Pregnancy
Tips for Battling Cold and Flu during Pregnancy
When a woman becomes pregnant, her immune system takes a nosedive. The woman’s body does this to prevent the baby from being rejected as the body sees it as a “foreign object.” The best tip for battling the common cold or flu virus during pregnancy is to avoid people who have a cold or the…
Read MoreA Modern Family: One and Done (Why Being Parents of an Only Child Was Right for Us)
At bebo mia, our mission is to support the modern family. In this new blog series titled One and Done. We are featuring some of the modern families we have had the privilege of calling clients and friends. Here is Adriana’s story of her decision to have only one child. When people ask me how…
Read MoreBirth Story of Heather
It’s a GIRL! End of birth story. Just kidding – I will elaborate, as I’m sure many of you are curious and it’s a birth wonderful story that I’ve been looking forward to sharing. I will preface the story with her name: Coral Beverly Poppy Jones. ‘Coral’ has been on our list for 5 years…
Read MoreMy Birth Plan – Better late than never!
Heather & Ken Jones – My Birth Plan for Number Two! People attending the birth (*potentially) – Ken: partner – *Caimen: son – *Beverly: Heather’s mom (there for Caimen or to take him away if he/I want) – Natasha Marchand: doula (Bianca Sprague is my secondary doula) – Christie Kavaratzis: primary midwife – Jennifer…
Read MoreWeek 31 – Update, Time and Lists
Week 31: I’ll start this week with an update from my last appointment like I said I would. I saw my secondary midwife, who is equally as wonderful as my primary, and we broached the due date subject right off the bat. She said that they have chatted about what they think makes the most…
Read MoreA Modern Family: And Baby Makes Two
At bebo mia, our mission is to support the modern family. In this new blog series, we are featuring some of the modern families we have had the privilege of calling clients and friends. Here is Nadia’s story of her journey to solo parenthood by choice. I recently found an old cigar box from my…
Read MoreWeek 29 Feeling Fine!
This post is supposed to be a short update about how my midwife appointment was last week, BUT…I didn’t go! I was at a birth instead which was exciting for a few reasons: 1. Births are always exciting! 2. The couple was amazing (as are all of my clients ;))! 3. It was my last…
Read MoreBirth Story: I am having a doula
I started my third trimester this week and I’m in a bit of denial. ‘October’ still sounds so far away, but the reality is that this baby could come in September, and it’s already the middle of July! I have said this a few times this week: if someone were to tell me it was…
Read MoreDoes your baby bump, have a bump?
Recently, Baby & Me Fitness owner and fabulous bootcamp bellies instructor, Heather, wrote a blog about her growing baby bump…..and that bumps, bump! This bump is caused by diastasis recti, which is the separation of the abdominal muscles at the body’s midline, often around the belly button or higher. This separation can create a bulge or doming…
Read MorePregnancy at 23 Weeks: Challenges and Cravings
My Pregnancy Journey at 23 Weeks Now, I’m not normally one to complain; I remember my my mom was with me at one of my postnatal midwife appointments after Caimen was born and asked if I had any more complaints to tell my midwife and before I could say no, my midwife said “Heather never…
Read MoreWeek 20 – The 'Big Baby Scare'
I am half-way along and I can’t believe it! I already wrote a post about this pregnancy going by to fast, so I will only say it one more time – SLOW DOWN! Cravings this week: – cilantro – guacamole with lots of cilantro (see recipe below – just had to share, its THAT good!)…
Read MoreWeek 17: Oh the Pressure!
Cravings this week: not as many and mostly healthy! – baba ganoush – oranges – ataulfo mango – lettuce – tomato So it’s taken me a while to write this post. I’ve been blaming my crazy calendar and that I have been busier in April than I have ever been in my life, however…
Read MoreWhat was the EcoParent Village all about?
Nestled in the back corner of the Green Living Show in the EcoParent Village, bebo mia and Baby & Me Fitness stood together as one for the first time…… And it felt awesome! For those of you who hadn’t figured it out from the thousands of posts, tweets, and pins, we were invited by the…
Read More13 weeks pregnancy Cravings – Slow Down!!!
13 weeks pregnancy Cravings: – bean salad (my stepmom, B’s, home made recipe) – cilantro – orange juice – cottage cheese – still on the mustard train A client of ours recently described time as melting away, and I couldn’t agree more. I was 13 weeks on Monday this week, which means I’m entering…
Read MoreMaternity Session Photography: Capturing the Journey
The Exciting Journey of Maternity Embark on a mesmerizing Maternity Session Photography journey. Experience the real moments from pregnancy preparations to parenthood. We’re following up with Becky’s “Journey to Motherhood” project with UmlaPhoto. Head over to the Umla blog to read the beginning of the story. Here is a review of their first maternity session…
Read MoreJourney to Motherhood
We love celebrating pregnancy, especially when it happens to members of our team! While Heather is blogging here about the beginnings of her second pregnancy, bebo mia team member Becky is in the final weeks of her first pregnancy, and is capturing it on camera, thanks to Adriana at UmlaPhoto. Becky shares the story…
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