It can be tough to admit when we need to ask for something. It’s easy to think we’re not as together as we should be or that we’re a whiny or wimpy pregnant woman. Please, please let’s give ourselves the gift of gentle compassion and the permission to ask for what we need. It can…
Remember that you’ve never done this before. Even if you’ve been pregnant before, you’ve never experienced this pregnancy before. Aspects may be different and you may feel differently. You are not always going to know how you want to address concerns that come up or what would best serve you in a situation. You may…
Look for what resonates for you. When others share their advice, when you read books, or when you see information online, do your best to disregard what doesn’t feel good to you. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Some people share with everyone that they’re pregnant right when they first learn it. There’s no stopping them from sharing the information. The thought of keeping it to themselves for the first trimester – or any amount of time – never occurs to them. How could they be related to people when they are keeping…
When Laura was 34 and married for three years, she and her husband decided to go towards conception. Both of them were open to having a child, wanted to have a child, but were not in a place of desperation – oh we have to have a child – instead they were open to what…
Shortly after moving to London to establish herself as a successful personal trainer, Nisha found out she was pregnant. It had taken something to pack up, venture out to London on her own, take on the additional cost of living. She had gone for it and she was going to “make it†professionally. She wasn’t…
Let’s talk boobies. So – from my perspective – I figured a lot of women really enjoyed the bigger boobies during pregnancy. Because, well, that was my experience. Normally a B cup, when I started overflowing a C cup during pregnancy, it was pretty fun. I thought, “Hey look what’s happening here!” Did you like…
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…
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…
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…