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...
When Maggie and Jessi met 18 years ago, in 1993, at high school freshman orientation they never knew the path their friendship would take....
I love babywearing and I like to workout.
Wondering how the two go together? I didn't think of it at first either, but here's how...
I look back at myself, age 35, married and pregnant, with a mixture of humor, compassion, and unabridged mocking. I was so arrogant, and...
I miss being pregnant. I loved it. And I recall thinking, after giving birth, I wanted to have a second child right away. Then...
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 Northeastern Reproductive Medicine to bring you our latest series titled “Lullaby Wishes: raising infertility awareness." 1 in 8 couples suffer from infertility...
There are many things you can’t foresee when creating a birth plan, but there are two words I never thought I would have to...
Okay, so, never in a million years did I ever think that I would be writing that having a second C-section would be a...
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...
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...
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...
I am no longer renting out my uterus to tiny humans.
The two times I rented out the space, it brought periods of food cravings,...
In + Around Vermont
The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
