I had an unplanned pregnancy. There, I said it. I wasn’t planning to get pregnant only a month and a half into my marriage. If things had gone according to my plan, we would only just be beginning to talk about starting to have kids. Instead, we celebrated our son’s first birthday. If things...
How I Built A Maternity Wardrobe On A Budget
When I got pregnant with our son Elijah, one of the things that worried me was the expense of maternity clothes. My husband and I had only been married a month and a half when I got pregnant. As newlyweds, our finances were stretched pretty thin, especially with both our student loan payments. Is...
Cute Baby Names for Boys and Girls
The hunt for the perfect baby name starts almost as soon as you find out your pregnant. And why shouldn’t it?! With so many cute baby names to choose from, it can be difficult to nail one down. It can be a daunting task, though. After all, this is the name your child will...
7 Things I Didn’t Expect During Labor and Delivery
No matter how prepared you are, labor and delivery is one experience that can catch every mom off guard in some way or another. Even if you’re not a first time mom, it’s easy for things to go down in a totally different way than you expected. Despite the fact that I had thoroughly...
How to Make the Perfect Birth Plan
As you near the end of your pregnancy, a common term you may be hearing is a birth plan. And you may be asking yourself, “what the heck is that? Do I need one of those?” If you have never heard of this term, it may sound a bit daunting. Not to worry, a...
What No One Told Me About PostPartum
If you’re anything like me, you’ve done a crazy amount of research in preparation for pregnancy. I can remember spending hours every day researching every conceivable detail of labor, delivery, and taking care of a baby. However, there are still a few things that no on told me about postpartum. To be honest, postpartum...
Prenatal Nutrition: What You Need to Know
So you just found out your expecting a new little one in your life–congratulations! This is such an exciting time as you prepare for the arrival of a baby. As you’re preparing, one of the things you’ll need to focus on is prenatal nutrition. What’s that? Pretty much what it sounds like. Prenatal nutrition...
4 Reasons to Not Fear Labor & Delivery
Why is it that when you’re nearing the homestretch of your pregnancy that people suddenly want to tell you all their horror stories involving their labor and delivery? I can remember wondering if these people wanted me to have a crappy experience. Seriously, why was it necessary to tell me all the negative things...