We often hear about the worries of going “past due” on your pregnancy but do you know about the risks of elective induction?
I found myself weight the options at almost 42 weeks pregnant…
But She Looks So Perfect!
The first time I held my baby, I thought: “She’s exactly the same temperature as my body. It is like she is still part of me. She is so perfect.”
The first sign that anything was less than ideal was the oxygen mask they kept pushing onto my face and then onto the baby’s.
“What’s wrong?” I asked…
An Army to End Breast Cancer
Among women, breast cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers.
In 2008, it caused close to 500,000 deaths and negatively affected the lives of millions. Although positive steps are being made every day in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, the only thing that will continue this progress is increased awareness.
Early detection of the cancer is key to a recovery and few women regularly get mammograms to monitor their health. By increasing awareness around healthy steps such as this or common risk factors, steps can be taken to permanently eliminate breast cancer.
Can You E-Mail a Baby?
A few months before my husband deployed to Iraq, we decided we were ready to start a family.
There is never a perfect time, especially for a military family. There is only now.
The day before my husband deployed, I took three, count ’em, three, of the “super-duper early we can tell if you are even thinking about it” pregnancy tests and got a big fat negative…
Million Moms Challenge Necklace Giveaway
As one of the community leaders for the Million Moms Challenge, I am learning more about the issues that unite us as mothers.
The goal of the Million Moms Challenge is to focus our collective will on the issues that most affect women and children on this planet…
How Can Moms Support Each Other?
I’m one in a million…
I’ve joined the Million Moms Challenge as a BlogFrog Community Leader and we’re going to talk about it all, the good, the challenging, and the heartbreaking…
Chari-Tea with Kelly Ripa
We adore tea parties–and tea parties for a cause are even better!
So, we were thrilled to join Kelly Ripa and a group of mom bloggers for a “Chari-Tea” and girls’ dress-up party in support of her partnership with Electrolux (Kelly-Confidential.com) to raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund…
Stop Relationship Abuse and Relational Aggression
Too often, however, people become entangled in abusive relationships they mistake for love. Having seen high school from two sides now (as a student and then as a teacher), I know that this cycle of violence begins early for many of our teens…
In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Book Review
Since I work outside the home, my decision to read Dr. Laura’s new book In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
As I read, I tried to remind myself that this book wasn’t written for me. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
Mamanista’s Going to BlogHer!
On Wednesday, I’ll board a plane for the first time since my son’s birth in April 2008 to attend the BlogHer conference in Chicago. I would like to thank Medela for sponsoring my trip to BlogHer and WebmasterRadio.fm for their support.
