Hey Ladies! I just wanted to let you all know we had a girl on February 6th! Her and I had absolutely no complications and we are both completely healthy! I've decided not to share my birth story with anyone outside of a really close knit support system. Just know nothing is wrong and nothing went wrong. It's just too raw of a story and I've decided it is best not to share. I would totally handle a pregnancy as I did again with no doctors or midwives, just eating well and taking care of myself. ...

Healthy fats in pregnancy are good for baby's brain. Skip low fat things and go full fat in things like yogurt. Plain yogurt has calcium, protein and probiotics which help balance the bacteria in our guts and vaginas (which helps keep yeast infections at bay). You can also go for good fats in things like real butter, olive oil and coconut oil. I make my own salad dressing for cheap with olive oil and vinegar (red, balsamic, white wine) as a base and add other things to make tasty. I always cook ...

The majority of cases of preterm labor happens to African-American moms and low income familes. My passion is to help moms learn and get good nutrition even though we may not always be able to afford high quality food. Higher quality food is always optimal like organic and non-GMO but you can still eat relatively healthy when you can't always afford it. I try to share some tips on here about ideas on how to eat well on a low income. I hope it helps some of you ladies.

Want an easy way to get a lot of vitamins and nutrients from food? If you have a blender, put some of that food in a smoothie. We buy bags of baby spinach from the grocery store and lots of bananas that I cut and put in sandwhich bags to freeze. You can buy frozen fruit or you can buy whatever is cheapest and in season and freeze it yourself for later use. We enjoy cold smoothies so I freeze the fruit, just not the spinach.

Protein is so important to get in our pregnancies, especially as you are approaching the second trimester. Our bodies need about 70-100 mg a day. Meat is not cheap. Here are some other inexpensive ways to add protein throughout your day: beans, lentils, eggs, yogurt, natural cheese, peanut butter, nuts. I've even tried beef liver this pregnancy and me and my family love it chopped and added to a bean and lentil soup which is super cheap to make.

Can't believe I'm in the 38th week. This is surreal! No doctors, no midwives, no tests! Just me and my baby learning each other as we go.

37 weeks feels awesome!

Am I the only one who skipped Day 2 on the challenge? Y'all don't need to know about my hubby! hahaha! I thought that one was interesting. :)

DAY 3: How did I find out I was pregnant?
My period was late and then it was irregular. I knew I was but I took a test to confirm the inevitable. The next time I will just trust my instincts and let time confirm them. I really didn't need to take the test since I'm pretty in tune with my body and my journey has taught me the art of patience when it comes to pregnancy and birth. :)

When you have a husband who isn't too embarrassed to say to his friends or co-workers "let me check to see if that's ok with my wife" on his own volition, that's truly something to be grateful for. :)