Pregnancy

{We have partnered together with Northeastern Reproductive Medicine to bring you our Lullaby Wishes: raising infertility awareness series. We love what they are doing for women and couples in our community who are looking to start and expand their...

  So here  you are on the verge of a new and exciting  journey in your life and even if you think you might be prepared for this journey that you are about to take, well you’re not and in...

Happy Cesarean Section Awareness Month! Did you know 1 in 3 birthing women in the United States deliver via a cesarean section? Even if you’re planning and manifesting a vaginal birth, education is empowerment! Birth can be complicated and...

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 cover the immediate postpartum period to help prepare expectant women for what’s to come. Mostly...

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 Aedan, most of my friends and family were convinced it would be a girl.  This...

Content Warning: This story contains details related to anxiety after miscarriages. I am pregnant with my second child and am filled with doubt, fear, and anxiety. You might be asking yourself why, considering that it sounds like I’ve done this before....

Postpartum recovery can be rough. Especially when there are so many demands on your time and energy as a new momma and we are often just struggling to get enough sleep and rest to make it through each day. This...

Hypnobirthing? Hypnosis for Birth? Hyp-NO-WAY-did-she-really-do-that-birthing? However you say it, I'm here to share some things I learned from my experience. I first heard about hypno-birthing because both of my sisters used the method during their pregnancies and deliveries. They both...

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 son, I lasted approximately 10 minutes before waving the white flag and requesting the anesthesiologist....

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 the birthing process. I am a certified professional midwife, certified doula, and mother who used...

If you Google the phrase, “Sex after kids,” a quick scroll down the page reveals a list of articles and blog posts entitled, “Is there sex after kids?” “Sexless marriage,” “How to maintain your sex life after having children,”...

Giving birth is a truly beautiful and wonderful experience. But let me be honest...one of the things that I didn't really like was the hospital gown I had to wear. Those things are TERRIBLE. Now that I know about...

A question was posed to me about sex after kids. HA, I thought. What sex life? You see, my sexual side before having kids vs my sexual side of today are polar opposites. And by that, I mean that...

We had a fantastic time celebrating new and expecting moms at our 3rd Annual Bloom Event held at the Essex, Vermont's Culinary Resort and Spa a couple of weeks ago! Presenting Sponsors This event would absolutely not have been possible without the support of Sweet...