Top 10 Things You Actually NEED For Your Newborn

Now that I've been a mom for over 5 months, a bunch of my family and friends who are now pregnant are messaging me asking what they should actually spend the money to purchase for their new bundle.  I...

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Watermelon Lime Mint Juice

Who's LOVING all of the amazing watermelon right now!?!  I've always been a bit of a watermelon addict ever since I was a little girl.  I still have super fond memories of scarfing down slice after slice of that...

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My Transition Back to Work

I can't believe that A was born almost 3 months ago!  WHERE did the time go? As planned, I'm heading back to work on a VERY part-time basis starting the first week of July at Insight Naturopathic Clinic on Mondays. And...

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Top 10 Things to Pack in Your Hospital Bag

It turns out that I "lied" in my previous blog post about my maternity leave dates.  Our little potato had other plans when it came to his birthday and instead of the end of April, he thought that the...

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Maternity Leave

My plan is to have my last day of work on Thurs Apr 18, just before the long weekend.  So this means that I only have just over a month left at work! I wanted to take this time to encourage...

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Blueberry Spelt Pancakes Recipe

I have a few "favourite" cookbooks that seem to stay permanently off the bookshelf, and one of them is Joy McCarthy's Joyous Health. I'm also 30 weeks pregnant this week, and I've been having MAJOR cravings for pancakes.  So here...

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Happy New Year and cheers to a great start to 2019! A Personal Announcement! In case I haven't seen you in a while, I have a bit of exciting news to share.  Jeff and I are expecting a baby in April! ...

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TW: My Big News!

Trigger warning . . . I wanted to share some news with all of you. Our FET (frozen embryo transfer) was successful and I'm pregnant! I've been very open and transparent about my fertility journey with family, friends and patients for several reasons: I firmly...

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Vitamin D and Fertility

Vitamin D is one of the blood tests that I always recommend for my fertility patients. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is officially known as cholecalciferol but is better known as the sunshine vitamin.  When your'e exposed to sun, vitamin...

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Hazelnut Milk

I love making things at home that can be EASILY made so that I know exactly what goes into it.  Nut milk is one of those things that's super easy to pick up when you're at the grocery store. ...

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