Pregnancy + Birth Stories

Welcome to Bump Diaries – a pregnancy series on Houston Moms Blog! Becky is expecting, and here she will share her journey – the good AND the ugly – with all of you.  It is sort of like an homage to the original...

{Click image above for more beautiful birth stories in this touching series.} Mary's Story As a professional birth and postpartum doula, the myriad blessings and challenges of motherhood are my life’s fascinations. The beautiful and brave stories shared in this series...

I was overjoyed to learn that I was pregnant for the second time.  My first pregnancy ended with a premature baby in the NICU while I recovered from severe preeclampsia, so I spent this pregnancy praying for a different...

{Click image above for more posts in this series!} So, how’s the Spring Cleaning coming along for you?  Completely done…almost there…still working on it?  Don’t worry – I am too.  But if you are anything like me, the more you...

Oh pregnancy, a time when your body is constantly changing. Every day brings a new surprise. The miracle of life…..plus many gross things that happen along the way. Anyone who has ever had sex during pregnancy knows it is...

By now I'm sure you have heard all about subscription boxes - a monthly fee to get a fun little surprise in the mail.  The popularity of subscription boxes started out a few years ago with sample beauty boxes. ...

Second time moms are deemed “been there, done that” moms, because, well, we have already been there and done that when it comes to this whole pregnancy thing. However, as I make my way through my second pregnancy, I’m...

From preparing your home to preparing your hearts, there is certainly lots to do in the last few weeks before welcoming a new baby into your lives.  For me personally this was a more relaxed process the first time...

There's no secret here :: We LOVE 2840 at Dukessa! We met our newest contributors here back in January. They are the location of our next MOMS ONLY event :: Bloom : A Celebration of Motherhood and we couldn't...

Before reading my story, I think it’s important you know that it has a happy ending. As I am writing this, my happy ending is sleeping soundly beside me. And yet, it has taken me months to finally write...