lifestyle • health-wellness
by Sara Haley on May 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
These three unique exercises are by Sara Haley, Reebok Global Master Trainer and star of the prenatal fitness DVD “Expecting More,” designed for interval training at appropriate levels for mommies-to-be.
3 Exercises for Mommies-to-Be
1. Car Seat Pulls
Sculpts & strengthens the back & core
Keep your back strong as you prepare to repeatedly move your baby’s car seat from the stroller to the back seat. Face your chair with your feet at least shoulder width …
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parenting • ages and stages
by Jamie Moesser on March 13th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It’s difficult to really understand how much of a miracle every pregnancy and childbirth… is until you find yourself unable to experience either. The balance of hormones that has to take place at the right time and the teamwork of the ovaries, thyroid, fallopian tubes, etc. are truly amazing symphonies
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Katie Moore on March 7th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As the due date draws near, it can be easy for expecting mothers… to find they are becoming a little anxious. Is the overnight hospital bag packed with everything likely to be needed? Is the car gassed and ready to go at a moment’s notice? Will family and friends be
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me • health & fitness • parenting • education
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 13th, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I played a lot of things when I was a child. School. I was always the teacher. Hospital. I was always the nurse. And family. I was always the mom…. Sense a theme here? Yes! I loved to be in charge. And being in charge meant that
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 25th, 2011 | Comments Off
…Today, after 48 hours, I arrived in Kenya. It’s really quite a long story and I’m jet lagged, but needless to say, the flight attendant told us, an hour and a half into our Detroit to Amsterdam flight that we needed to turn back around and go to Detroit due
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my world • moms making a difference
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on July 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes you make a change in your life that is so monumental you just can’t resist the urge to help others to do the same.
Such is the case with Leah Segedie and her Internet-wide movement, Mamavation….
Until July 21, moms can fill out applications explaining their desire to
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my world • moms making a difference
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on June 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For a mother, giving is innate.
From the moment we discover we are pregnant, or that we are being blessed with adoption, our inner ‘giver’ stirs. And, we may not even know it is happening.
Instead of worrying about the sleep we will lose, we think only of the quiet…
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