I had a couple other posts planned for this week, but decided that since we are officially one year into this pandemic thing it is time to share our lockdown birth story. Our baby boy was born in our Brooklyn apartment, near the beginning of quarantine. Everything in New York City was shut down and […]
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How to have an easier pregnancy is no mystery if you have a toolbox of knowledge at your disposal. Now that I have been pregnant four times, I have accumulated a number of good suggestion on how to have an easier pregnancy. As a matter of fact, my fourth pregnancy despite being older (officially of
This is the story of how our baby girl, unexpectedly came into this world, in our New York City apartment. If you are pregnant with your first baby, I would probably skip this birth story. If you know me personally and would prefer not to know all these (TMI) details — skip. For everyone else,
Planning a babymoon can be one of the most exciting parts of pregnancy. There are so many options for the best babymoon destinations! A babymoon vacation is just like any other, except you’re traveling during pregnancy which means there are certain things to consider. You can look at it as a last hurrah before the
Are you confused about the essential oil hoopla? Wondering if essential oils are something you should use? Are essential oils actually helpful for wellness? Call me a skeptic, but I was the same! Essential oils are useful for a variety of purposes, and we have found they are a great natural remedy for various minor
I was debating one more post in my preparing for birth series. It looks like I was meant to write it after the fact. In the two weeks before the birth, I had sudden doubts about my new plan. This was mostly prompted by a couple people telling me birth horror stories that involved my
Looking back, a week after things went down, when I’m a little less sore, a little more relaxed, and starting to love this mom-of-2 role I have to say I really had the dream birth experience. It wasn’t super easy or super short, but it did fulfill everything I had secretly hoped for, everything that
Take a peek at what it’s like to be pregnant the second time around in your second pregnancy. This time with a toddler at home, symptoms of pregnancy are exacerbated. Then again, we still managed to go on a baby moon. All the details you ever wanted to know about pregnancy the second time around,
