Pregnancy + Birth Stories

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...

Today's series is composed of four women brought together by the most unfortunate circumstances. They all have one thing in common...Cytomegalovirus {CMV} has significantly changed their lives. However, their individual experiences resulting from this awful virus are vastly different. On this last day of...

I read an article years ago about making investments in your 20's and 30's, and these weren't investments of the financial nature - they were investments in people. It was a reminder to not forget to make deposits when...

As 2016 came to a close last December, I was feeling great. After a busy and tiring first semester, life at my job as a charter school administrator was hectic but starting to stabilize. My two-year-old son was becoming...

Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding are all amazing feats women accomplish with their bodies. To grow and birth an actual human and then provide that human with food that she makes herself are miracles that should be celebrated. And while...

Houston Moms Blog is excited to partner together with Bassett Baby Planning to bring you an inspirational new series... In this six-month series, each Houston Moms Blog contributor {as well as a few very special guest bloggers} will be sharing their personal...

Prior to this pregnancy, my husband and I had been trying to conceive for a little over a year and a half and had already experienced one miscarriage.  However, we started fertility again, and after going through IUI, we...

Infertility is something that affects so many women across the world.  It's such a tough subject and can be completely heart wrenching.  This Houston mom is opening up and sharing her infertility experiences while she's in the midst of...

  I am no stranger to self-image issues. As many teenage girls do, I went through my fair share of crying into dressing room mirrors when the swimsuit didn't look like it did on the model in the ad, or when the...

In 2020 the US maternal mortality rate was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is three times more than the rate in 10 other high-income countries studied. What’s more, this number has been on a steady rise for...