Pregnancy Advice

I have been amazed lately at the amount of ‘people I know’ who have elective inductions. I wouldn’t wish an induction on my worst enemy.  I think way too many people like the idea of the convince of having a ‘planned’ delivery, however,…

Obviously morning sickness is probably one of the biggest bummers to pregnancy. There are a million different suggestions on how to cure it and everything works differently for everyone, but here are my suggestions and what worked for me!…

By nature, I am one of those people who “must know it all”. It’s frustrating really and can often be a real challenge in parenting but for the most part, it’s okay. When I got pregnant (with both my kids) the first question on most…

This week I’m all about being on a budget, so let’s talk nurseries. Who doesn’t want the perfect celebrity nursery- I know I’d want it for my kids! However, I don’t make even a fraction of what a celebrity does, so my kids are settling…

Becoming a new mother is a beautiful thing, but it can also be quite scary! So many things you never had to worry about are now keeping you up at night! Here are some common new mother fears. Kidnappers - let's face it. All those CSI…

As I was browsing the net today I came across a Fox News article that says that Hurricanes make pregnant women go into labor. Say what?! now, I live in Florida, where we experience "hurricane season." Even on a good year we experience…

This is a bit strange... The owner of a bar in Mankato in Minnesota has installed a pregnancy test dispenser in the women's restroom. They are hoping to help prevent fetal alcohol syndrome. I am not sure how a pregnancy test will help,…

When we decided to have children we knew we would have more than one child , and we knew they would be close in age. We had a beautiful baby boy in June of 2010 and another beautiful baby boy in April of 2012. We may have yet another in a…

When I had my first child I was worried I was starving him. He would eat about every three hours during the day but at night he just wanted to eat around the clock. I even called in his baby nurse on the last night of our stay. I was pretty…

Today we had our curtains installed. Out new home is concrete and plaster walls, so installing anything has been near impossible. We had someone with and impact drill come over and help. Grandma took our eldest child to the park, and so…

The C section rate climbs each year. At my local hospital it is 33% and that is actually considered to be pretty good. Florida gets a bad rep too, with nearly 40% of all babies are born via c section. It is becoming more of a common…

When I got pregnancy I was so worried about the crazy things I would crave, and hoped it wouldn't be too disgusting. I had heard of some very weird cravings and some of them really grossed me out. Luckily, in bothy my pregnancies, the…