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Birth Story

August 19th, 2025 10:00 AM My husband and I arrived at our OB office for my 40 week appointment. I was 40 weeks + 1 day. We were supposed to have the appointment later in the week but my Midwife wanted to check my BP and send me for blood

Pregnancy: 3rd Trimester in Review

I began my 3rd trimester at the end of May 2025. One thing I want To say is that so many people told me I would be miserable and just wait until summer blah blah blah. I seriously did not think it was all the bad being pregnant in the

Pregnancy: 2nd Trimester in Review

My second trimester started off much more bloated than my first. I started this trimester in March and I really struggled with what to wear to work. I was teaching so I wore a lot of dress pants and they were so uncomfortable. I highly recommend investing in stretchy pants

Pregnancy: 1st Trimester in Review

My husband and I found out that I was pregnant December 1st, 2024 five days before my birthday. We had our first ultrasound around 5 weeks, I had thought I was around 7 weeks but the ultrasound dated earlier which I was fine with since I wanted to have more

The Bradley Method

What is the Bradley Method? It’s a medication-free method that emphasizes relaxation as a form of pain reduction during labor. The Bradley also focuses on using your partner, doula, or support person to help assist/support & coach you through labor when you need it.

Medical Interventions & Informed Consent

An intervention is an action taken by a doctor or midwife in the birthing process to help with the birth of your baby. Every labour and birth is different. In some cases, your doctor or midwife might recommend intervention to help you give birth to your baby. Whether the intervention

Cervical Checks & Fetal Monitoring

What is the deal with cervical checks? If you are like me you never really thought about this before. Before this year if a doctor told me to told something or suggested I do something, I would just think they knew best and agree. Cervical checks and fetal monitoring are

Prenatal Visits

Each OBGYN or Facility has its own schedule for what you will experience at each appointment, but you can follow the schedule provided below to conduct research on typical events and tests you will encounter. Routine Visits are Scheduled: • Every 4 weeks until 28 or 30 weeks • Every 2 weeks

Finding a Doctor

Not everyone you meet is going to be "on your team" or believe in the same things that you do. If you have strong desires for your pregnancy and birth, there is someone out there who is willing to support you through that. Don't settle for

Health & Wellness During Pregnancy

Supplements Prenatals Finding a prenatal is probably one of your first steps. You will most likely want to go to the drug store or grocery store and buy a prenatal off the shelf, but before you do, you should conduct some research. Most doctors want to make sure you take

Preparing for Pregnancy

In this page, we will discuss ways you can prepare for pregnancy both physically and spiritually. Deuteronomy 7:13-14 "He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and

Hidden Harm

As my first post on this blog, I wanted to share not only a link to my registry to help those looking into creating a non-tox list of essentials but also share information I researched to create my registry. Let's get into it! What is Non-Tox? Products, lifestyle,