Kristen Bergeron is a freelance writer from Florida. In addition to writing, she is a wife, mother of two beautiful girls, Hadley and Scarlett, and a part-time photographer. After overcoming infertility and having two successful IVF cycles, she’s made it a personal goal to help educate men and women on the realities of fertility struggles. She is passionate about supporting fellow women who are trying to navigate the complicated world of conception, pregnancy, and learning to be the best mothers we can be.
Choosing the Perfect Going Home Outfit for Mom and Baby
Have you seen those picture-perfect photos of new moms cradling their newborn after birth, looking like they’ve just stepped out of the salon? Or the Kate Middleton’s of the world who jaunt out the hospital’s front door in a going home outfit that rivals something from a magazine? Here’s what I have to say: more […]
How to Support Your Postpartum Belly
As a young, naive girl, I assumed that the belly disappears and returns to normal once you have a baby. Imagine my surprise when the first of my friends popped out a beautiful baby girl, and her postpartum belly closely resembled a 6-months pregnant belly (which is TOTALLY normal, btw). Here’s the thing they don’t […]
Implantation Cramps 101: What Do They Feel Like and Why Do We Get Them?
While you were preparing for pregnancy and researching any unusual early pregnancy signs to look out for, I have a sneaking suspicion you didn’t think to research the side effects of implantation – like implantation cramps, for example. That is, unless you have a slight case of health anxiety like me and research every strange […]
Why Aren’t We Talking About Post-Weaning Depression More?
For the first fourteen months of my daughter’s life, we shared a picture-perfect nursing relationship. She latched well, ate well, and, eventually, weaned well. With such a great experience behind us, I felt proud of our breastfeeding journey. But that’s also exactly when the post-weaning depression kicked in. A couple of weeks after weaning entirely, […]
Progesterone and Pregnancy: How Does One Affect the Other?
As we begin fertility testing and start examining our infertility treatment options, we’re likely to confront a kaleidoscope of new jargon, acronyms, and subject matters. Information on how progesterone and pregnancy go together is sure to be one of these things. It’s funny to think back to my first experiences with infertility. While I understood […]
Coming to Terms with the Highs and Lows of a Rainbow Baby Pregnancy
The effervescent Dolly Parton once said, “If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.” While she probably wasn’t thinking about having a baby after a miscarriage or loss when she said this, it’s incredible how much the quote applies to a rainbow baby pregnancy. Becoming pregnant with a rainbow baby […]
Drinking While Trying to Conceive: Should You Do It?
There are so many jokes floating around about mom wine culture, and it’s no different for fertility. Tracking fertility and hoping to get pregnant are incredibly stressful, and many of us love to enjoy a glass of wine or a margarita to help take the edge off. But when trying to conceive, many women worry […]
The Basal Body Temperature Method: Can it Help You Get Pregnant Naturally?
While old wives’ tales about conception have a certain amount of intrigue, the one thing they don’t always offer is reliability. If you want to improve your chances of getting pregnant naturally, it’s best to rely on trusted techniques, such as the basal body temperature method. Sure, there are tons of modern fertility tracking methods […]