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What Your Providers Think When You’re in Labor with CNM Juli Pyle – Episode 189

PUBLISHED: May 1, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

What are your providers thinking about when you're in labor? When a tiktok went viral about what bugged labor nurses, the labor community went wild Continue Reading

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Gifts for 18 Year Old Boys

PUBLISHED: April 30, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

These birthday gifts, Christmas presents, or special occasion gifts for 18-year-old boys are going to set them on a path for adulthood. They Continue Reading

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7 Layer Brownies in the Dutch Oven

PUBLISHED: April 29, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

I know when I think of dutch oven cooking I tend to think of slow cooking items.  Mostly savory foods that often have dirt in them (thank you 4th Continue Reading

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Sore Throat During Pregnancy — Is it Strep Throat?

PUBLISHED: April 28, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

If you have a sore throat during pregnancy, you might wonder what's the cause? How can you tell if it's bacterial (that needs to see a doctor), just Continue Reading

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Alternatives to Audible: Why is Audible so expensive?

PUBLISHED: April 28, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

What to do when your audiobook habit is too expensive?  Why IS Audible so expensive? Here are some Audible alternatives.  Some of Continue Reading

Best gifts for a pregnant woman.

Gifts for Pregnant Women: Friends, wives, moms for birthdays, Christmas or holidays — they’ll love them!

PUBLISHED: April 27, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

These birthday (or any-time) gifts for pregnant women are great, they include great gifts for first-time moms (or second, or third).  I even have some Continue Reading

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30 Gifts for a Pregnant Friend That Are NOT for Baby

PUBLISHED: April 27, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

Do you have a pregnant woman in your life that you'd like to give a gift to but not make it all about the baby?  Everyone else is getting them Continue Reading

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How to Clean Tile Floors

PUBLISHED: April 26, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

How to clean tile floors with vinegar and baking soda. Cleaning tile floors can be HARD.  The grout.  So confusing.  This post will Continue Reading

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Mormon Baptisms: What happens at an LDS baptism?

PUBLISHED: April 25, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

Mormon baptisms are different (and also similar) to any other Christian baptism you may attend. Here's what happens at a Mormon baptism - including Continue Reading

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Cervical Check During Pregnancy: The 36 week check

PUBLISHED: April 25, 2023 | By Hilary Erickson

Cervical exams during pregnancy have changed over the years.  Today we're going to discuss routine examinations at 36 weeks.  Why they have Continue Reading

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