One thing that I want for expectant mothers is for it to be Okay for us to talk about our full range of emotions around pregnancy – the good, the bad, and the everything in between. I want it to be okay for a woman to say that she’s not excited about the baby growing in her tummy right now, even if she’s married, has a big house, and has all circumstances that “seem” ideal for a baby to come into the picture. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for Feeling great
How to Raise a Happy Child
Babycenter.com recently released an article about How to Raise a Happy Child. This article is centered on 2 to 4 year olds. My favorite “how tos” shared in the article include: let them struggle with problems, check in with your child, and be a role model. I think these not only relate to raising 2 to 4 year olds, but also to the healthy development of babies in the womb. Read the rest of this entry »
How do we compare?
Too often when I think about how I’m doing in life, I don’t rate myself in terms of progress – how far I’m come, what I’ve achieved, how I’ve grown and expanded my capacities. Instead I take out my imaginary yardstick and I begin to compare myself to others. Have you done this? I’m really nasty about it. I am downright mean. Read the rest of this entry »
When the going gets tough…
I’ve interviewed over 60 women about the choices they made during their pregnancies and about how they dealt with any challenging circumstances that came up. And, we women are amazing! I have been and continue to be so inspired by what women do. And, we all do it differently. We find our unique perspectives and methods that have us thrive.
Leslie, 44, recently divorced with an 8-year old daughter was going to find her path to having another baby. Read the rest of this entry »
What do we know the second time around?
When we become pregnant for the second time, we know all that we know about our first pregnancy. We know how we felt about certain things, how we dealt with any concerns we had, what excited us, what we focused on, how it felt to be pregnant and how it was to deliver a baby. We know what choices we made and we know how those worked out for us. We may have a mental list of things that we will do the same and definitely do differently the second time around! It can be an extremely empowering place to be. We have information about our personal thoughts and feelings that we can leverage! Read the rest of this entry »
