Our sweet baby girl was born March 5th at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a brand new mom, there were two things I never expected: 1. To need so much help and 2. That the world would...
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated August 1st to the 7th every year. Its mission is to create public awareness and support for breastfeeding. Started in 1992, the organization selects a different theme to promote each year. In the past,...
Have you seen the movie What to Expect When You're Expecting? It's about a handful of women's experiences with pregnancy and how they differ vastly. If you haven't seen it, it's hilarious and wicked relatable and you should go watch it....
Pregnancy and postpartum can be filled with so much excitement and joy, but it can also be overwhelming when trying to make the best decisions for your growing family. Toledo Moms has teamed up with local businesses & practitioners that specialize...
Post-Partum Recovery. Something we don’t hear enough about. Training postpartum is talked about even less. We get told to wait until our 6 week check up to be “cleared” for exercise and that’s basically the extent of it. During...
When I first found out I was pregnant I was pretty overwhelmed by how much I didn't know. None of my siblings or close friends had ever been pregnant so I didn't have anyone to talk to about all...
When I first found out I was pregnant I knew nothing about the NICU besides the name. Throughout my pregnancy, I had some unforeseen road bumps along the way, and the term NICU came up in nearly every conversation....
Our sweet Sadie Rose came into the world on March 3, 2019. I sat down at the computer today and the sweet memories of being pregnant, anticipating a baby, and the first-time parenthood feels, flooded my mind. My due...
One of the hardest lessons I have ever learned is that talking about mental health makes people uncomfortable. Most people just aren't sure how to respond, how to feel, or how to process something they are either taught to...
I thought I was prepared for just about anything before going into the hospital to have our first little one. I had everything ready for when we came home. I had even given myself a pep talk on the...