All Things Motherhood
Control. If you are pregnant and anything at all like me, you might find that a lot of your birth plans come down to one thing: control. You realise that the majority of your considerations are about how much control you can have over your labour and delivery. If you want to deliver your baby …
Moms deserve to feel and look good when pregnant and in the postpartum period. We deserve to feel sexy even. Going to the beach or spending time at the poolside while pregnant does not mean being covered up from head to toe or trying to squeeze into your pre-pregnancy swimwear. There are maternity swimsuit options …
There is the glow that people say pregnant women get. It is real for some women. Not so much so for others. For some women, pregnancy can be an uncomfortable time. A time when you find it difficult to look beautiful. For some women, no matter how hard they try, they do not seem to …
If you have been following this blog for long enough, you would have read about my first C-Section experience. It was not horrific by any means. It was, however, an emergency c-section procedure and therefore totally unexpected for me. Now that I have gone through a planned C-Section, I can say what my view is …
Pregnancy is a 40 week journey. Depending on the different weeks of pregnancy, many changes take place. Pregnancy symptoms at week 2, for example, may vary widely from symptoms at 4 weeks. Firstly, how does one determine how to calculate the weeks? Well, your OBGYN will take a detailed medical history if the labs hint …
It would seem that in the UK (and probably in other countries where healthcare is “free”), people do not consider getting private maternity care unless they have previously had a traumatic birth experience. The best private maternity hospital for an expectant mother should therefore be able to offer her the assurance that she will not …
Are you here because you are pregnant and have a seemingly clueless husband? You are in the right place. This is what your husband needs to read in order to know how to support you emotionally. Or are you that truly clueless husband whose wife is pregnant and who is wondering how to treat her? …
Congratulations on your pregnancy! It is such an amazing time. You need to be able to savor every moment. You also need to make it as fun a time as possible. Sharing your pregnancy with your parents is a beautiful way to make it real to yourself! Particularly when it is your first pregnancy. In this …
Packing your hospital bag in preparation for giving birth? You might be thinking that the last thing on your mind during labour is food. That is not quite true. Depending on how long your labour goes on for, you may start to get peckish and that could interrupt the flow of your labour. It is …
Black maternal mortality is a topic that has to be continuously highlighted and reviewed. Being a black woman in any part of the world presents unique struggles depending on where you are and what your goals are. If you are black woman who has lived in more than one part of the world, you will …
