Pregnancy + Postpartum

Breastfeeding my baby girl was a priority and an important parenting choice from the moment the pregnancy test was positive. Many of my closest friends breastfed their babies. It had to be easy. My neighbor had a freezer full...

Dear first born, In a few days, a new baby will be at our house. In the past months, we have talked about his coming arrival. You have heard us talk about how baby brother will be so tiny. He...

I'm a very Type A personality. If you know me, you know that I function best with schedules and organization in almost every aspect of my life. Of course, having children has helped ease that ridiculousness by like a...

When I was a teen/in my early 20s I had an eating disorder. You know what? That’s just not true. I still have an eating disorder. I will always have one. I don’t have a unique story. Per the International Journal of...

The birth of my fourth child is best described as a "Grand Finale," but to understand why my fourth birth story deserves a name so grand, I will have to take you back to the birth of my first...

Dear A + S, There are moments in life that capture you and never let you go. For me that moment was almost 3 years ago when you changed my life forever. I sat in the ultrasound room waiting to see my...

When I became pregnant with my daughter, I quickly began outgrowing my closet of XS size tops and size 0 pants. As a young lady with few other friends with children, I resorted to a Google search of the...

Shopping a baby registry lately had my head spinning. This was a modestly short baby registry on Amazon, and it still had 90 items listed. There are so many innovative and seemingly useful products, but how do you figure...

Happy Mother’s Day to you, too. Yes, I’m talking to you, the woman who expected to be dressing a baby bump or even holding a newborn this weekend. I want to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day. To the millions of women...

There is nothing glamorous about the first trimester of pregnancy. Let's just all agree to agree on that before we proceed. The first trimester is about as glamorous as that LAST agonizing month (which I'm fairly certain contains 2,646,513,544...

When my oldest was just hours old, she received her very first compliment from a stranger. You see, she was sleeping, (as fresh newborns often do), when our nurse commented, "Ooooh, she's a good baby!" I proudly and emphatically...

Hi, I'm Yesika and I'm a super crunchy, all natural, plant-based mom. I've always been this way, and I take pride in the fact that I never take any medicine. I believe in natural and holistic healing more than...