I remember preparing for motherhood like it was yesterday, or more specifically, planning our hospital stays with each of our three children. As a first time mom, you have no schema for what the experience will be like unless...
I was 35 weeks pregnant the day our twins were born, with an almost 3-year-old son at home. My husband was unemployed at the time, which was scary, but the fact that he was readily available at all times...
I know that there are three universal truths in life: death, taxes, and that everyone will have an opinion on what you name your baby (and they will absolutely let you know). Before I was even remotely close to...
Hi, I'm Yesika and I'm a super crunchy, all natural, plant-based mom. I've always been this way, and I take pride in the fact that I never take any medicine. I believe in natural and holistic healing more than...
After having my first baby, my hospital room was like an ongoing party in full swing, with a stream of visitors for our entire two-day stay. Our house was even full of people waiting for us when we got...
Recently a group of half a dozen women and I got into a conversation about the weird things people have said to us while we were pregnant. We all had a crazy story to share. I was kinda stunned...and...
I know whatever opinion people have about breastfeeding in public tends to be a strong opinion. Even so, I was still caught off guard one evening when I was having dinner in the back booth at a little restaurant....
To begin, I feel it must be said that I firmly believe every birth is incredible! Whether you have a C-Section birth, a natural birth, a medicated birth, a home birth, a tub birth… Mama, you just birthed a...
2:03 AM
I woke up with a jolt from a nightmare. My heart was pounding and I was sweating. As the nightmare faded from my memory, my heart continued pounding. I took a few deep breaths and opened my eyes...
While sitting in the car line waiting for my three precious babies to get out of school, a song came over the radio that immediately broke my heart.
It made me think of you.
Everything inside of me started to hurt,...
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: MOTHERHOOD
I waited the better part of 39 years to become a mom, and there were many years when I didn't think it would ever happen. When I got that big fat positive on our first anniversary in...
I sit here 32 weeks pregnant, a wave of anxiety comes over me as I think about all that needs to be done before this little boy arrives. Maybe it’s because I know he could be here in a...
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