Summer is upon us, which for many people means backyard barbeques and wedding season. Often times there is a lot of drinking of adult beverages at these events and since the current recommendation is zero alcohol during pregnancy many people feel left out if they are expecting. If you are looking to put something in your hand that seems more appealing than another bottle of water here are five recipes that are full of flavor and customizable. Non-Alcoholic Sangria Assorted fr

Your new baby starts crying after you just put them down or your toddler is asking you to pick them up for the millionth time today. You start to feel like your skin is physically crawling. You feel trapped and claustrophobic. Your anxiety starts rising as you see anyone approaching you. You start getting easily irritated. Then guilt starts to creep in because these are your loved ones that need you. What you are feeling is quite common and is referred to as being touched out

Many women hate facing the scale, during pregnancy this is no different. However, it is likely that your care provider is going to ask you to get on the scale at every visit. So what exactly are they looking at? Your care provider is monitoring your weight to help you achieve a healthy pregnancy. Gaining too much weight or not enough weight can put you and your baby at risk for complications. Your care provider is also monitoring for any spikes in your weight gain. A sudd

While taking a training with Randy Patterson of ProDoula a statement she made to the stood out to me and felt like she was speaking directly to me, “Get out of your own head!” How often do we let the inner monologue that we have with ourselves get in our way of achieving great things? Did you know this applies to birth as well? The Fear Tension Pain cycle developed by Dr. Dick-Read speaks to this. The short of the theory is that when women face childbirth with fear, they star