Pregnancy

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 again and again. And it’s all over on social media. It’s something women say to...

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 and yet the subject is often not openly discussed and seems to carry a stigma....

{Disclaimer: We have partnered with Synergy HomeCare to bring you the following post. However, all opinions are our own!} Moms are usually the last people to ask for help, and during the pregnancy and new mom days, we are often...

April is host to numerous important awareness campaigns- autism, cancer control, child abuse prevention, and frogs to name a few.  It is also National Cesarean Awareness month.  The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is...

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 Burlington, Vermont, and there is a lot of excitement going on around here that I...

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 having the opportunity to hear other women's experiences and rejoice in the miracle of new...

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 a longtime reader. What keeps me coming back to peruse the stories shared here? What motivated me...

I keep running down to the barn every two hours. We are all awaiting the arrival of Sunrise Farm's newest baby, and she/he is "late". Late, lets talk about that term. Some of us as mamas can relate to being "late". My...

“Almost done!” That’s what everyone keeps telling me, but pregnancy has a funny way of messing with time.  Days seem longer, weeks are anxiously marked and then you’re “almost done.” At 35 weeks, I don’t feel almost done. Gestational Diabetes...

Recommendations provided here are not intended to replace conversations with your own medical care provider. You want to get pregnant. You have all the necessary male and female reproductive parts needed to support a pregnancy. But you still aren't getting...

What would you do if you had to spend the last month of your pregnancy in the hospital for constant monitoring? Like, actually living there. I’m talking about eating, sleeping, and showering. Saying goodbye to your daily routine and the...

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...

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 ready to meet this little person that had been growing inside me for the past...

Confession time: I'm not one of those mommas that feels immediately connected to her baby upon finding out she is pregnant. I'm excited, for sure, but I don't experience that strong sense of connection that some other moms have expressed...