ok…so I have never spent a lot of time around infants, thus the past few months have been a HUGE learning curve. Some baby must haves that I have learned a new mom needs include: Mylicon: A great gas cureColic Calm: A more organic way to get your baby to pass gas *Never have I […]

So a year ago, if someone had told me they were using a midwife instead of a OB/GYN I would have thought they were some sort of strange, crunchy hippy person. After watching the “Business of Being Born” with Ricki Lake, my perception of midwives and doulas changed. The documentary talks about the way birthing […]

Its been six weeks since the little guy arrived. Its absolutely amazing to watch him grow and even though has been with us for a very short time, I cannot imagine life without him; however, today I realized that the stress from all of life’s charges came crashing down on me. The first thing every […]

Nursing….where do I even begin…. For me, I have never thought about not breastfeeding so I didn’t have to go through the decision making that a lot of women I know go through. Although I didn’t have to think about this choice, the idea of breastfeeding was overwhelming. These little “A” cup boobies of mine […]