Claire and the bump's blog

The Nursery?

When you think of the Nursery - what comes to mind?

Pottery Barn Cribs? Murals? Renovations? Or hitting MLS to start looking for a new home?

It’s amazing where your imagination can lead ~ we found ourselves completely overwhelmed with ideas (and realities) of where to put the new little bundle…  read more »

Choosing your 'team'

I came across a great article on Today’s Parent Building a Dream Team  read more »

Decisions, decisions...

Ok; So you have all the books and you’ve signed up for all the emails and alerts… Now - it’s time to dive into all the information and make some sense of it all!  read more »

Keeping new Dads in the loop

There’s so many great ways to share all this new found information/research with your partner…  read more »

Best books for moms-to-be

It’s time to hit the books!

With all the information out there – sometimes it can help to curl up with a good old fashioned book.  read more »

Four wheels or Three | What kind of stroller are you?

Ok – I’ll admit it (now that we have safely agreed upon and purchased our stroller) I got caught up in all the stroller mania and excitement.

We new mothers come by it honestly…because there are countless decisions to make; it’s sometimes easier to just mimic your friends (or follow the latest trend on the streets).  read more »

The Business of Being Born | The Documentary

A friend recommended this film to me; and (like any good friend should) she didn’t say much more then you must ‘see this for yourself’…

She left me to decipher the message(s) for myself, to enjoy, absorb and ultimately craft my own personal reflections.

Wow!  read more »

A little on the Stressful side...

It’s true – Pregnancy can be exhausting, overwhelming and even (yes this is normal) stressful. But here’s the catch; everyone has “stress” in their daily lives (and being pregnant on top of it all can be daunting). The “S” word is unfortunately unavoidable (especially with all the changing hormones rushing through our bodies).  read more »

What's in a name?

Think it’s too early to start picking Baby names? Think again… this is one decision that is best made over time (and started nice and early).  read more »

Best websites for moms-to-be

Okay, we can all relate to this one: ‘Pretending’ to be working away on a monthly report at work (or other such important documents) – whilst madly surfing the web for anything pregnancy related  read more »

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