Raising Awareness: Congenital Heart Defects
Inspiring stories are always hitting the FBB and FBG in-boxes. We started sharing Reader Success Stories so that we could keep the circle of inspiration going. It was only a matter of time before the...
View ArticleRaising Awareness: Children’s Cancer
Be thankful for your healthy kids and donate to a worthy cause! Credit: pocketwiley I try to never take my family or my health for granted. But every now and then I’m reminded of how lucky I am to have...
View ArticleTips for Life After the NICU (Although We Hope You Never Have to Use Them):...
Kim and her son. The monitors and wires can be so intimidating to new parents. This week on Fit Bottomed Mamas, we’re raising awareness of postpartum depression. In this two-part series, reader Kim O....
View ArticleMama Links: The Great Depression…Resources and Links!
With help, you may feel like splashing around again! Credit: D Sharon Pruitt When it comes to puns, nothing is off limits, depression included, so pardon that headline. Ahem. Moving on. This week we...
View ArticleWhen Being a New Mom Beats You Up and Wears You Down
These little things can turn your world upside down. Credit: Ginny Washburne We recently had an entire week dedicated to postpartum depression-related content. Jessica, who has shared her journey...
View ArticleYou Know You’re Trying to Get Pregnant When…
You know you're trying to get pregnant when you stock up on these when they go on sale! Credit: On the White Line Unless you’re one of the lucky ones who get knocked up just thinking about ovulating...
View ArticlePlanning for the Run for Her! Ovarian Cancer Run and Friendship Walk
My son, Nehe, and best friend, Jenny, at the run for her event last year. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. Ovarian cancer has a special place in my heart—one of my dearest friends’ mother...
View ArticleGet Smart About the Heart: Heart Attacks Happen to Women, Too
We recently did a piece for the American Heart Association on five fitness tips to keep your ticker healthy and happy, but we wanted to do even more. Because, ladies, heart attacks don’t just happen...
View ArticleChange the Cycle — and Win $100 for “Selling” Your Period
The following is a post sponsored by Change the Cycle. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Would you like to change your cycle? Your menstrual cycle, we mean. Would you, perhaps, like to sell...
View ArticleMama Links: Pink Links for Breast Cancer Awareness!
Be styling; support Breast Cancer Awareness. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here, and so too are the pink products you can buy in support! If you’re doing any shopping for the upcoming holidays or...
View ArticleHelp Your Manly Man Live Longer
We do so much in the Fit Bottomed World to encourage women and moms to be healthy. But we never forget about the dudes. I’m always telling my husband that I don’t want to live to be 100 without him,...
View ArticleThe Two That Got Away: Coping With Miscarriage
Once in a while, I get in a little funk. It’s a short-lived funk, and typically something — or even nothing — brings it to light. I am the mother of two miscarriages. I’m not sure what that means, or...
View ArticleHow You Can Shake, Share, Care — And Get Fit, Too!
This post brought to you by Tic Tac. For our sponsored post policy, click here. You guys know that we are totally into giving back. And we’re super into giving back in a way that encourages you to...
View ArticleAre You Suffering from Postpartum Depression?
Within a day of giving birth, I was filling out a postpartum depression screening form at the hospital. It asked how I was coping, if I was still seeing the bright side of things, and whether I was...
View ArticleGiving Back: How to Teach Kids to Give
When you have more than one child, it can seem like your day is filled with negotiations. You’re not only trying to get them to do what you need them to do — put on clothes, pee in the right places —...
View ArticleKeep Things Up, Up and Away — and More Poison Prevention Tips from Rosie Pope
When you have kids, particularly mobile kids, you become aware of all of the dangers in your house. Dressers are now capable of inflicting serious injury and must be tethered to walls. Stairs are...
View ArticleInfertility: The Private Struggle
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. Today’s post comes from Tessa Sarver, a friend of Jenn’s who also struggled with infertility. It’s National Infertility Awareness Week. Until...
View ArticleWould You Pass a Car Seat Safety Test?
Go check the last picture you took of your child in his or her car seat. Is he strapped in correctly? Would your car seat skills pass if there was a pop quiz? I have three young kids. I’m in my...
View ArticleTwo Bathtime Mistakes to Avoid
I’m super paranoid about bathtub safety. My oldest is 5 years old and only recently have I even felt comfortable stepping out of the room for a second to grab a towel — and I talk to her while I’m out...
View ArticleAn Ectopic Pregnancy Story That Might Save Your Life
Many women keep pregnancy loss to themselves. But it shouldn’t be a taboo subject as it can happen to anyone. Today, Carly Hussey shares her story of an ectopic pregnancy. Her story just might save...
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