My first pregnancy was easy. I had no clue what morning sickness felt like. All was going perfectly as any new mama hopes for. For 10 years we had been planning to have a large family. Our dreams were just beginning.
Until I went...
Human placentophagy, or consumption of the placenta, is defined as, “The ingestion of a human placenta postpartum, at any time, by any person, either in raw or altered (e.g., cooked, dried, steeped in liquid) form.”
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During the first year of my twins' lives I learned how to save time, energy, and money with two babies in the house. Through lots of prayers, cups of coffee, and conversations with other mommas, I am on the...
This editorial series, Stork Stories, is brought to you by Des Moines Moms Blog and MercyOne. All 8 original articles from the Stork Stories series can be found here.
I will always remember that weekend. I was 38 weeks pregnant with our second...
lilUrinary incontinence. Bladder leakage. No matter what you call it, it is associated with the not so pleasant involuntary loss of urine, generally associated as a sign of “welcome to motherhood”, or maybe more of an “unwelcome” sign. Despite...
September is a special time of the year because it's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month. My daughter Kate’s early arrival at 33 weeks resulted in a 3-week NICU stay at Blank Children’s Hospital. It was a relatively...
We were so blessed to have Nikki from A Kneaded Escape at our New Moms Event in October! Many moms got to take advantage of a much-needed massage during the event, and we're so thankful to Nikki for providing a...
Where you deliver your baby is one of the biggest choices you make during pregnancy. At UnityPoint Health – Iowa Lutheran Hospital, we’ve made our care more beneficial for both mother and baby.
Since November 2014, Iowa Lutheran has been...
Although I don't advocate for this as a way to approach life in general, my husband and I were on the we'll-see-what-happens-by-35 family plan. And it turns out that what happened for us is that I got knocked up...
We are both pediatricians and mothers with the same parenting struggles and worries that all mothers feel. Our job is to care for babies in the Newborn Nursery at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines. In the nursery, we understand parents...
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Summer Programs at The Little White Schoolhouse
Keep your kids engaged with learning during the summer with Jump Start at The Little White Schoolhouse in Ankeny, Iowa. It is designed to...
