When I was pregnant with our son, I was sick from week six until delivery, nauseous all the time and losing my lunch on...
When Ang and I decided to have kids, we landed quickly at the decision to purchase anonymous donor sperm through a sperm bank. The process,...
I let my husband read the pregnancy test.  I knew the results when I saw the corner of his mouth twitch.  The solar eclipse was a...
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,...

Boys, boys, boys

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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...
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 is no question that suffering a miscarriage is devastating, heartbreaking, and all-consuming. Depending on how far along the pregnancy was, the physical recovery itself...

Soon to be four

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There are certainly different paths in life and each day we make decisions that lead us down these varying and winding paths.  Sometimes, we...
When I lost my second child through miscarriage, one of the things I found incredibly difficult was validating their existence. It seemed particularly sad...
Have you ever thought about hiring a doula for your birth? A study published in 2012 showed that women who received continuous support from a doula...
{Disclaimer: We are working with EarthySoul to bring you this information. However, all opinions are our own!} To say I was looking forward to a...
Choosing a care provider and the environment within which you will give birth is a huge decision with a lasting impact. It is important...
After suffering the loss of our son due to a miscarriage at about 20 weeks, it became very important to my husband and me...
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...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...