Fear and exhaustion pressed in on all sides. I touched the soft, feathery fist curled around my index finger and tried not to panic. Riding home from the hospital and leaning on less than three hours of sleep, one thought spun again and again through the revolving door in my mind— We’re outnumbered, we’re outnumbered,
The Winston-Salem Walk for Life If you knew you had an opportunity to empower women to choose life for their children and impact future generations – would you take it? When you partner with The Pregnancy Network, you become a part of something bigger than yourself. Wondering what it looks like to get connected with
This week we continue our latest blog series by exploring another of the common difficulties experienced by new moms: postpartum recovery. Wikipedia gives us a pretty clean, straightforward definition of what “postpartum” is: The postpartum period begins immediately after childbirth as the mother’s body, including hormone levels and uterus size, returns to a non-pregnant state.
Risky is defined as “having the possibility of failure, danger, or loss.” Volunteering at The Pregnancy Network is risky. Quite the volunteer recruitment strategy, right? Come Volunteer at The Pregnancy Network and experience failure, danger, and loss like you never have before! There’s a reason I’m not a recruiter. But let’s be honest—diving headfirst into
My first baby was born in August. After that, I promised myself that in the future, I would plan to avoid being pregnant during the heat of summer. My second baby was born in July. Clearly, I’m not the best planner. Thankfully, there are a few simple ways to stay healthy and comfortable during a
Planned or unplanned, fatherhood can be daunting. But dads, we’re rooting for you. At the Pregnancy Network, we offer free Pregnancy 101 classes and Parenting 101 classes so you’ll feel at the top of your game when it’s time to welcome your son or daughter. On Your Team Pregnancy 101 is a group class that
If you think you may have an STD, you are not alone. The Center for Disease Control estimates that nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in America, half among young people ages 15–24. If you are sexually active, we recommend that you talk to your doctor about STD screening. It may
Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner which means one thing… splash pads are beginning to open! Today we’re sharing some of our favorite places in the Triad to take kids during the summer. Many are opening up Memorial Day Weekend, so grab some sunscreen, throw some snacks and towels in a bag, and
We recently polled women on what they feared or struggled with most as they stepped into the unknown territory of motherhood. In the first piece of our new blog series, A Bump In The Road: Facing The Fears of Motherhood, we’re sharing tips and resources to help with one of the most common fears we
To all the moms, Moms of children still at home or all grown up. Moms who have outlived a son or daughter, or moms of babies they never got to hold. Moms who have raised kids all on their own, or became a mom to someone who needed one. Or the ones who are longing
