To the women who give birth without pain medication…
I salute you. I bow down to you. You are a fierce warrior.
With my first...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Northeastern Reproductive Medicine to bring you our latest series titled “Lullaby Wishes: raising infertility awareness." 1 in 8 couples suffer from infertility...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s...
Are you hoping for an “on-time” arrival?
As a midwife and new mother, I knew the emotional dangers of becoming attached to my due date...
My second pregnancy was high risk but it took me more than a year to confront and internalize that rather basic fact. I acquired...
Doula support? YES
More and more individuals and families are choosing to use the support of a Doula during their childbearing year, and specifically during...
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...
The build up is finally over. This past week we found out the sex of baby number two...
It's a boy!
When I was pregnant with...
Ectopic pregnancy is horrible. It’s every mother’s worst nightmare.
Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, usually in a fallopian...
It seems like once you are married, everyone starts asking you when you are having a baby. Then once you have a baby, everyone...
A mother is impatiently counting down the days until her due date. Her belly protrudes to unbelievable proportions and vigorous kicking keeps her awake...
So I'm a little behind in my Belly Chronicles series (as I am currently 31 weeks pregnant), but I thought I would go back...
Before having your first baby, breastfeeding is probably high on your trepidation checklist. Sure, it’s a magical act of bonding between you and your...
Awhile back I posted about the comparison game that all of us moms tend to play. It's so easy to get caught in the...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
