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Enjoying Rainy Days with your Family this Spring
It is not always easy to enjoy rainy days with your family in Chicago. We survived the winter and the weather is finally warming up. Everyone is excited to be outside and more active. Unfortunately, we can also expect lots of rain over the next three months. Luckily,...
Hotspots in Chicago and suburbs for Prenatal and Postnatal fitness classes
In Chicago we have many choices for prenatal and postnatal fitness classes. We have asked our community, researched and compiled a list of wonderful classes that will keep you healthy and strong in pregnancy and after baby. One perk that is often over looked is the...
Five Discussions You MUST Have to Keep a Healthy Marriage After Having a Baby
A new baby is joining the family, whether this is your first or 5th, everything is changing; the way you look, your energy, the time you have for yourself and each other. Taking time before baby comes to chat with your partner on these 5 topics can help to keep the...
The Real Importance of Breathing and Posture
A breath seems like a simple thing. We inhale and exhale without even thinking about it. Our breath keeps everything functioning in out body. As I run around during the day working, running errands, cooking dinner I don’t stop to think about my breath. It just...
Unbreakable-Unstoppable
I am unbreakable unstoppable Nothing gets in my way Every rejection Every Hurdle Every Disappointment Makes ME stronger, better, IMPROVED I am unbreakable Unstoppable I have never look back Birthing my children from the deepest strength Loving them fiercely My love is...
Bringing Home Baby- Five Things You Should Do
Your baby is born, you and baby are doing great and your nurse comes in to let you know that you are free to go home. Great news, right? It’s the news that you have been waiting for, so why does it feel so scary? You are not alone. Yes, you may have taken every...
Surviving the Holidays with Family- Five easy tips
Surviving the holidays with family can be tricky. Families, although usually well intentioned, can be stressful and overwhelming at times. Add one child or more to this mix and you’re in over your head. The traveling, cooking, shopping, and family dynamics can be so...
Easy to Make Gift Ideas
Easy to Make Gift ideas for creating an all-natural postpartum gift bag for any pregnant mom’s on your holiday shopping list Why- Many women will experience post labor contractions. The uterus has grown and expanded for the past nine months, and so for the next 4-6...
5 Ways Art Can Help Women and Couples Prepare for Birth
Creating Birth Art can help women and couples prepare for birth. This purposeful art has been known to provide strength, discovery and vision to women and couples for their relationship, self understanding and birth experience. Birth Art is not the kind of art we did...