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Why I Started My Blog

July 10, 2018 By And What a Mom! Leave a Comment

It will be three years in August since I started this blog and started writing personally. Professionally, I’ve been writing for years and years… I’ve written grants, press releases, case studies, and all sorts of fun things. By fun, I mean BORING. So for most of my life I’ve equated writing with work. And with…

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Filed Under: Career, Children, Family, Friends, Life & Fun, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: anxiety, baby, blogging, children, family, first trimester, friends, miscarriage, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy symptoms

Four Reasons I’m Done Having Babies

March 24, 2016 By And What a Mom! Leave a Comment

I know why you’re reading this. You’re thinking about having another baby, aren’t you? Damn it, girl. Have you learned nothing from the last two little munchkins who resided in your belly for extended stays, and ultimately exited in the most profound, dramatic way possible? Because it wasn’t all flurries and hiccups, remember? Pregnancy is intense. So…

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Filed Under: Baby, Children, Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, children, family, first trimester, pregnancy

Remember Everything You Learned about Pregnancy the First Time Around? Forget It.

October 28, 2015 By andwhatamom 1 Comment

I’m glad we know more now about fetal development than we did a few years ago, but I hesitate to think what they will find out in the years to come. No doubt, I’m doing something wrong.

Filed Under: Baby, Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, birth defects, diclegis, drinking, emily oster, expecting better, fetal alcohol syndrome, first trimester, guilt, health, Kim Kardashian, medication, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, prenatal testing, research, second trimester, technology, temper tantrum, zofran

Navigating the First Trimester with a Toddler in Tow

October 20, 2015 By andwhatamom Leave a Comment

What’s the one thing you need readily available every second of the day with a toddler. Energy! Well, that, and your full attention. These are two things I could not provide my son during this first trimester.

Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: baby, children, family, first trimester, kids, mom, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, toddler

Five Symptoms of Pregnancy No One Wants to Talk About

October 6, 2015 By andwhatamom Leave a Comment

We see gorgeous celebrity photos of glowing women and their baby bumps. But rarely do they divulge the ugly symptoms many women experience every day and oftentimes keep hidden from friends and family.

Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: anxiety, baby, fatigue, first trimester, Kim Kardashian, morning sickness, pregnancy, pregnancy symptoms

5 Things I Can’t Wait for with the New Baby, and 5 Things I Dread!

September 24, 2015 By andwhatamom 2 Comments

There are probably way more than five things I am looking forward to with baby number two. But five seems like a good number, and everyone’s busy, so here we go: Giving birth - Yes, this may sound strange for people that had delivery nightmares or remember the pain. But it’s been a year and…

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Filed Under: Family, Motherhood Tagged With: baby, breastfeeding, delivery, family, first trimester, Motherhood, post partum depression, pregnancy, sleep

Shhh! I’ve got a secret…

September 23, 2015 By andwhatamom 3 Comments

I have the most exciting news in the world and no one wants me to share it. I’m 10 weeks pregnant. Amazing right? A blessing, a gift, a human being developing in my belly! And this is what drives me nuts, and why I’ve decided to start a blog. Because let’s face it, a lot…

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Filed Under: Family, Motherhood, Pregnancy Tagged With: America, anxiety, baby, blogging, breastfeeding, first trimester, miscarriage, morning sickness, Motherhood, pregnancy, sisters

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