I joined TMP in 2009 and I must say I have LOVED my experience here! The women I have met share so many common factors with me, and those who don't still understand. No one judges you here! Some days I don't know what I would do without TMP!! From the ...
This seems the be the newest, and most popular, phrase in my three year old's vocabulary. Whether it's putting away her toys, finishing a meal, washing her hands or even going potty. My Mia has already completed that task and done so quite thoroughly to her standards. Does anyone ...
Back when i first met my husband i knew pretty quickly that he was "the one". The one i wanted to spend my life with, the one person in the world i would ever consider having a baby or two with. When we decided back in 2007 that we would ...
The love of jello! Growing up my mom and dad made what we called knox blox. They'd make all different shapes, sizes and colors. Of course, I had to kick it up a notch. Mia and I set off on our rainbow jello journey with a trip to the grocery store. ...
We can't shield our children, or ourself, from grief and loss, but we can teach and learn valuable lessons about how to cope with feelings, how to accept a loss, and how to handle emotions. The things we teach our children no matter the cost are what make them the ...
When I was first diagnosed with complete placenta previa as soon as I got home I hopped on the internet for a consultation with Dr. Google.
Big mistake!
From the "experts" I got nothing but generic information...I knew the definitely of placenta previa and risks inside and out before I was done, and from everyone else more horror stories than hope. Dr. Google was clear, placenta previa, especially complete previa as in our case, meant my baby ...More
To this day I still laugh when I think about our mad rush to get to the hospital.
I remember it clearly. We had finally finished all our baby shopping and had decided to head out to lunch. Throughout the day I remember feeling what I thought were Braxton Hicks contractions. As the day progressed, the "contractions" got closer and closer so we joked that all was well because we had ...More
Can you believe that such a short time ago women had very few options available to them in regards to the birth of their own child? The process of childbirth, to me, was seen as more of a surgical process where mom was drugged up and rooming in was unheard of. Thank goodness times have changed, and today we have the power to make our own decisions.
While you can't control ...More
