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Tell me after I deliver

What felt good to Georgia was to know that she got to create her own experience of pregnancy and delivery – especially delivery. When she was pregnant she noticed that many women wanted to tell her their labor and delivery stories. Georgia decided that she didn’t want to hear them! She didn’t want to “take…

New Moms, want to have Sweet Dreams?

I want to tell you about a fabulous full-service Baby Nurse (and more!) agency: Sweet Dreams Infant Care. Founded by sisters, Pat Porrey and Pam Jones, Sweet Dreams Infant Care provides Chicagoland with trusted and reliable postpartum care services. Their goal is to “Rescue Sleep-Deprived Families” allowing them the opportunity to enjoy this exciting and magical time with…

Share your experience…especially when you don’t feel like sharing

I coach and encourage expectant moms to do only what works for them during their pregnancies. This is the core focus of the work that I do. That being said, there are some general suggestions that I make. One is that you share with others about what you’re experiencing…especially when you don’t feel like sharing. …

Declaring who you want to be

It can be easy to look to others for affirmation and obsessively wonder if others think you’ve made the “right” choices. If you could set aside their opinions (or what you think are their opinions), how would you want to think and feel about your pregnancy? How would you choose to BE during your pregnancy?…

What, physically, do I like about being pregnant?

When Andrea was thinking about getting pregnant the first time, she dreaded the changes her body would go through. She hated the idea of gaining weight in ways she couldn’t predict. She worried about feeling out of control. Also, she was generally concerned about fitting into what she called a “traditional” pregnancy image. She didn’t…

Feeling more vulnerable…because you’re pregnant

When I was eight and a half months along during my second pregnancy, my car was broken into and my computer bag was stolen. I believed I felt more violated about this act because I was pregnant. It was a little hard for me to articulate exactly why I believed that. Some of it was…

Are pregnant women wimpy, bitchy, or outrageously inspiring?

Some women, when they become pregnant, are concerned about how others will view them as a pregnant woman. The truth is that the reactions that people have to pregnant women represent a wide range. Some people, unfortunately, may think that pregnant women are wimpy, overly dramatic, and operating at 75% work capacity. Others whole-heartedly believe…

Enjoying the journey

About six years ago, when I began contemplating the idea of becoming pregnant, I realized I had some pretty cynical thoughts and feelings about pregnancy. “Pregnancy doesn’t look fun at all,” I thought. “You get big, your ankles swell, your body is out of your control, and you can get special diseases!” I quickly realized…

Blissful Births and Babies

Robin Ross of Blissful Births and Babies offers a large variety of childbirth classes and parenting support. Classes and workshops include Prenatal Fitness, Breastfeeding, Newborn Care, HypnoBirthing®, Babywearing, Brio Childbirth Education series, Breastfeeding Support and more. Servicing the Chicagoland area with offices in Aurora, Bolingbrook, and Downers Grove, Naperville, and Niles. More about Robin… Robin Ross…

What she didn’t know was how it would feel to be pregnant herself

When Tamara got pregnant, she was a Registered Nurse with extensive experience working with expectant moms and infants. She had done her clinicals with a midwifery practice, she had worked in pediatrics, and she had occasionally done shifts in the neonatal unit. And although she had this experience, when she got pregnant, she knew she…