George Rudy | Shutterstock.com Whether you’re considering becoming a parent for the first time or having a second (or third), it’s an experience that can be both exciting and scary at the same time. How long will it take to get pregnant? Should I start tracking my cycle? What baby stuff do I really …
Roman Samborskyi | Shutterstock.com Once you become a parent, it can be easy to feel like your whole life revolves around your kids. Although your children should definitely be your top priority, you also need to take care of yourself and your friendships. It’s easier to do that if your friends have kids themselves, …
What is it about a baby bump that inspires thoughtless comments? Here are 31 things to NEVER Say to a Pregnant Woman, because pregnancy is hard enough. Being pregnant is one of the most magical experiences of your life! However, it can, also, be the biggest emotional roller coaster a woman will ever have to experience. …
When a pregnant mother is waiting for her new baby to arrive, she does something known as nesting. While no one knows exactly what causes it, all the mother-to-be can do is follow her instincts. Her instincts are to prep for the new baby in any way possible. This happens whether it is your first …
Did you know that the average amount of time that it takes to conceive is six months and that between 10% and 15% of couples will continue to have difficulty conceiving after one year of trying? I’ve been very lucky so far with growing my family. We’ve been blessed to be able to conceive so …
Thinking back to my first pregnancy with Keira, I can remember being so excited to start shopping for everything baby. Fast forward a couple years and here I am with another 2 month old and despite having mostly everything we need for a baby girl I still get excited about baby shopping. After speaking to …
After 9 long months we finally welcomed our new baby, Ava, to our family on Tuesday the 17th of December! I got to experience a full term pregnancy this time around, and can attest to the fact that those last three months I missed with Keira are the longest months of pregnancy. Swollen feet, aches …
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I haven’t really posted or said much about my pregnancy on my blog since I announced it a few months ago. The reason being that this pregnancy is high risk due to having delivered prematurely previously. I just haven’t felt like sharing and celebrating this pregnancy yet. I haven’t felt safe enough to do so. …
When I was pregnant with Keira I had a pretty extensive maternity wardrobe – I had to because I was working full time professionally and needed comfortable clothing to wear at work as well as clothing for at home. At the time I thought I had only one choice when it came to building a …
When I was pregnant with Keira I suffered from horrible morning sickness until part way through my second trimester. I ended up losing about 10 lbs during that period because all I could keep down was water and a few crackers a day. I was taking a prenatal vitamin but being roughly the size of …
Ignorance is not quite Bliss November is International Prematurity Awareness Month. Last November I never thought that this cause would become so important to me. A year ago I was happily pregnant and worrying about what labour would be like. I had just found out I was carrying a little girl at my 19 week …
Babies cost money. Lots of money. Are you really sure you can afford to have one? You should think about remortgaging your house and maybe actually being a little closer to retirement before you contemplate how to get pregnant. This message appears in many forms, from many different sources, and perhaps a bit too often. …
It is estimated that about seventy percent of women have an ultrasound done when they are pregnant. With the availability of new technologies for imaging, various terms such as 2D, 3D and 4D have become more common. 2D is the old standard for ultrasound but over the years has been replaced by 3D and …