Pregnancy

  When you get the news that you are expecting your first baby, time seems to stand still for a moment. Your mind moves to fast to even acknowledge the many thoughts that are flooding it. Those first few moments...

There are two main reasons why I never even entertained the idea of not finding out the sex of any of our four babies ahead of time.  They are: yellow and green. But, very recently I learned about a LOCAL...

I don't know for certain that I had postpartum depression (PPD). But, since 80% of mothers struggle with depression either before or after a baby's birth-- I'm guessing it's probable. My story goes like this.  I was 32 years old...

  DMB co-founder Lauren had her baby boy, Hayes Davis, this morning. Though she never had a gender reveal party (although you could say it happened today when they celebrated the baby's arrival), these parties are extremely popular now and...

I have to brag on one of my best friends right now. She is an amazing photographer and even better friend. I didn't have professional maternity photos taken the last pregnancy, and I wasn't planning on getting any with...

I'm pretty ready to be done being pregnant. I'm 36 weeks, having lots of contractions, and can't seem to walk anywhere without plenty of dramatic waddling and groaning. I am so thankful for this experience, and the ability to...

Lindy Jo is pregnant with her first baby and kind enough to be sharing this journey with Dallas Moms Blog. We will get to experience with her the excitement, fears, and joy that come with expecting. Lindy Jo will...

Ruth is pregnant with her first baby and kind enough to be sharing this journey with Dallas Moms Blog. We will get to experience with her the excitement, fears, and joy that comes with expecting. Be sure to also...

My name is Kate and this is my story about the unplanned, emergency C-section birth of my son Jack. Unfortunately, I was the “do everything on the checklist” kind of pregnant gal. I had it all planned out –...

Although my first emergency c-section (5 years ago) and my 4th (planned) c-section (just 15 weeks ago) were vastly different experiences, I had the same feeling while lying on that operating room table: a bad case of the butterflies....

All three of my birthing experiences so far have been natural. The first one was in the hospital and the second and third ones have been at home. It’s a big decision to have a home birth, because in...

My first real contractions started in the middle of the night – of course. I’d been having Braxton Hicks for several months, so my first clue that the contractions were serious was their regularity. I went into the living...