Author Archives: loving

Thank You for Being a Mom

As a Mom I have a lot for which to be grateful. Right now, I’m most conscious of the texture and color my children bring to my life. I get to think about why the world is organized the way that it is organized in order to answer all the “Why?” and “What’s happening?” and…

Enjoy It Your Way

I talk and write about the importance of thriving during pregnancy – of finding ways to have each woman enjoy the process of being pregnant. I spend time and energy thinking about how that happens – how we can support each woman to discover ways that work for her to enjoy pregnancy. I realize that…

Thank You for Sharing Your Story!

This message is going out to those of you who have been interviewed for the book graciously sharing your story. I had an interview myself with the Editor of My Healthy Beginning magazine earlier this week and as I chatted with her about the purpose of Expect the Best while You’re Expecting and shared about…

Being with It All

One thing that I want for expectant mothers is for it to be Okay for us to talk about our full range of emotions around pregnancy – the good, the bad, and the everything in between. I want it to be okay for a woman to say that she’s not excited about the baby growing…

Including Others in the Birth

Jenny chose to have a natural home birth with a midwife present. This immediately made sense to her. Her Mom had done it and therefore she felt she could too. It wasn’t unfamiliar inside her family. Her Mom had experienced a home birth and her mother-in-law had experienced a natural childbirth. So there was immediate…

It Starts with a Commitment

When my husband and I started getting serious about considering when/if we were going to have kids, I started looking at what was holding me back. I got straight with myself: I wanted to have kids and I was terrified of being pregnant. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Birthin Them Babies

This week’s blog entry is written by Debi. Debi is a life coach, Children’s book writer (www.njoybooks.com), and regular blogger (www.njoybooks.com/sunnydays). Debi writes: Angels woke me up the night Ellie was born to let me know that she was about to arrive. I was asleep in one of our living room chairs when I was…

Having Conversations that We Have No Practice Having

Pregnancy is such a personal experience. The thoughts and emotions are different for everyone. It’s a common phenomenon that is experienced differently by each individual. We don’t know how to relate to it. For example, a woman being less than enthusiastic about her pregnancy is a conversation that is not easy for many of us….

Making Dad a Partner in Pregnancy

I recently interviewed Stacey for the book and I was really inspired by how she created her husband as a co-parent from the very beginning – not after the baby was born, but from conception. He was a true partner during the pregnancy. I marveled at how clear she was that she needed to make…

Don’t Judge Me From This Snapshot!

The other night my husband was walking with my 2-year-old daughter to the local playground. As they walked, they passed 2 ladies with 2 big dogs. Our daughter, as the big dogs got closer, got nervous. She started making little whimpering noises and raised her arms up to indicate to Dad that she wanted to…