Creating a baby registrly for your first baby can feel so overwhelming! I remember asking every mom I knew what their must-have baby items were, many of them I’ve included in this list as they are now my favorite baby products! Some products recommended to me though I’ve found are not worth the money.

“Help!” I cried on several parenting Facebook groups. “I need to supplement my breastmilk with formula cus I’m not producing enough!” The response was overwhelming. Over 200 moms reached out with advice and voted on my best tasting formula for breastfed babies poll.

More than ever, Americans are afraid for their health. With Covid looming over our heads and Christmas on the horizon, 2020 is the perfect year to give gifts for people trying to get healthy. Whether you are the health nut or you’re looking for the best gifts for healthy friends, this massive list of healthy gift ideas for anyone’s budget is the perfect resource for your Christmas shopping list. And since most likely you don’t want to go into a physical store, I’ve picked only the best healthy gifts you can buy on Amazon.

Amazon Prime Day 2020 is coming up on October 13-14th! This is a great time to save on baby toys for Christmas and even everyday baby items like diapers. As an Amazon Affiliate, I get early access to see these deals and I’ve bookmarked quite a few for myself. Another parent with a 8 month old asked me if I could let her know what those items were so I figured I would share them here for you, too! Not all of these are for Amazon Prime Day 2020. Some are current deals that are currently happening and I’ve marked what their end dates are. If you don’t see a date, it’s during Amazon Prime Days.

About 5 years ago I experienced what I thought was a heart attack.

I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to teach a course for MarketingProfs on top of my full time job. And the anxiety and stress unleashed itself as a sharp pain in my chest! Except it wasn’t a heart attack. After years of research, I believe it was a esophagus spasm.

After that scary day I began experiencing a host of digestion issues. It manifested itself like heartburn initially, then a pain near my stomach on my left side, it slowly crawled up my throat as it felt like someone was constantly squeezing my neck.

I’ve never been a Girl Scout but I definitely hold to the motto “Always Be Prepared”. I read dozens of articles on what to bring to the hospital, birthing bag checklists and natural hospital birthing books.  I had everything (I thought) packed neatly in this beautiful diaper bag (that doubled as my hospital bag).

An unmedicated vaginal birth is like running a marathon. You have to train for it.

I spent a good portion of my 9 months of pregnancy reading books, doing exercises, eating healthy and preparing mentally for what some would say is the ‘worst pain you’ll ever experience’. Of course, my fear wasn’t the pain but the uncertainty that I wouldn’t get the natural hospital birth I wanted.

Today’s medical professionals often make birth worse than what it should be (IMO). It takes awareness, knowledge and a strong will if you want to have a natural hospital birth. But it is so WORTH IT in the end.