There's a club that many moms don't like to talk about. It's the miscarriage club. The sad and realistic statistic is that 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. You have either had one (or multiple) or you know someone who...
There are a lot of things to be excited about when you get pregnant: Seeing your first ultrasound, hearing the heartbeat, choosing a baby name, feeling the baby kick. But being pregnant also, unfortunately, means that your body becomes...
"I love you," I said, with tears streaming down my face. "I know you do," she whispered. I was 16 years old, and that was the last conversation I had with my mother. She died the next day, after...
When I was pregnant with Isla, I remember having a glorious vision of a med-free, vaginal birth. I was 100% positive that I’d be able to do it vaginally that there was never even a thought of “what if...
A car accident caused by a distracted driver when I was 17 weeks pregnant forever changed our lives, especially that of our unborn child. Following the accident, a chronic placental abruption would result in multiple trips to the emergency...
From the moment I latched my first bundle of joy to this very moment as I nurse my third child, my breastfeeding journey has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month are...
Spotted Stork is a locally owned baby boutique nestled in a cozy pink cottage on 1st Avenue North in Jacksonville Beach. When owner Julie Wintz envisioned Spotted Stork, she kept several things in mind: she wanted to "offer distinctive and...
Doctors who are knowledgeable and experienced in prenatal care are vital to the healthy development of your baby. If you are trying to conceive, are newly pregnant, or just looking to change your doctor, North Florida OBGYN of Jacksonville Beach has...
With about a month to go in my pregnancy, my husband and I still can’t agree on a name for the baby. We must text each other several times a day with names we’ve come across or one someone...
Two years after I married my husband, we decided it was time to start a family. We got pregnant with our son, Aiden, right away with no problem. I was one of those annoying women who “felt better pregnant...
You may be noticing a plethora of Breastfeeding related stories drowning out the usual engagement shoots and spaghetti covered babies on your social media feeds. August is National Breastfeeding Month, the first week of which is also recognized as World...
At UF Health North, expectant mothers have greater options when it comes to delivering their babies. The campus is home to the region’s newest, most advanced hospital that includes a Labor and Delivery Unit. Located in the outpatient medical...