Prenatal

You’re expecting a baby. Congratulations! Here you will find all sorts of great and useful information on all the exciting and sometimes overwhelming things that will help you prepare for your baby. You’ll find articles, videos and events on how to stay healthy during your pregnancy, choosing the right birth for you, decorating your nursery, must have baby gear, sex during pregnancy, how to better plan financially for the future, and more!

Using the Birth Ball in Labor

Among the many pain... read more

By: prenatalyogacenter, May 17, 2013
Filed Under: Healthy Living , Moms , Prenatal

Women, Fertility and a Healthy Pregnancy: Teleclass Re-cap

For those of you who missed this wonderful teleclass, presented by Aimee Raupp, acupuncturist, author and women’s health advocate, here is a link to the taped class. Did you know that Chinese Medicine refers to the female reproductive system as the richest place on earth? It’s the... read more

By: Jennifer Rojas, May 10, 2013
Filed Under: Healthy Living , Moms , Prenatal

Mother's Day Traditions

Mother's Day. The name says it all: "Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world." Although each country has its own traditions, here at Mommybites the... read more

By: Heather Ouida, May 2, 2013
Filed Under: Baby , Big Kid , Moms , Prenatal , Preschool , Toddler

Lean In Or Lean Out? Teleclass Re-Cap

For those of you who missed this wonderful teleclass, presented by Adelaide Lancaster, here is a link to the taped class and discussion on Lean in Or Lean Out: A Discussion on Sheryl Sandberg's Controversial book, "Lean In". Whether you work out of the home full or part-time or are at stay a... read more

By: Jennifer Rojas, April 25, 2013
Filed Under: Baby , Moms , Prenatal , Preschool , Toddler

Perineal Massage

I am often asked about the usefulness of perineal massage for expectant mothers. To be completely honest, I haven’t heard much feedback about it either way. I decided to investigate the question a bit more and see if there was any hard data on it. Let’s start at the very beginning to get... read more

By: prenatalyogacenter, April 17, 2013
Filed Under: Baby , Moms , Prenatal

Getting Your Pet Ready for Baby

Hello Moms! My name is Jenn Fadal, aka The Pack Mom, and my family includes: my husband, Cristan, my boisterous toddler, Sebastian, and my two canine boys Abe and Chico. Like you, my life is hectic. I thought that I was busy with just two dogs and a husband. Oh, how little I knew. Before... read more

By: Jenn Fadal, April 10, 2013
Filed Under: Baby , Dads , Moms , Prenatal

Mommybites Online

A few of you have asked how and why Mommybites decided to start online parenting classes. Below is a clip from an article about our online classes featured on Macaroni Kids that explains: For Mommybites co-founders, Laura Deutsch and Heather Ouida, it all started with a few simple questions:... read more

By: Heather Ouida, April 4, 2013
Filed Under: Baby , Big Kid , Dads , Grandparents , Moms , Nanny , Prenatal , Preschool , Toddler

Choose Your Care Provider Carefully and Early

For years I have had conversations with upset students about the care they are receiving from their providers. Usually this happens around 25 to 30 weeks into a pregnancy, when the student is seeing her care provider a little more often and starting to think more seriously about her upcoming... read more