What eight years of motherhood teaches you

I’ve collected a few of the most important things I’ve learned since becoming a mom eight years ago. Don’t sweat what you can’t control, fix the things you can Breastfeeding will be much easier and more enjoyable if you prepare in advance. Read a book, take a class or both. Since many of our own mothers are from a non-nursing generation, it’s hard for us to find free help after the...

Diaper Changing Fun

I just received this video in an email forward… subject: Why Babies Have Mothers. It turned out to be one of my all-time favorite segments from America’s Funniest Videos....

Midwifery, midwives, what-have-ya's.

Local dad and BBG reader, Daniel Sparks, recently wrote this op-ed piece on midwifery. In layman’s terms, that’s midwives—or a person trained to assist women in childbirth. Check out his take on the benefits a midwife can offer. I also learned yesterday that Lexington Women’s Health now has three midwives on staff. Good news for Central Kentucky women seeking options in...

It's all in your perspective…

I admit, when my husband sent the link to this 20/20 segment as a possible blog topic, it was difficult for me to watch the video, let alone consider writing about it. But by the end of it, I realized the women were simply asking each of us to re-think our perspective on childbirth. I’m all about that. And, I’m living proof that when you minimize fear, you minimize pain. Watch for yourself and let me...

First baby born in the Bluegrass in 2009!

Welcome to Lexington’s first baby born in 2009 at 12:20 a.m.!! I wonder what is in store for the lucky parents and baby? I would like to imagine free diapers for a year or something else equally wonderful…. Baby in the Bluegrass will attempt to get an interview with first-time mom Mikki Johnson for the “Pregnant Pause” enewsletter. At least then we’ll know she got a free massage from...