My husband David, and I came into 2009 with great excitement as we learned we were pregnant. Little did we know we were about to enter the biggest personal crisis we had ever experienced in our five-year marriage.
At thirteen...
I can never talk about the struggles of motherhood or pregnancy without starting out by saying I absolutely love and adore my children. Their precious existence outweighs any hardship this chapter of life may entail. Quite frankly, when I...
Finally getting that positive pregnancy test result can be absolutely thrilling.
Even while you're still unwrapping the second stick to test again because this can't be real, you're thinking of the seven hundred Facebook friends who need to know, like, right...
Heather Bernstein spent hours making sure that her son Grayson’s "party animal" themed first birthday party was completely perfect — and it was. But shortly after the guests left and the smash cake a distant memory, a few uncomfortable...
Maybe it’s too soon to be writing this. Maybe I am still hormonal. Maybe I am alone in my thinking. But, I can’t help but ask what happened to the care in miscarriage?
If the statistic is true that one...
The Prego Expo is coming to Jacksonville April 3rd! If you are trying to get pregnant, already expecting or have a baby you won't want to miss this event. The Prego Expo has partnered with Baptist Health to bring...
I was 18 weeks pregnant when my high-risk OB (advanced maternal age and conceived by IVF) saw it on the ultrasound. He pointed to the screen and said, “This thumb appears to be wider than the other one. It’s...
Once upon a time, I spent my days rotating between a sea of cubicles, meeting rooms, and manufacturing equipment. I made money. I talked to other adults. And I often felt a sense a satisfied accomplishment. I also had...
I will be the first to admit, I’m just a little bit of a control freak. Given the life I live as a military spouse, there are many things that are 100% out of my control. Where we live,...
I’ve dreamt of being pregnant ever since I was a little girl putting baby dolls under my shirt. Being a mother is just always something I’ve felt in my bones. So when we finally got that positive pregnancy test...
Preparing for a baby is an exciting and special time. It is also overwhelming. I know that shopping for baby products can just reduce a hormonal mama-to-be to tears – there is so much stuff and so many brands...
To be honest, there's not a whole lot of that going on. I am nesting a little and cleaning everything in sight. But the baby's room is not finished, my bag for the hospital is not packed, and WE...