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...
When I think back to the moment I first heard about Cytomegalovirus, I still get chills down my spine. It was January 31, 2014, and my beautiful baby girl had only been born for one hour. I was still...
Jana's Story
I was nine days past my due date and so ready to have my baby. Family members were calling multiple times a day by this point to check if there were any updates. I really wanted to go...
I had just attended my first midwife visit at The Addice birth center in January before the world went to chaos with COVID. Having made the decision to use a birth center with my second pregnancy {I had already...
After reading what felt like all of the pregnancy books and googling oh-so-many hospital bag checklists, I decided I'd share a bit of my experience from the only hospital bag I've had to pack recently. As usual, I went a...
Although miscarriage is becoming less stigmatized to talk about, we still have no idea how to handle it. It's a form of loss and grief that somehow seems less legitimate sometimes. But that doesn’t make it any less painful....
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...
Welcome to Bump Diaries – a pregnancy series on Houston Moms Blog! Becky Kiser 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 Fear
For some, it’s snakes or spiders. For others, it’s heights, flying, or enclosed spaces.
For me, it was pregnant bellies and childbirth.
The idea of touching a friend or relative’s bump did not fill me with warmth and wonder.
It made...
Houston Moms Blog, in partnership with our parent site City Moms Blog Network, is thrilled to announce that we will once again be hosting Bloom :: An Event for New & Expecting Moms for the THIRD year in a row! Title sponsored by...
Houston Guides + Resources
Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (May 17-19)
May brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
