Breastfeeding 101 [[how to prepare for it, what it's like, what to expect, + products i'd recommend]] Being a first-time mom comes with a mile-long list of unknowns. We have no idea what to expect, but we try to be as prepared as possible. Everyone has different experiences, but I wanted to share my experience and everything that I wish I knew about breastfeeding, both prior to and during. In this post, I dip into how to prepare for it, what it was like (especially in the beginning), what to …
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My Birth Story
MY BIRTH STORY I sit here writing this story, not only for you, but mainly for myself. While the experience and all of the details are still so fresh, I want to be able to turn back to this years and years down the road and share this story with my son. Of course you never forget a day like that - I know I never will - but I also know that some of the details could slip away if they aren’t written down. [[As a reminder, this is my story. And as a gentle warning, I share personal, and sometimes …
My Third Trimester [symptoms, supplements + several must-haves]
My Third Trimester: [symptoms, supplements + must-haves] The farther along I got in my pregnancy, the faster it felt like it flew by... At least until we were at 38 weeks and we knew he could come at any time. And at 39 weeks, I took maternity leave which also made the days seem longer. At this point, you know the drill.. continue reading for all of my third trimester details! 28 weeks! Baby is the size of an acorn …
My Second Trimester [symptoms, supplements + several must-haves]
My second trimester: [symptoms, supplements + must-haves] Getting to the second trimester felt long. I think because we were so excited from the very beginning, which has only increased, that we wanted the days to fly by. Now looking back, especially writing this after the second trimester, it's definitely safe to say that it really has flown by. Man, it is crazy to think that my due date is only a few months away. Craaaazy. So, here we go... all of the second trimester details comin' …
My First Trimester [symptoms, supplements + several must-haves]
My first trimester: [symptoms, supplements + Must-haves] The first trimester brought on many exciting things for Greg and I.First, we were simply so overjoyed with the fact that we were pregnant and that this was really happening. It still felt surreal the entire first trimester and into the second. Every few days one of us would look at the other and say, “Babe… we’re really pregnant” as the biggest smiles crept over our faces.Second, we got to find out the gender of our little babe …