Mama Lovejoy Top 8 Articles From 2016

by Mama Lovejoy // January 7, 2017 // No Comments

Ahh 2016… Mama Lovejoy had tears and laughs, sentimental moments and hot mess moments. Similarly, my family started off the year on a sad (but hopeful) note, announcing our second miscarriage… then we ended on a terrific note with the... Continue reading →

What I Didn’t Expect About Baby #2

by Mama Lovejoy // January 6, 2017 // No Comments

I have to confess, as I was getting close to the arrival of baby #2, I was a bit scared of what life with a toddler AND a baby would be like. Would my toddler daughter feel heart-broken, seeing my... Continue reading →

When A Rainbow Baby Is On The Way

by Mama Lovejoy // December 31, 2016 // No Comments

I can’t believe I’ve waited until now to let myself really start getting excited about having a baby—I’m already in third trimester. I only just joined an online group for expecting moms, and I’m only just publicly announcing my pregnancy. ... Continue reading →

When a Rainbow Baby Is On The Way

by Mama Lovejoy // July 30, 2016 // No Comments

What We Didn’t Tell You In Our Holiday Card

by Mama Lovejoy // January 2, 2016 // 1 Comment

In December, we sent out a holiday card. We shared some happy memories and included some smiley family pictures. We wished everyone well. And we meant it. But there were some things we didn’t tell you. I’m pregnant in those... Continue reading →

13 Ways to Prepare Your First Child For a New Baby

by Mama Lovejoy // November 20, 2015 // No Comments

“I feel like I’m cheating on my daughter” shared Becca, about the baby boy they’d soon welcome to their family. She worried that her daughter would feel left out, hurt, or less-loved when her son arrived. And she wasn’t... Continue reading →

Trying To Conceive

by Mama Lovejoy // October 31, 2015 // No Comments

When she was pregnant with her son, Jodee pressed a Doppler machine to her belly every single day, to check for a heartbeat. She felt fabulous and loved being pregnant, but she’d lost her first pregnancy. With her first pregnancy,... Continue reading →

The Surprising Truth I Realized About My Miscarriage

by Mama Lovejoy // September 17, 2015 // No Comments

For every four women who have healthy pregnancies, there’s one woman quietly suffering the loss of her pregnancy. I guess we know that—that’s why so many women wait to tell anyone they’re pregnant. Because, what if you’re the one? Who... Continue reading →

Seven things I wish someone had told me when I was pregnant

by Mama Lovejoy // January 15, 2015 // No Comments

Congrats, if you’re an expecting parent! Pregnancy is such an exciting time, but it’s also overwhelming sifting through all of your options for baby stuff and trying to get everything ready. And for most of us, we have no idea... Continue reading →