It wasn't until after my first baby was born that I heard of a 'physiologic birth'. I came to understand this birth process through hypnobirthing. It seems to me that education for women about the natural process of physiologic...
Does the thought of a trampoline park instill a deep sense of dread in the pit of your stomach?
Does the horror of cold season come with an extra side of never-ending leaking every time you cough or sneeze?...
As I approach the third trimester of my second pregnancy, I've been looking back at this journey with loving kindness for all my body is going through, how I look in the mirror and how I'm talking to myself.
But,...
After my first pregnancy, I remember schlepping myself and my breastfed baby to my six-week postpartum appointment at the hospital an hour away. This way the doctor could check things out, give me some contraceptives, and I could be...
I have had weight issues most of my life and have struggled with eating disorders since high school. After years of gaining, losing, and regaining weight, I have only recently realized that my self worth isn’t correlated to a...
I had envisioned this miraculous drug-free birth for as long as I can remember. I wanted to give birth to all my babies as naturally as possible with no drugs, but my body and babies had other plans. All...
I have been an avid reader since I was a child. I read constantly about many topics. When I became pregnant with my daughter in 2018, I immediately ordered every book I could find about pregnancy and babies (seriously,...
I gave birth to our fourth child at the beginning of May in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis resulted in the rescheduling of monumental events like the Boston Marathon, graduations, and weddings. Pregnancy and childbirth,...
I’ve always been a positive, glass half full kind of girl. That’s why when Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) struck me for a second time, I was bummed beyond belief.
Where did my happiness go when my beautiful newborn daughter was staring...
April is Cesarean Awareness Month, yet for nearly one-third of women, the reality of c-sections is already a presence in our lives. For many of us, c-section awareness isn't confined to just 30 days. Instead, it started on a...
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The Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Central Mass
Many moms and their families in our community deal with allergies and intolerances to certain foods, so going out to eat can become more...
