40+ pregnancy discusses high-risk pregnancy for women over 40. All the surprises, and the emotional and physical ups and downs. What does a woman in the high-risk category need to think about on her journey through 40+ pregnancy and motherhood? For an experienced mother, what is it like to navigate the motherhood stage of pregnancy again after many years?
When an experienced mom in her 40s is expecting another baby after a decade, this is how she can celebrate and prepare with a “age gap” third baby shower. Baby Sprinkle? No, thank you. Your surprise age gap baby deserves to be celebrated with a baby shower, no baby “sprinkling” here. We are showering your …
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When you first lay eyes on your beautiful sweet baby and she falls asleep in your arms, it is a blissful moment that you want to last forever. Then that sweet love turns into a monster and wails her head off and you have no idea what you did or what to do!!! “How to …
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Say What? Time to learn how to be a mom again? What are you talking about? I’ve been a mom for 15 years. Yes, but you are about to start again from scratch as a mom of a new baby, and you don’t remember all the minute details. That’s okay, you are allowed to forget …
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The top 10 reasons parents should get Amazon Prime & Amazon Family (at least for the first few months of their baby’s life). This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click here for my disclosure policy. Your baby is brand new and just came home. Baby is vulnerable to germs and mom is in …
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At the age of 41, I was a mother of two pre-teen daughters, both in middle school. As most moms of children over ten will tell you, I had experienced the sweet taste of freedom! I saw the “Light at the end of the Tunnel.” My girls were finally old enough to be home by …
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In this Joy in Chaos podcast episode, “Let’s Talk – The Advantages of Starting Over with a New Baby after a Decade” we have “The Talk” about what it’s really like Starting Over and having a third child at 40 years old. We talk about how for many couples it’s an opportunity for a do-over, and …
What is the 4th Trimester? It is the period of the first three months of a newborn baby’s development outside the womb. Babies are essentially born 3 months too soon so that they would fit through the mothers birth canal. But they are not developmentally ready for the world. Busy? Have a listen to the …
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What is God’s perfect timing about? When my husband turned 45 God gave us the surprise of our lives. That perfect birthday gift was our 3rd child. Our daughters were 10 and 12. Diapers were long behind us. Growing independence in our children was a daily growth process, a convenience, and a treat. I was …
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You are planning for a new baby! Congratulations!! Now you might be starting to think about all the dirty diapers that are coming your way. Hundreds of them actually. Well actually, it will more like thousands of diaper changes from birth until your child is ready to move onto the porcelain throne. But let’s not dwell …
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9 benefits to not finding out the gender of your baby and keeping your baby’s gender a surprise! So you’re pregnant, and not finding out the gender of your baby sounds exciting to you. But you are feeling society’s (and your mom’s) pressure to find out the sex of your expectant baby. Everyone wants to …
