I’ve always defined the word “scar” as the visible mark left by a wound or injury. But the dictionary defines it as “the mark...
When I was pregnant with our son, I was sick from week six until delivery, nauseous all the time and losing my lunch on...
I’m a local doula and childbirth educator, and more importantly for this post, a MOTHER. As part of my Preparation for Birth series, I...
The first time I heard of the "4th trimester" I kind of shrugged it off, thinking it was just one mom being dramatic. Thankfully...
Like a growing number of Vermonters, my husband and I decided to wait to have a baby. I was nearing my mid-thirties when we...
I have a breastfeeding confession: I think breastfeeding is weird. Yes, I said it. I also think it's really amazing, cool, and something that...
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...
As a modern mama-to-be you are bombarded with thousands of items to make your life just a little easier. It is so difficult to...
So our family is excited to announce that we will be adding another little one to our family in early May!
photo take by North...
Hello to all of the Burlington VT Moms Blog readers!
I am the nurse manager of the mother/baby unit at Fletcher Allen Health Care in...
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...
We all know that it takes a village to raise a child. But in some cases, it can take a village to even conceive...
Happy Cesarean Section Awareness Month! Did you know 1 in 3 birthing women in the United States deliver via a cesarean section? Even if...
I've written before about my struggles with breastfeeding my first daughter, Nora (you can read more about that here). When I found out I...
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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...
