Like many first time mothers, I took a childbirth class when I was pregnant with my oldest. It was useful and terrifying at the...
He was born on the couch in my living room. I had wanted a VBAC. In my mind it was planned perfectly with me...
Our bodies are meant for this.
This innocent-sounding phrase is everywhere. You read it in novels. You hear the instructor in childbirth class repeat it...
Choosing a care provider and the environment within which you will give birth is a huge decision with a lasting impact. It is important...
There are many things you can’t foresee when creating a birth plan, but there are two words I never thought I would have to...
Please talk to your medical provider before exercising after having a baby.
By now you are (somewhat) used to your new little one and are...
Most expecting mothers have certain visions, attachments, and expectations around their plans for birthing and breastfeeding. Simultaneously, we bear in mind things may not...
This information that I am going to share with you today deals with a very tough topic: infant loss. Please be prepared that some...
We cannot help but to compare our experiences with other moms. It seems that in so much of our everyday parenting, we tend to...
There is no question that suffering a miscarriage is devastating, heartbreaking, and all-consuming.
Depending on how far along the pregnancy was, the physical recovery itself...
Dear Nora and Maggie,
I want to start this letter by reminding you all just how much I love you. I know I tell you...
There is no doubt that giving birth requires phenomenal physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. I certainly felt zapped and depleted for weeks after giving...
I told the story here. It was the one about children first conceived in a heart and then in a Petri dish. There was...
Here's the deal: I wanted boys.
Let me backtrack a bit. I may be a new writer for the BTV Moms Blog, but I am...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
