Expecting Another Baby: 12 Reminders for Your Postpartum Self
by Amber
I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my fourth baby. The postpartum period is right around the corner and I have to remind myself what it looks like to embrace that short...
When Your Friend Suffers a Miscarriage
**Trigger warning: pregnancy loss and miscarriage** I vividly remember the first time one of my friends suffered a miscarriage. We were sitting across from each other having lunch and she...
What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
by Marielle
I felt a bit blindsided by motherhood. I’m just being honest. Judge if you will. But like I said… blindsided. As soon as I found out I was expecting, people started giving me advice....
What Not to Say to a Mom of One
by Kristin P.
This post was originally published in 2015 I have one child. It’s not by choice. I would have had more if my eggs had cooperated. Other moms have one child...
A Summer Guide to Natural Deodorant
Your summer guide to natural deodorant. I am a sweaty little human being – I run hot, and once I overheat it’s a runaway train of sweat and stink. So...
A Secondary Infertility Discussion with CCRM Fertility
Recently, we had the chance to sit down with Dr. Kohlmeier from CCRM Fertility for a secondary infertility discussion. It is our hope that this interview will be a source...
Infertility Awareness Week: We Never Stopped Trying
This April for National Infertility Awareness Week, we here at Twin Cities Mom Collective want you to know we see you. We see your struggles and triumphs; we see the...
3 Transition Day Tips for Stepparents
by Val Newbold
Is your family struggling to manage chaos caused by a custody agreement? You are not alone in dealing with these challenges. Let these 3 transition day tips for stepparents help...
Let’s Talk A Twin vs. Singleton Pregnancy
I found out in a dark ultrasound room at my very first nine-week appointment, with cool gel spread over my still mostly-flat stomach, my husband sitting in a chair near...
Ladies of the New Class of Motherhood
In 1999, I was just entering my final year of high school. Graduation was all my fellow classmates and I had on our minds. And The Sunscreen song. Baz Luhrmann...
Hosting a Baby Shower
After either attending or hosting around 20 baby showers in my lifetime, I have seen a wide variety in the baby shower game. You can get into the details by...
Being Grateful: Becoming a Stepmom, Before I Became a Mom
by Val Newbold
As a young child, I loved to pretend that I was a mom. I loved dressing up my dolls in cute, little outfits and combing the long, precious hair. I...
How to Help Someone Going Through Pregnancy Loss
As a birth doula, I have undoubtedly experienced pregnancy loss with clients and friends. You have likely experienced it yourself or are close to someone who will or who has...
Elowyn’s Birth Story
41 weeks and 2 days, it was a Monday. My spirits were shot and my mental health was struggling as I walked into Willow Birth Center still pregnant. My son...