Pregnancy, Fertility & Adoption

Sipping tea and eating petit fours is a lovely way to spend a baby shower, but it's not very exciting. If the baby showers you've been to lately have blended together in your memory as quiet affairs spent making...

Traditionally, diapers are a dirty business. There’s the obvious stink factor, of course, (how does such a tiny human produce so much poop?!) but there’s another “dirty” side to diapers that most of us don’t think about until we’re...

Trigger warning: miscarriage and stillbirth. I am blessed to be 20 weeks pregnant with my third pregnancy. But as I sit here and type this, I simultaneously feel kicks and feel very disconnected. My first pregnancy was lost a few days...

Calling All New and Expecting Moms! We couldn’t be happier that Bloom, a celebration of all things motherhood, is back! We are so excited to host our fourth annual BLOOM event online this year, so you can have access to...

I have a lot of friends who believe that social media is a waste of time. I often agree with them. There are times I get sucked into reading about non-sense when I could be doing something more productive....

Calling All New and Expecting Moms! We couldn’t be happier that Bloom, a celebration of all things motherhood, is back for the 8th year! We are so excited to host our 8th annual BLOOM event this year, with our coveted...

Editor's Note: Erena Shimoda, our guest contributor for today, specializes in underwater photography and takes her services to a whole new level, working with clients who are cancer survivors and have overcome other significant obstacles in their lives. Her...

Thank You for Joining 2020 Bloom! Our 4th annual and first-ever virtual Bloom event was a HUGE success this year! We couldn’t be happier that we got to celebrate all things motherhood with so many new and expecting moms. The...

Dear C-Section Scar, I’ll admit when I found out at 36 weeks pregnant I was going to need you that I left the doctor's office in tears and sat crying in my car. How bad would you hurt? What was...

Indigenous Peoples' Day, celebrated on the second Monday in October, offers a meaningful opportunity to honor and acknowledge Indigenous peoples' history, culture, and contributions. When considering how kids' yoga can be integrated into the recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, several connections...