When my husband and I decided to stop birth control, we never expected to get pregnant within two weeks. I’d been on birth control for many years and assumed that it would take my body some time to start ovulating again. Three months at least… Wrong. For those two weeks we “tried” to get pregnant […]
Read MoreIt’s funny that I didn’t consider a water birth during most of my pregnancy, despite water being my element… I grew up on an island and basically swam as early as I could walk (okay, not exactly, but pretty close…) Despite the fact that for my first baby I do not feel 100% ready for a […]
Read MoreAlthough I am already well into my third trimester (time flies!) I realized that some of the things I had during my first trimester were true life savers. I mean it. Worth the investment, believe me — most of these also apply to your second and third trimesters too! 1. Gin-Gins Hard Candy – Although […]
Read MoreI can already hear you thinking, “yeah right…” but believe it or not, I am really not afraid of giving birth to our baby boy. Why? Here are four reasons why you shouldn’t either: 1. Giving in to fear (and the stress associated with it) is the most negative thing you can do to your baby. According to Web MD, […]
Read MoreIn honor of our beautiful baby shower, here are five of our favorite gifts. I will of course write more in depth reviews when we actually try them out with Baby Riehm (every baby is different and we may return some of these), but in the meantime, here are a few of our favorites: 1. Ergobaby Four Position 360 […]
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