A mother is impatiently counting down the days until her due date. Her belly protrudes to unbelievable proportions and vigorous kicking keeps her awake...
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 told the story here. It was the one about children first conceived in a heart and then in a Petri dish. There was...
Some women plan their births like a wedding, imaging the beautiful, spiritual experience years before conception. Like any experience with high expectations, we may...
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...
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 pregnancy and the postpartum period can be difficult for moms. Our bodies go through intense changes and sometimes (unfortunately) traumatic...
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Sometimes, it doesn’t just take a village to raise a...
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...
I don't know about you, but I love hearing other women's birth stories. I think there is something inside us as momma's that enjoy...
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and recently was having signs of early labor, after an afternoon being monitored, they determined baby was staying put for...
To my beautiful daughter,
Two years ago I was eagerly anticipating your arrival into this world. I was 6 days overdue, super uncomfortable, and so...
Remember that sound? The sound that can strike fear into the hearts of all parents? That tiny cooing somewhere in the darkness at 2AM?
Nope,...
The road to motherhood is not the same for every woman.
Some experience smooth roads with no bumps or hiccups, while others of us struggle...
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...
