Featured Mama: Sarah S

Our journeys to and through motherhood are so completely unique and thereā€™s much to be gained from sharing our stories. Ā With the Featured Mama Edition of our blog, we aim to highlight the power, strength and wisdom within our very own community! We are strong mamas, we are smart mamas! Ā Letā€™s embrace one another with love and support. INTRODUCING, SARAH …

Meditate Your Way!

You know Iā€™m a huge fan of meditation and if youā€™ve attended group training, youā€™ve likely given it a try! It seems like everywhere you turn, thereā€™s a ā€œmindfulnessā€ meme and/or someone else is shouting the benefits from the rooftops. Itā€™s kind of like when someone begins exercising for the first time and then goes around telling everyone how amazing …

Carley’s Birth Story: Welcome, Finnegan!

I am one of the lucky ones. Ā I had such a great birth experience. Ā Moms-to-be out there will probably agree that it’s crazy how many horror stories you hear once people learn you’re pregnant. Ā As if there isn’t enough anxiety around giving birth for the first time! Ā Well – spoiler alert, my experience was amazing and I only hope to …

Tara J’s Birth Story: Welcome, Conrad!

Tara J’s Birth Story: Again, my due date came and went.Ā  I was eight days late with my daughter, so tried to keep up my normal routine.Ā  I had finished my last day of work, so “normal” was entertaining my ever growing toddler and trying to get some exercise each day. Three days past my due date I began bleeding.Ā  …

Julia O’s Birth Story: Welcome, Elizabeth!

Julia Oā€™s Birth Story: Elizabeth Rebecca Orme was born Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. Ā I canā€™t thank you enough for helping me prepare for labor, and hereā€™s why. AtĀ 4:30 a.m.Ā on my due date, I started bleeding lightly and shortly thereafter having contractions 8 minutes apart for an hour. Throughout that day, I bled consistently and had contractions varying from …

How To Exercise in the Second Trimester

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EXERCISING DURING YOUR SECOND TRIMESTER If youā€™re in your second trimester,Ā  you may be feeling more energetic now and relieved to be beyond the first trimester! There are so many milestones throughout pregnancy, congratulations on being here! You may be thinking more about exercise these days and although you may not start to ā€œshowā€ until a bit later, you should …

Postpartum Guided Meditation

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Every mom I know needs at least five minutes of quiet time and usually quite a bit more than that! I stumbled upon a beautiful guided relaxation originally meant for children by Mellisa Dormoy. Melissa is the founder of ShambalaKids and is on a mission to teach self esteem, stress management and goal attainment to children everywhere. Inspired by her …

Safely Strengthen the Core and the Mind Simultaneously: Active Diaphragmatic Breathing

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Strengthen the Core and the Mind Simultaneously? Ā Seems to good to be true, doesnā€™t it?! Ā However, Iā€™ve got just the way to strengthen both at the very same timeĀ and it all comes back to your breath! Diaphragmatic breathing helps to keep you calm in mind, helps to reduce that ā€œfight or flightā€ response that happens when you have feelings of …

Diaphragmatic Breathing in Pregnancy & Postpartum

“Damn it!Ā  What?!” I exclaimed, exasperated as my little one called for me for what felt like the 80th time in five minutes.Ā  I again went to his side imploring, “I am right here, Honey, I’m just trying to cook dinner and I need to write a blog post about deep breathing tonight!” I immediately started laughing at the irony …