Tag: pregnancy

You need more daisies this season!

Moms let's face it, by baby number two we are all feeling a little saggy around the eyes, dull and plain when we look...

Pregnancy Food Pairings

I am what I like to call a "food motivated" person. Despite being a picky eater as a child (ok, ok, and through college...), I...

8 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Went Into...

As a new mom, you want to be prepared for everything. You read all the books, buy all the things, ask all the questions....

How do I support a friend in the loss of their...

  She hadn’t called me in a long time. When she did call, I knew that it had happened again. The steel in her voice on the...

5 Ways to Help a New Mom

I was weeks away from becoming a new mom…for the second time. While I still had excitements and anxieties surrounding the arrival of my...

Father’s Day for the Father-To-Be

I recently wished a friend of ours who is expecting a “Happy Mother’s Day.” She responded with a confused look and stated, “I am not...
Your Guide to Bloom Richmond 2017

Your Guide to Bloom Richmond 2017

On Saturday, May 6th, 2017, Richmond Moms Blog hosted our first Bloom Richmond event for New & Expecting Parents. It was an exciting and...

My Birth Story – Emma

My first pregnancy was fairly uncomplicated in the beginning. I experienced mild amounts of morning sickness but not much. By my second trimester, I was...

Birth can be redemptive

All birth stories are important, each for different reasons. The birth of my second child was redemptive and restorative for me because it showed me...

Mothers are Made Many Ways – A Story of Surrogacy

I feel very blessed that pregnancy and childbirth were easy for me. With both of my children, I was fortunate enough to get pregnant...