Pregnancy

New moms (especially first-time moms) in the age of social media and information overload are inundated with pressure to get this birth/postpartum thing right.  Not sure about your birth plan? Just read 345 blog posts detailing random strangers' birth stories...

I started cramping at work, and because I almost never cramp during my period (lucky, I know) I thought I had to go to the bathroom-stat.  I sat on the toilet at work, and was surprised that I had...

This post has been sponsored by My Car Seat Install and Dallas Moms Blog received a complimentary lesson to write this review. All opinions are 100% our own.  When we were brand new parents (and had zero chill about everything)...

.When I was 23 and preparing to become a new mom for the first time, honestly I was terrified. Outside of babysitting a handful of times in high school, I had no experience with kids. So, naturally I did what...

To try for a third….or not try for a third. This is a question that is constantly on my mind. I waver back and forth. If you ask me on Monday around 5:30 when all hell has broken loose in...

Rainbow baby: a baby that is born following a miscarriage or still birth. Just as a bright and beautiful rainbow follows the thunder and darkness of a storm and promises sunny skies ahead, a rainbow baby brings joy and...

Right now I am 37 weeks pregnant (translation: about to pop) with my second child. It hasn't been all that different from my first pregnancy except for the fact that this time I'm also chasing a two-and-a-half year old...

As my husband and I watched our baby moving on the sonogram screen before us, hearing the familiar fluttering that filled the darkened room, we found it nearly impossible to digest what the specialist had just told us. "I advise that you...

It's hard to find the words to describe the misery of the first trimester. When you can find the words, it's hard to muster up the energy to push them out of your mouth. At the time of writing...

You can spot the first-time preggo a mile away. She is radiant. She is smiling. She is walking through Target in heels, balancing her decaf latte on top of a salad with no deli meat, seafood, or soft cheese (because listeria!!)....

This post has been sponsored by Baby Boot Camp franchises of the Dallas metroplex. All opinions are 100% our own! I’ve always been what I guess you could call a “yoyo fitness” person. I would get amped up about a...

Once you hit the "mom of young kids" stage of life, it seems like you're constantly being invited to baby showers. I remember the same thing happening when everyone I knew got married at the same time, and we...