes me just as self-conscious as those who struggle with extra pounds.
These 4 Moms’ Water Broke in Unusual Places– And Why You Don’t Need to Worry About it Happening to You
What if my water breaks in public? is a common concern for pregnant women– it’s right up there with worrying about pooping during labor! I spoke with some mamas whose water broke in public to find out what it’s like when this fear comes true.