Pregnancy + Birth Stories

We are super excited to announce our very own advice column...SOS Becky! Think Dear Abby, but specifically geared for you lovely readers of Houston Moms Blog! We all need help. This is why so many of us love the write in section of...

Right here, right now, there is a bit of a Baby Boom going on at HMB.  On our team alone, there are FOUR mamas currently expecting and several more who are hoping to be within the next few months.  So you...

When I found out we were pregnant, it was completely surreal and a little hard to believe. I felt the same, I looked the same, and knowing a human was growing inside of me seemed more sci-fi than reality....

Having a baby is cause for joy and celebration, but for women who suffer from postpartum depression, they must find ways to feel loved and protected in addition to any medical treatment that is required. The Happiest Day The day my...

Now, I don't like to brag or anything, but after we took the childbirth class at the hospital, before we had our first kid, I was an EXPERT on breastfeeding. I was a little miffed that they didn't hand...

CMV is an abbreviation for Cytomegalovirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control {CDC}, Cytomegalovirus is :: One of the herpes viruses; this group of viruses includes the herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus (which causes chickenpox and shingles), and Epstein-Barr virus...

Sometimes getting pregnant takes longer than one would like.  If you ask me, it's totally unfair.  Once you're ready, you shouldn't have to wait more than a couple cycles.  But if you've been trying for more than just a...

Tully, a newly released film starring Charlize Theron, has generated a lot of buzz and controversy surrounding early motherhood and mental health. The plot centers on third time mom Marlo, and chronicles her story from her 9th month of...

So you found out you're pregnant! Congratulations! However it came to be, pregnancy is a magical time. You form this special connection with the growing baby inside you that nothing else will ever compare to. As I am sure...

Breonna's Story Baby fever. That feeling that comes over some women at some random point in their lives when they sit back and think, "Good gracious I need a baby in my life.” Cute babies are suddenly everywhere you look.  At...