Pregnancy

Throughout my entire life, I have battled insomnia. I have always refused to take anything consistently in fear that I would become addicted. I would pop pills left and right to get a good night’s sleep. Just one; maybe...

“I feel: Angry/irritable, Anxious, Hopeless, Powerless/alone, So TIRED, Out of control, Scared/disconnected, So overwhelmed, Like I’m never going to feel like myself again, Like no one understands, Like I’m a bad mother, Like I’m going crazy, I have no patience left for anything anymore, Like each day is so long-there is no end...

I never planned to be a mom. That's a bold statement since I am one. But it's true. As a little girl, I fantasized more about career options than kids. I didn't play with dolls. In fact, they kind of creeped...

For some reason unbeknownst to me, and I'm sure many others, we have a lingering and forbidden term that hovers over us as if it were shameful. Miscarriage. There it is, I said it. To be quite honest, I'm...

Hi there, new dads! I thought I'd give you a little cheat sheet of new dad tips so you can score some major brownie points with your mama-to-be. Even the veteran dads need reminders, right? 1.  Mama-to-Be has no clothes. Seriously. Just...

On September 27, 2020, Charleston Moms gave new and expecting moms the opportunity to put up their feet and join us from the comfort of their couch for our 5th Annual Virtual Bloom event! Every guest received an adorable...

You take the test. You go to the doctor. You get the confirmation. You start your preparation. You are pregnant! Instantly, you begin to plan. Around twenty weeks, you have the big ultrasound and find out, either at the doctor...

I went off birth control in May of 2013, and it took us eight months to get pregnant. As every month went by, I started to worry about fertility. When I a received a maternity shirt as a Christmas “gift,” it took...

I am the mama to a gorgeous and brilliant nine-month-old and I would love nothing more than to be able to say that I cannot remember life before her. But, that would be a lie. I remember life before our...

Several times throughout my pregnancy, those from older generations made comments to me about how much pregnancy and child rearing has changed since they did it. Pregnant women having to avoid soft cheeses, cold cuts, and small amounts of...