“Inadequate Mom” Anxiety
“I believed strongly in attachment parenting. I was young mom, I was caring, attentive and spent lots of time reflecting on my parenting (and by “reflecting”, I really mean second guessing)”
What to Pack for the Hospital
Your Hospital Bag Checklist: Packing Your Hospital Bag for labour It’s a good idea to have a labour bag packed and ready to go a 3-4 weeks before your due date. Labour can begin at any time! Hospital Bag checklist for mom: Here is a good list of things to bring. Keep in mind, that…
Postpartum Body Changes: Learning to Inhabit your Postpartum Body
During pregnancy, many women experience a little reprieve from the pressures of having to look skinny or perfect. In fact, for the first time since we were children, we are expected to gain weight! It may be challenging to have so many physical changes in pregnancy, but we as a society, expect women’s bodies to…
Balanced Motherhood:What to do when you can’t do it all
Sometimes we feel: scattered, overwhelmed, happy, angry, resentful, guilty. Somewhere along the line, we were told that we could do it all…whatever that is. Even worse, maybe we were told we SHOULD do it all! Along came baby. Now “doing it all” means something totally different, and perhaps something totally impossible, even mythical! Being a…
Emerging Mothers Words of Wisdom and Encouragement
Take in these loving words of wisdom and encouragement from the moms who participated in the 2014 Emerging Mothers Groups!
Prenatal & Postpartum Anxiety Symptom checklist
Every woman experiences anxiety differently and to varying degrees, but here are some common ways women describe how anxiety feels:
The Anxiety Treadmill: “I’m always thinking about something and my mind goes off on tangents. Before I know it, I feel anxious and out of control. Then I feel exhausted from all of the adrenaline”
Anger and Frustration: “I find myself getting angry at little things. My patience is almost non-existent”
Mothering From Within: Beyond attachment parenting, sleep training etc
As a coach for pregnancy and early motherhood, (as well as a fellow mom), many of my conversations revolve around the many choices we need to make as we care for our children. Often there is no clear choice, or the information is so overwhelming that it can be hard to know what to do.
Preparing for childbirth: What is your Birth Legacy?
If you are asking yourself how to prepare for childbirth, I applaud you! Your question is the beginning of your quest to uncover what you need to give birth with love and confidence. This question is universal, but everyone’s answers are unique to them. Google cannot answer this question for you! We begin our quest by…