Category: Pregnancy

  • 11 Best Pregnancy Journals to Help You Be Prepared

    11 Best Pregnancy Journals to Help You Be Prepared

    Find the best pregnancy journal to track week-by-week your milestones!

    As pregnant mothers, we all have good intentions of keeping track of everything but even during pregnancy life is still busy.

    You know, pregnancy brain and all!

    Between remembering when appointments are and what to buy in preparation for the baby, the mere thought of recording the actual experience of pregnancy doesn’t occur to us.

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  • Losing Your Mucus Plug – What You Need to Know

    Losing Your Mucus Plug – What You Need to Know

    I’m losing my mucus plug! What now?

    Your body goes through many changes when you become pregnant to help nourish and protect your baby.

    You gain weight, the amount of blood in your body increases, you form a placenta (which is another organ, how amazing!), and form a mucus plug.

    But before we get into talking about losing your mucus plug, let’s look at what the actual purpose of the mucus plug is and what its role plays in your pregnancy.

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  • 45 Best Baby Shower Gifts to Delight New Moms

    45 Best Baby Shower Gifts to Delight New Moms

    Delight mommy-to-be with one (or a combo!) of these 45 awesome baby shower gift ideas.

    Going to a baby shower and wondering what to shower mom and baby with that will really be a huge blessing?

    Here are some baby shower ideas this new mama will absolutely love!

    If this is her first child, she may not know all of what she needs just yet. It was only after I gave birth that I realized what items would make postpartum life with my twins a whole lot easier.

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  • The Essential Hospital Bag Checklist for Pregnant Moms

    The Essential Hospital Bag Checklist for Pregnant Moms

    The hospital bag checklist to help you be prepared for your new arrival.

    Congratulations! You’re pregnant! You have nine entire months to absolutely prepare for the arrival of your sweet little angel.

    Baby room decorated? Check!

    House completely baby-proofed? Check!

    Diapers, wipes, onesies, sleepers, socks, bibs and receiving blankets acquired, folded and put away? Check!

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  • What to Expect At Your First Prenatal Visit

    What to Expect At Your First Prenatal Visit

    Preparing for your first prenatal appointment? Here’s what you should expect on your first visit!

    First of all, congratulations on your pregnancy, mama! Finding out you’re pregnant is one of the most exciting moments ever. It’s absolutely incredible to discover there is a little life growing on the inside of you.

    Nine months sure can seem like forever when you’re pregnant. But challenges and all, the journey is nothing short of amazing.

    If this is your first child, knowing what to expect at your first doctor’s visit can help ease your mind and enable you to prepare better, mama.

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Elna is a mom to twins who blogs and writes for a living. She loves all things mom. While she’s not blogging, you can find Elna meal planning, organizing and helping other moms in her Facebook group, Ready Set Blog for Traffic (From Mom to Mompreneur).