Namaste, Ladies I’m one of those working moms who is always asked how I do it all. I’m not proud of it. It’s really just a testament to my ability to smack a smile on my face regardless of how insane I’m feeling at the moment. I think most working moms ( and let’s be honest this includes women who stay at home and their full-time job is being their [...]
Pick up a couple of extra pumpkins this weekend and put this tasty soup on while you carve your Halloween masterpiece. Do you think you’ve carved more pumpkins than you’ve eaten? That would be a crying shame, for while a jack-o’-lantern is a lot of fun to make and display at Halloween, the pumpkin is a hugely underrated vegetable that merits more space to shine at mealtimes. If you have [...]
Q: What were the circumstances surrounding the death of your daughter Isabel? A: I found out I was pregnant at the end of August in 2014. This was my first pregnancy, and I was just shy of my 38th birthday. Due to my “advanced age”, my OB sent me to see a perinatal specialist. From my first appointment, they knew something was wrong. On the sonogram, they saw [...]
Tooth Banking – FAQs and Answers You Should Know You've undoubtedly heard of cord blood banking. It's the process of preserving umbilical cord blood, and it's done to save a newborn's stem cells for future medical use. The downside with this is that there's only a short window of time in which to make a decision. And what happens if you didn't know saving cord blood was an option, or [...]
What is CBD Oil? CBD oil, also known as cannabidiol, is a very popular remedy in 2019. Many people use it to help them sleep, as a pain reliever, and to treat anxiety and depression. Is CBD oil safe to take during pregnancy or while breastfeeding? When you are pregnant anything you ingest will affect your baby. That is why pregnant women need to be careful about everything that they put [...]
Contractions began 5 days after my due date. My husband drove us to the hospital, we arrived around 6 pm. My contractions were irregular but continued throughout the night with little dilation. I didn't sleep much (or at all). As each hour passed the pain intensified. My water didn’t break on its own. Finally dilating, I could no longer take the pain. The next morning I opted for the [...]
Nothing’s worse than discovering some smelly, ugly spots of mold on your adorable organic baby clothes. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen very often, but in case it ever does we wanted to provide you with a simple guide on how to address it—and how to avoid it in the first place. Mold Basics Molds like mildew are fungi, usually microscopic in size, that occur in nature. They reproduce by [...]
If your children are begging for a pet but you are on the fence because of all the work involved, you may want to consider all the amazing benefits that pets can bring to your family. Scientific research shows that pets can have a profound positive impact on children. In fact, children’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development can improve when they interact with a family pet. Here are some [...]
When I was pregnant with my son, I had the pleasure of being pregnant alongside a dear friend. Our due dates were only days apart. She invited me to a prenatal yoga class. We attended a weekly class in her neighborhood, where I learned to connect with my breath, my baby and myself. It was a wonderful experience that only scratched the surface of what was to come. After birth, [...]
Welcoming a new baby is such a special and memorable time for families. When you finally have that little bundle of joy in your arms after months of anticipation, it feels like your heart could explode with love. You may have been expecting the heart explosion but what about the million little things racing through your mind? From the second our babies are born, it is natural for mothers to [...]