Parenting > Pregnancy & Childbirth

Bernard highlights the series in A Man’s Plight 3 where he learns that he’s becoming a father. While he’s excited about having his first child, his manager at work isn’t too happy about him taking paternity leave for weeks at a time. While maternity leave is discussed at great length, paternity leave isn’t. The pressures of men to stay in the workplace after their significant other has a child is a growing concern. Statistically the majority of big corporations don’t offer paternity leave. Bernard deals with the emotional toll of work, having a child, taking time off and the impact it has on him with his career. This is the reality of so many men in today’s world. What happens with Berna ...

Brenda is a young, pregnant woman who is in her most exciting time of her life. Brenda and her husband are having a baby girl and the journey through pregnancy is shared from finding out to having birth. Brenda pens her ups, downs, struggles of pregnancy all while preparing for motherhood mentally, physically, and emotionally. It isn’t until after she has her daughter that she experiences what so many women in this world go through….postpartum depression. While this can happen before and during pregnancy, it’s a topic that isn’t discussed enough in today’s world and Brenda shares her experience and how she got through it. The start to a series of social issues women face, postpartum depr ...

Lisa is pregnant and having her first child. While this should be the most exciting time of her life, it unfortunately isn’t. She’s sharing her journey not just through pregnancy but of her journey to get maternity leave, have enough time to spend with her newborn child, figure out her finances and start her journey as a mother. Her time is spent more of how much time she will have off and will have to make a big decision when it comes time to return back to the work world. Maternity leave is imperative to a woman, her needs and the United States is one of the worst nations in the world in regards to this. This story delves deep into this, how other countries are ahead of this and how ch ...

Motherhood is a stage in a woman's life which comes with lots of responsibilitis and a sense of satisfaction, the first step to becoming a good mother is appreciating and being thankful for getting pregnant and also having the priceless gift of a baby. Daily Gratitude is a 110 page journal/guide which will help you in appreciating every moment as you watch your baby grow. It is a beautiful gift for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and aspiring mothers, get a copy for that lady you cherish now.

From the creator of GoB+ (Go Be Positive) how to retrain your brain. Brings you the day dreaming workbook. Designed to help you daydream of all the wonderful things that are to come with your bundle of joy. To layout a path to parent preparation. While bringing attention to the positive side of what can otherwise be a stressful process. With kids you learn to expect the unexpected, but plan to keep the endless concerns in check. Having a strategy for navigating can help soothe anxiety. If you thought through some of the concerns in advance you traverse it with confidence. Which allows you to bask in the joy of parenting. You won't have to wonder will I be a good parent because you can ...

As a birth doula and childbirth educator that focuses primarily on unmedicated births, I love learning, reading, and sharing information with families in preparation for welcoming a new family member. The Family Companion Booklet is a collection of handout-style informational pages to help make navigating some of the information surrounding the season of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum a little easier on families. In addition, you will find a few worksheets and prompts you may use to help you plan, prepare, and navigate options. Finding information, sifting through books, websites, blogs, medical journals, and studies is overwhelming. It is the purpose of this book to make it a lit ...

This book is meant to be used as a daily journal to record every day changes as well as a memory book. Record your feelings, milestones, and thoughts from the very beginning of this special journey. Include photos and memorabilia to help keep this special time fresh in your mind. Your child grows at warp speed, and with time memory fades. Using this book will help you to remember and one day share with your child how very special this time was when they entered your world.

Nurturing our relationship with our children is the heart and soul of consciously parenting. Nurturing relationships, once they are established, is really an art. It is about remembering that our children’s need for connection is a primary factor in most of their behavior. It is about recognizing that, in every parenting situation, we have choices about how we respond to our children and their behaviors. It is about seeing every parenting situation as an opportunity to create connection or disconnection. It is about looking at our everyday parenting situations and beginning to see how we can choose connection. It is also about being able to admit when something didn’t go as planned, to f ...

Welcome to the world of endless diaper changes, late nights and more love than your heart's ever held before. The realities of motherhood are clear right away; you will forever be needed and loved. A beautiful privilege! Praise the Lord! It is, however no secret that all that needing and loving can weigh a whole lot at times, and in the busy day-to-day, its hard for a mama to find a place to lay down her load. This is that place. Spend just a few quick minutes each day, recording the day's wins & losses, things you simply cannot forget, and your feelings in general. Write a small note to your baby. Record your birth story! The prompts are simple and consistent, easy to follow and exc ...