Pregnancy

Getting pregnant is one of those life events that sets a lot of other things into motion, whether you like it or not. A lot of these things are obvious: you anticipate the purchase of an insane amount of...

“Have a baby, lose a tooth,” might seem like just a myth to some. But for me, the old adage hits way too close to home. When I recently broke a filling as a result of my constant teeth grinding...

I am not a very sentimental person. I don't have a hope chest. I didn’t preserve and keep my wedding dress. My children’s baby books are either not started or not finished. I can purge a house like it’s...

Dear Mom, From the moment I can remember, you have always kissed me goodnight, goodbye or even good luck. I have ducked, dodged, avoided and even (gasp) brushed off your kisses. They were a mushy show of affection that only...

When I first started writing this post, I was a week away from my son’s first birthday.  This was not the first birthday we had planned. There would be no big party with family and friends and no smash...

Attention all mamas who are currently not drinking! Are you expecting a sweet little bundle? Are you nursing and nervous your baby might be getting a little too happy at happy hour? Whatever your reason for abstaining, I've assembled...

Mummy-Tummy: The dreaded flab that anyone who's birthed a baby is all too familiar with. As a mom of two, I understand the drive to tone that tummy and start the long process to slim-down.  But as a fitness professional,...

Today is World Prematurity Day. Every year on November 17th, the March of Dimes focuses on the ongoing crisis of premature births and children. They donate to research and development in this area, demand #BlanketChange on policies for mothers...

This week on the blog – in conjunction with The Breastfeeding Shop – we are thrilled to run a series of posts on breastfeeding in honor of World Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week started August 1st and runs through...

Our team at Military Moms Blog literally spans the globe - from Alaska to Italy to Japan ... and everywhere in between! So it was super exciting that we were able to host our first-ever event in Pensacola, Florida,...

Some women wear pregnancy well. They exude confidence, feel sexy, and glow like an ephemeral angel. Others spend half the time with their face in the toilet, meandering around like a human weeble-wobble.  I belong to the latter group: Team...

I read one time that in an effort to minimize stress and anxiety, you should only have one major life event in a year. Get married, have a baby, change jobs, move anywhere … those things might all happen...