After a less than ideal fertile window, where I came down with a cold and thought ‘no way did I ovulate this week.’ I started to feel funny. I was craving sugar and kept feeling dull cramps days before my period was even due. I don’t get cramps before my period, I really don’t have…
Why Cardio is Essential for Moms
I know you’ve probably watched hundreds of instagram reels, Youtube videos, swipe videos, and ad breaks touting how you don’t need cardio, cardio is making you fat, and cardio is ruining your gains. Allow me to present the argument that not only is doing cardiovascular activity important but cardio is ESSENTIAL for Moms. That’s right…
9 Ways for Mom to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
I don’t know about you but everything deteriorates when I don’t sleep well. I know there are some unicorns out there (like my husband and my son apparently) who don’t need a ton of sleep and wake up energized and ready to take on the day. But I truly need 8 hours of sleep (preferably…
Sleep Training in Real Life – How Rigel Learned to Sleep
So you had your baby and now you’re hearing that you need to sleep train. That it’s paramount that you get that fresh baby on a sleep schedule, if you and baby ever want to be happy and healthy. You went out and bought all the courses, TakingCaraBabies, Moms on Call, you hired a baby…
Things to Do with Your Toddler on Valentine’s Day
My Mom used to make a big deal about holidays for me and it’s something that I’ve tried to continue with Rigel. I remember her always getting me little Valentine’s gifts and doing crafts with me. I’m pretty sure most of my stuffed animal collection were given to be by her for Valentine’s Day so…
Fitness App Comparison: iFit vs Peloton
It’s that time of year again when everyone wants to try to get in shape. There are so many fitness apps out now! I mean you long time readers know because I’ve reviewed a lot of them! This app review is going to be a little different because it involves DIYing a Peloton experience with…
How I Finally Conquered My Pile of Laundry
A month ago I got fed up! I had tripped over the pile of laundry sitting on our bedroom floor waiting to be folder for the last time so I went on a mission to figure out a way to stay on top of the laundry that didn’t involve telling my family that they could…
Five Ways You’re Already Close to Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
At the close of every year we all start thinking about all the things we wish we did, we could do, or want to do. We resolve to do these things in the New Year. Inevitably we give up on our resolutions. Some of us within days of making them, some of us hold strong…
It’s Your Body: My Experience Using Cytotec to Complete a Miscarriage
*TRIGGER WARNING* The following is a discussion of pregnancy loss and complications. In a perfect world we’d never have to discuss the possibility of miscarriage or the need for medical interventions to complete miscarriages. But we live in a fallen world and positive pregnancy tests don’t always result in bouncing babies. Between 15-25% of pregnancies…
Do You Really Need All Those Supplements? What I Currently Take
Have you ever really looked at the supplement facts on the back of your favorite supplements? I never really used to focus on the dosage of individual nutrients in supplements until I got thyroid dysfunction. Then I started looking at the back of all the things I was taking, and I had questions. Like why…