If You’re Pregnant During The Holidays, This Is For You
My baby is just weeks away from turning one, making this year the slowest fastest year of my life. I feel like the days leading up to his December 21st… The post If You’re Pregnant During The Holidays,...
View ArticleMy Tips For Preparing For Your 4th Trimester
There was a brilliant piece on Bust circulating earlier this year about why you should skip a baby shower and have a 6 week long Postpartum Party instead. It was mostly popular with my mom friends who...
View ArticleYour Baby Registry Doesn’t Have To Be So Stressful
Registering for baby stuff STRESSED ME OUT! Am I alone in this?? I wasn’t expecting it to be so stressful, because registering for wedding stuff was SO FUN. The baby registry is a whole new realm of...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have To Invite Anyone To Your Birth… Unless You Want To
Birth is personal and different for every single family and when it comes to who will be present when your baby (or babies!) arrive, every mom should be able to choose who gets in the invite. Some moms...
View ArticleLet’s Hear It For The Nurses
I'll never forget the faces of the nurses who followed me into the bathroom after delivering each baby. That moment when… Posted by Baby Rabies on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 We first posted this...
View Article3 Refreshing Mocktails For Mamas
These recipes are featured in my book, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide. Available on Amazon. A lot of moms completely lose the desire to have an adult beverage...
View Article13 Cravings That Make Perfect Sense When You’re Pregnant
Pregnancy cravings are one of those things that seem 100% delicious and satisfying in the moment, but once baby arrives, we start to question why on earth we wanted to eat pear slices dipped in...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Baby Rabies Book Launch Giveaway
To celebrate the launch of my first book, 50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide, and to thank all the amazing people who have helped during the pre-order, we’re...
View ArticleBed Rest Tips From 15 Moms Who’ve Been There
“Bed rest” are two words you don’t really want to hear when you’re pregnant. Whether you’ve been asked to be on bed rest (or restricted movement) at home or at the hospital, both situations can leave...
View Article10 Awesome Letterboard Pregnancy Announcements
It’s 2018, so we like to use letterboards for just about everything, including telling the world our baby news! Not going to lie, we kinda love this trend and we hope it sticks around for a bit. If...
View ArticleIf You’re Pregnant During The Holidays, This Is For You
My baby is just weeks away from turning one, making this year the slowest fastest year of my life. I feel like the days leading up to his December 21st birth were only moments away, but I also feel...
View ArticlePlaygroup Week #13: The Best Baby Stuff You Can’t Get At A Baby Store
What do you REALLY need when you have a new baby? This is a loaded question because it definitely changes from family to family… and baby to baby sometimes! In this week’s episode of the Baby Rabies...
View ArticleThe Labor Before The Labor Story – Wallace’s Birth Story Part 1
So there I was, 4 days overdue. I had an NST at my midwife’s office, and after trying to get him to stay still long enough for a good enough reading (the nurse noted that he was the most active...
View ArticleDeep Thoughts About Wine And Routine
I went to Target today with Wallace. It was our first solo trip there, and it felt good to return to normal life a little bit. My purchases could not scream “I just had a baby” more: pads, chocolate,...
View ArticleThe Thing That FINALLY Made Me Feel Better At 39 Weeks Pregnant
I hesitate to say this has been a “difficult” pregnancy. I haven’t had it nearly as bad as so many do, and I know I’m quick to complain about the little stuff. The last few weeks, though, have really...
View ArticlePregnant? Indulge In These Things Without Any Guilt
Pregnancy is a miracle and we are grateful for our little blessings that come into this world as a result of it, blah blah blah. Photo by Kelly White Photography Now that that is out of the way,...
View ArticleScary Labor Stories? Bad Idea. Here Are Halloween Pics Instead.
In honor of Halloween, I had this idea to ask my readers for “scary” labor and delivery stories to share here. I’m so sorry. That was a terrible idea. I can’t follow through. I got emails and Facebook...
View ArticleCan I Get A Round Of Applause? I Didn’t Eat Any Sand On Vacation, But I...
I hoped that I’d get through this pregnancy and be able to tell you all, “Best news! I didn’t want to eat sand or rocks once!” But here I am, wishing we hadn’t dumped all the sand out of the sandbox....
View ArticleCrazy Things That Make Pregnant Women Cry
Earlier this summer, back in my lat 1st tri when my hormones were surging and my food aversions were on blast, I asked my Facebook page what were some of the craziest things they’ve ever cried over...
View ArticleTomorrow Is Just The Beginning Of The Next 3 Months, OMG
There were a few weeks when I felt like, “Okay, this is the 2nd tri bliss. This is the time to get shit done. You got this. You can handle this.” And I guess I was thinking it would stick around a bit...
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