Author: Christy

  • What to Expect When Your Baby is Teething? {Guest Post}

    What to Expect When Your Baby is Teething? {Guest Post}

    Teething is a notoriously tricky time for young children and can be of a nightmare for parents. It usually begins at around the age of 6 months when the front teeth start to erupt, but this can vary significantly. Some children do not develop any teeth until after their first birthday. This natural stage of…

  • What is Implantation Bleeding?

    What is Implantation Bleeding?

    If you are expecting your period, implantation during early pregnancy often mimics the signs and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, especially if you don’t know that you are pregnant or your pregnancy is a complete surprise.    Implantation bleeding occurs in roughly 1 to 2 percent of women and many women often mistake it for their period.  Implantation…

  • Crock Pot Recipe: Easy Pot Roast

    Crock Pot Recipe: Easy Pot Roast

    What is the perfect comfort food on a nice cloudy and cold day?  I think that Pot roast is the perfect comfort food that is healthy and filling, not to mention it is an easy meal to make.  Just toss the ingredients into the crock pot and turn it on.  By the time you get…

  • Best Method for Cleaning Your Breast Pump While On the Go or at Work

    Best Method for Cleaning Your Breast Pump While On the Go or at Work

    In June of 2011, I began using a breast pump on a regular basis to start building a stash of breast milk for my baby so that he would have plenty of milk once I returned back to work. When I returned to work, I knew exactly where I would have to use my breast…

  • Hygeia EnDeare Breast Pump

    Hygeia EnDeare Breast Pump

    The Hygeia EnDeare was designed to be an economical breast pump for mother’s who want a hospital grade breast pump.  The EnDeare is used in many hospitals all over the country.  This breast pump uses piston-driven technology, making it durable for frequent pumping sessions.  Hospital grade breast pumps are ideal for mother’s who have a child that…

  • Create a Well Disciplined Child From the Start

    Create a Well Disciplined Child From the Start

    A mother begins a connection with her baby, while he or she is in the womb.  Any mother who has had a child can explain, that carrying a child is an amazing feeling.  Those first few kicks, jabs, punches, to getting hiccups several times a day, and those nights where you can’t get comfortable.  Once…

  • Learn Why Books Are Important for Your Baby’s Development

    Learn Why Books Are Important for Your Baby’s Development

    Babies begin to hear your voice around 16 after they are conceived.  So they begin learning how to listen while inside of the womb.  As, your babies hearing develops they will begin hearing other sounds besides their mommy’s voice and can even recognize those sounds once he or she is born.  A baby is similar…

  • A Busy Mom’s Guide to Achieving Your New Year’s Resolution

    A Busy Mom’s Guide to Achieving Your New Year’s Resolution

    A new year gives you the opportunity to start over and make changes that can affect your overall health and well being.  The number one New Year’s resolution each year for many people is to lose weight or to become more physically fit.  However, only 92% of people actually achieve their goal.  I normally don’t set…

  • Hypnobirthing Creates a Calm, Relaxed Environment Making Child Birth More Enjoyable

    Hypnobirthing Creates a Calm, Relaxed Environment Making Child Birth More Enjoyable

    Hypnobirthing is another child birthing method that was discovered in 1944 by obstetrician Dr. Grantly Dick-Read.  He felt that women could have a safe, easy, relaxed child birth experience by using hypnosis during child birth.  Many women often times will tense up when their contractions start becoming unbearable; instead, of working with their body using…