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.
The Best Breastfeeding Snacks for Your Postpartum Body
Whether you’re preparing a postpartum recovery to-do list for yourself, or you’re putting together a new mom survival kit for a friend, be sure to add breastfeeding snacks to your shopping cart. Trust us when we say a nursing mother’s postpartum body relies on a whole lot of snacking. When I was pregnant with my […]
The 9 Best Maternity Underwear Options of 2022
I’m the kind of girl who loves any excuse to buy some new clothes. Whether it’s a family vacation or a nice dinner out, I’m bound to come up with some ill-conceived reason why nothing currently in my closet will work. Imagine my delight when I got pregnant and discovered that not only would I […]
Picking the Right Potty Training Seat for Your Child
Ahh, potty training – a frustrating yet necessary evil if you ever want to get your kid out of diapers. No matter how impossible the process might seem, though, it has to happen at some point or another. That’s why it’s essential to have the right tools on your side – like high-quality potty training […]
Should You Add an Arms Up Swaddle to Your Baby Registry Checklist?
Take any pre-baby parenting class, and the instructor will likely wax poetic about the benefits of swaddling your baby for sleep. While this is undoubtedly a trusted process, many babies don’t enjoy the suggested “arms across the chest” technique. That’s why companies such as Love to Dream invented the arms up swaddle. Now, I know […]
New Mom Books to Make You Laugh, Cry, and Feel Seen
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like you’re the only one going through a particular experience? Like when your little one has a raging tantrum in a restaurant, for example, and you feel like the worst mother in the world? If this sounds familiar, it’s time to stock your home library with some new mom books. Whether […]
The BEST Options for a Pregnancy Care Package Mama is Sure to Love
A smart human named Sia Cooper once said, “My goal is to appreciate my body for what it has done.” While that’s undoubtedly true, it’s not always easy to appreciate the side effects of pregnancy when you’re in the thick of them. That’s why every mom deserves a pregnancy care package. Whether it’s a postpartum […]
Pace Feeding Baby: Everything You Need to Know
Something I wasn’t expecting about becoming a nursing mother is the number of “rules” you have to follow. Along with guidelines about how often you should nurse and what position you should nurse in, there are also mandates about how you should give them a bottle! This is called “pace feeding” baby. I wrongly assumed […]
From Mind to Body: Learning to Look for Important Ovulation Day Symptoms
Walk into any sex education classroom, and you’re bound to leave feeling as though the only trick to getting pregnant is an unprotected roll in the hay. But most adults quickly discover that there’s more than just an absence of condoms and birth control to contend with when trying to conceive (TTC). Ovulation day symptoms, […]