August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week; and Des Moines Moms Blog is joining people in more than 170 countries in the celebration. We are pleased to bring you a series of posts this week on the topic of breastfeeding,...
Congratulations to you, Mommy-to-be!! Your stomach is growing in size, your legs are sore and swollen, you don’t sleep and you pee all the time; but BLESSED are you because you are growing a human being!! How amazing is...
You may be wondering why I am writing about infertility for a mom’s blog? The first reason is that April 23-29 is Infertility Awareness week. Secondly, If you haven’t experienced infertility I can almost assure you that you know...
We all know someone who is or has struggled with infertility and we know it is a tough road. So, what do couples do when they are at a crossroads on the path to having children?
About 10% (6.1 million)...
Do a quick Google search of 'packing hospital bag' and you will stumble upon list upon list of all the must have items to take with you when you give birth. Having packed a hospital bag two different times...
This post is part 5 of 6 in the series How I Became a Mother.
I will never forget that cold December day when I stood in the bathroom holding the positive pregnancy test I had dreamed about seeing for...
One thing that always blows my mind about motherhood is the passing of judgment that comes along with it. It starts the day you get a positive pregnancy test.... There are those who scoff over the amount of caffeine...
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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Des Moines Mom is committed to creating a safe space for ongoing conversations about mental health.
Mom's mental health is of utmost importance but it is especially important to keep an eye on a woman's mental health during the perinatal...
This post is part 2 of 6 in the series How I Became a Mother.
My husband and I shared 10 amazing years of marriage before we welcomed a child into our family. Our friends and family finally stopped asking when it was...
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Des Moines Summer Bucket List | Over 125 Things to Do...
We Love summer in Des Moines! We've got you covered from pools, outdoor movies, and farmers markets to berry picking, road races, and parades.
