Best Friends & Rainbow Babies Through Pregnancy Loss | UT Health
A story of how two women were brought together over recurrent pregnancy loss
Kim and Julia weren’t best friends in college, they didn’t meet at a book club, or even through mutual friends at a...
My Preeclampsia Birth Story: From Plan-A to Emergency C-Section
Here we are in 2021 a year that’s started to be just as weird as the previous year and somehow a few short weeks ago I officially have a five-year-old. It's just dizzying to...
Pregnancy + Smart Devices… What To Know To Protect Your Baby
Behavioral difficulties in children are becoming more common these days, little did moms know this could start as early as pregnancy and they only had to look as far as their smart devices. As...
I never expected to lose so many friends after becoming a parent
Chances are if you announce you’re pregnant, you will be inundated with unsolicited advice. People will tell you how to sleep, how to feed your baby, how to lose baby weight and pretty much...
Birthing Centers & other Midwives/Doulas in the Austin Area
First of all, lets give a collective shout-out and silent prayer and thank you right now (join me as you read this!) to all of the local doctors and hospital staff members who are...
Stay at home Mommy by day, Birth Doula by night | Celebrating World Doula...
I knew after having my third baby I wanted to dive into birth work. I never quite envisioned it looking one way or another because being a stay at home mom was all I...
What I Wish I Would Have Known Before My Second Baby
One thing that I have learned as a parent is that life is changing, and it requires you to change and adapt to it. It took 6 years for us to become pregnant for...
Why I Stopped Drinking Diet Soda
Many moons ago, my drink of choice was Coke Zero.
When I became pregnant back in 2011, however, I remember reading that I should avoid drinking diet soda. Not only does diet soda oftentimes contain...
Praise the Pelvic Floor
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Written by Lauryn Feil and Maureen Christian, PT, WCS, CLT
Ladies. Let’s address the post-baby-sneeze-and-pee phenomenon. If you’re a mom, first-of-all, go you – you rockstar – for creating, nurturing and birthing...
I Had a Miscarriage
I’ve waited my entire life to be a mother.
The first time I had a positive pregnancy test, I sat in quiet anticipation staring- at a stick. Waiting. Praying. I didn’t realize that I could...