by Margarita Valbuena | Mar 8, 2016 | Childbirth, Community, Family, women
In the spirit of today – International Women’s Day, Dia de la Mujer – I want to tell you a story about two incredible women, the Victorias. Every summer, for the first 14 years of my life, I traveled to Colombia with my parents and brothers to be with our...
by Margarita Valbuena | Dec 8, 2015 | Family, parenting, Postpartum, Self-Care
It’s the holidays and your family wants to meet the new baby! The same new baby that was born just a couple weeks ago, or a few months ago, and you’ve only left the house a handful of times because diapers! milk! weather! carseat! baby sling! ahh! You are tired,...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Nov 27, 2015 | Community, expectations, Family, parenting, Postpartum, Self-Care
Feed, change diapers, snuggle. This is a day in the life of mothers of newborns. This sounds simple, but it is usually done on no sleep, and with zero time for personal space. I am a big fan of my personal space, and though I love my kids and absolutely love the...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Nov 15, 2015 | expectations, Family, Pregnancy, Self-Care
With my first pregnancy, all I could think about was the little baby that was growing and developing inside of me. It was easy to get caught up in the excitement and anticipation of what he would look like, what his character would be, how we would raise him. I spent...
by Margarita Valbuena | Nov 9, 2015 | expectations, Family, parenting, Self-Care
I started writing this a few months ago, shortly before we moved from one apartment to another within the same city but between vastly different neighborhoods. But I’ve come back to it now because I feel like I’ve worked through some of what I couldn’t quite...
by Margarita Valbuena | Oct 18, 2015 | developmental shifts, expectations, Family, parenting
I had grand ideas about my hypothetical children before I ever met them. I had dedicated the first 12 years of my adult life to a career working with and supporting children and families. I understood kids. I especially understood the kids that gave most adults a hard...
