Sometimes international adoption can throw a curve ball when you least expect it.

When Elle was in the lower grades of elementary school, she brought home an assignment.  They had been studying the 50 states in school and how the states related to the students.  The worksheet was a map of the United…

During my pregnancy Hubby would always remind me to have some sweet music on.

He believed to those who say that babies, after their birth, can recognize the music that they have been listening to, when they were living into the belly.

I was skeptical about it.

Actually a…

It's not like I have an appointment or something.

Or maybe yes, I do.

Last week me and Husband went  to the gynecologist.

She set the date.

For medical reasons I will end up having a c-section.

Which means that we have a day scheduled.

June 16th.

Baby Julia will be born by June 16th.

10:00…

I swear.

I tried.

I went once.

And twice.

But...

After not beeing able to breath for two hours during never ending breathing exercises - well...yes I have been having a pleasant "rhinits of pregnancy".

After not having been able to find my perineum muscle (if you know…

Now you tell me.

What am I supposed to wear during my last month of pregnancy with the purpose of not looking like a mix between a porn-star (upper part of my body) and a huge egg (down part of my body)?

At the beginning of my pregnancy I was worried to look more fat than pregnant ( I know I did, even though everybody told me I looked gorgeous - all bastards)

So I bought a bunch of large and cute shirts that were very good  at hiding my belly.

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I wanted to say thank you to all my 11,000+ Twitter followers and Dagmar's momsense readers and was able to get 24 companies to donate…

I wanted to have a big giveaway to show my appreciation for my 10,000 Twitter followers and reached out via…

“Wait a minute!” you may be thinking. Childbirth is scary with lots of drama and pain! How could it possibly be “smart” and “sexy”?  That’s just crazy, right?

Wrong. Let’s look at some facts about a woman’s body that enables her and for most women, to have a baby in the first place.

After a woman conceives through the old fashioned way (sex) or by Invetro fertilization (IVF), the embryo implants on the uterine wall and begins to grow. It is totally in the…

There’s no doubt that you live a busy life. But when it comes to preparing for the birth of your baby you need to devote time in learning how to prepare for and manage it.

Like buying a house or car, many people spend hours shopping for the best deal. When it comes to childbirth though expectant…

Do you want a positive and natural birth in a supportive environment? Are you afraid that a hospital will lead you down a slippery slope of unnecessary medical interventions, but don’t want to give birth at home? A birth center – described as a “birthing hotel” in some European countries – might be just what you are…

It all started on a Monday. The date, May 19th, 2008. I was still asleep. The time was 3 am or something close to it. I woke up. I really did not know why but I thought "Huh, that was weird". An hour later I

woke up again this time wondering if it had all started.

Being a first time mommy back then I was a little scared. It wasn't until we got out of bed that I realized labor had started. We took a shower and, since we used to live 4 blocks from his former job, we went

for a…

When I became pregnant for the second time, it took visiting my local doctor once for me to decide that home birth was a must for me. And although I’d considered home birth on occasion, when I finally settled into that route for my birth, it became a life-changing endeavor for my husband and I.

Birth can be empowering. Transformative. And such a positive experience. Natural birth. Home birth. It can be all of these things and more. So, for whichever route you choose…

Just got off the phone with my health insurance provider. Trying to get them to pay *their share* of the homebirth. You know, the one I discussed with them a year ago. The one they agreed to pay 80% of. Well,

let’s just say I’m having trouble calling them a “provider.” They cut a check for less than 40% of the homebirth.

Can you imagine if your partner “provided” for you like insurance companies manage to?

You give a whole lot of what you have to…