This post is sponsored by Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Three words mama: Count your kicks. It was around Christmas and I was 37 weeks pregnant, uncomfortable and anxious to meet my baby girl. It was hard to ignore her active movements,...
Determine your baby's gender earlier! This post is sponsored by Heartland Women's Healthcare.    With my first pregnancy, my husband and I learned that we were having a boy during a regular 20-week ultrasound. But as it is for so many moms,...
I've been working in health care since I was nineteen years old. I've seen a lot of things. But sometimes seeing things cannot prepare you for the experience of those same things in your own life. Coming up at...
A mother’s instinct kicks in as soon as those pink lines show up on the third pregnancy test she takes (to be sure the first two were right). As soon as I knew I was pregnant, I slipped stealthily...
Let’s explore postpartum sex and what it means to a new mom.   Picture this … You are six weeks postpartum from a vaginal delivery. You had a second-degree tear, and your stitches haven’t fully dissolved. You are using a peri-bottle when...
This post was originally run in April, 2019 in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week.   I am blessed. I have people in my life that call me Mommy. I have known the surge of amazement and gratitude when a child...
  Why would a kid ever need to go to a chiropractor?  Isn't my baby too small to be adjusted?  What age should a child see a chiropractor? All of these are very valid questions and are among the more popular internet searches...
Heritage Consulting STL understands that every mom needs support and encouragement.     This year is starting off with so many exciting new things on the horizon, and I am ecstatic to share all of it with you! But first, a little...
As soon as you got that Big Fat Positive pregnancy test, how many of you started scouring baby websites for the perfect nursery must-haves and watching for deals on baby gear?  That's great, but how many of you actively...
Pregnancy grief is real, there's no shame in facing your emotions.   I’ll call it blissful ignorance. I was so happy to be unexpectedly pregnant for the second time and in a state of shock and awe for weeks after discovering...

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Local mom boss Chelsea Theodoropoulos has a heart to empower local women through her work as the local owner of Burn Boot Camp. Chelsea...