Category: Pregnancy Lifestyle

Popular pregnancy podcasts

By Kristy Rodriguez

Podcasts are like having a BFF in your back pocket whenever you need to feel like someone gets you during the crazy-Mom-or-Mom-to-Be-experience. Am I right? I love the positive aspects of technology!! Here’s a quick list with hyperlinks to each one. Check them out and tune into the one/ones that...

How do you feel about being called a “Parennial?”

By Pregnancy Editors

Eighty-two percent of children born each year are born to millennial mothers. That’s five out of every six babies. And their parents — let’s call them “parennials” — are challenging all sorts of commonly held beliefs about the American family. Source: The Parennials Are Here – The New York Times

Bring more mindfulness to your pregnancy

By Kristy Rodriguez

I teach women mindfulness during pregnancy to reduce so many discomforts. Many of my clients have a fear of labor. These thoughts replay in their head, “Can I handle the pain? Will I be cut open? Will the nurses honor my birth plan?” If this sounds like you, take your...

Super safe mani + pedi during pregnancy options

By Kristy Rodriguez

When you get pregnant, you can become worried about things you were once carefree about, like what beauty products to use. Moms-to-be worry about the chemicals that can seep into the bloodstream when they swipe on nail polish. Thankfully the beauty industry has taken great strides towards non-toxic polish. Yes,...

How yoga can support you during pregnancy and motherhood

By Kristy Rodriguez

Yoga Mamas was born out of a deep seeded desire to share the teachings of yoga with a tribe we believe needs it the most – mothers. As Yoga Therapists, we are able to provide women with a holistic, authentic, educated approach to mamas & those to be, that is...

Stop overwhelm in its tracks!

By Kristy Rodriguez

I’ve been using the word “overwhelm” much too often over the last year. Do you feel overwhelmed often, too? I was recently listening to “You Are a Badass Every Day” on Audible by Jen Sincero. She has a series of “badass” books that I highly recommend! She mentioned overwhelm and how “our...

New mamas: Your vote matters. Vote!

By Pregnancy Editors

It’s no secret that the United States has one of the lowest voting rates in the world at 56% for Presidential election years. Unfortunately, the average for young people 18-29 is even lower at about 34% followed only by the next older tranche of folks 30-44. Voting has been an...

Style during pregnancy – It’s important to your mental health

By Randi Zinn

I’ve always been keen on my personal style. Not just because I like pretty things, but because it feels good to look good. How we feel on every level (our body, our mindset, our emotions – all of these parts of ourselves) works together. A funny thing can happen when...

Ali Wong’s Stand-Up the 30-something woman’s ‘What To Expect?’

By Pregnancy Editors

“Hard Knock Wife” is a comedic masterpiece,” says Leigh Blickley of HuffPost, “the goal of which is to air out all the evils of pregnancy and new motherhood. Following the success of her 2016 show “Baby Cobra,” a very pregnant Wong ― dressed in a tight cheetah-print dress, gold flats and bright...