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The Road to Becoming Pregnant
When my husband and I decided we were ready to start trying to get pregnant I think we both figured we would be one of those couples who are successful the first time around. Yeah, that’s not really what happened for us… and a lot of women I know for that matter. In fact, it took us about three years of trying and even then we were told that we wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally since I was having hormonal issues and severe endometriosis. Here’s our story to getting pregnant. After about the second year of trying to conceive on our own I started researching our options. After…
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Brave Beginnings : Helping Preemies Thrive
It seems like most women I know either had a tough pregnancy or difficult birthing experience. Luckily, my pregnancy was pretty easy though I had to go in to the doctor’s office every other week for the first two trimesters because I was considered “high-risk” due to my age (anyone over 35 years of age is placed in this category). However, the delivery was anything but and between hemorrhaging due to a torn placenta and emergency C-section it was a tough ordeal. Because of the torn placenta and severe bleeding, my daughter was immediately taken to NICU for monitoring. I would go visit her in the NICU and most of the babies…
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Inspirational Mom :: Nadine Bubeck of All Things Mama
A few weeks back while looking at the Disney On The Road Agenda, I read about one of our keynote speakers for the event, Nadine Bubeck, and was impressed with all that she has accomplished as a mom, wife, TV personality, host, speaker, blogger, and author. But what I found most refreshing was her take on pregnancy and motherhood. It is nice to hear when a fellow mom talks about pregnancy in a way that other women can relate to. What I mean is in a way that isn’t described as all unicorns and rainbows if you catch my drift. Personally, I wasn’t really one of those moms who…
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Dealing with the Unthinkable: Preventable Birth Injuries
An expectant mother develops a close relationship with the obstetrician that will deliver her child. She trusts that the skill and training of her doctor will ensure a safe delivery. The birth of a baby is supposed to be one of the happiest events in a mother’s life. The last thing an expectant mother considers is a preventable birth injury. But sometimes things go wrong. However, serious birth injuries occur in about 3 of every 100 births. Few patients are as precious as an infant, and their medical care starts before they are even born. Pregnancy is a very vulnerable time for the mother and infant. A doctor…
