Dec 15, 2018 | Adults, Bereavement, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Health, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups
By Guest Blogger Sarah Kilbreth In the United States, it is estimated that 25% of women and their families will experience pregnancy or infant loss. Despite this loss affecting so many, the topic of pregnancy and infant loss still feels taboo. Unfortunately, this...
Apr 8, 2024 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Pregnancy & Babies
By Page Leggett, Novant Health contributing writer Jennifer Keiger, a family nurse practitioner with Novant Health WomanCare – Kernersville, has a passion for helping women adjust to one of the most profound changes they’ll ever go through: new motherhood....
Jul 10, 2023 | Adults, Bereavement, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Back in 2017, I wrote this TMoM blog about an extremely hard time in my life and the first time I truly felt all-encompassing despair. Well, 2023 was the first time I truly felt all-encompassing grief. I wanted to share my story in...
Jan 15, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Katie Moosbrugger I clearly remember chatting with friends a few years ago when the topic of miscarriages came up. For my friends, it had been several years since our miscarriages. We had all been blessed with children since then, so it seemed a bit easier to talk...
Mar 11, 2014 | -, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
I was having one of my better mornings…smooth a.m. routine, everyone on time and in a decent mood, and then it happened – a song came on the radio and I was sobbing my eyes out. Normally this happens once in a blue moon but the past 7+ months I have had to...
Sep 26, 2013 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation
By Emily Saunders, ME Certified Nutrition and Fat Loss Coach and co-founder of Momsanity While the days are long gone that doctors frown upon exercising while pregnant, there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding effective and safe exercise during pregnancy. The...
Jan 16, 2013 | Bereavement, Children's Health & Wellness, Health
By Guest Blogger Cherie Brewer I met the love of my life on September 15, 2000. I was at my dad’s high school for their homecoming football game. My cousin’s wife had begged me to change my work schedule and come to the game, so I did. While at the game, this tall...
Feb 25, 2024 | Adult Health & Wellness, Burlington, Children's Health & Wellness, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Winston-Salem
Many children and teens suffer from anxiety, hyperactivity, depression, and other issues. It is often difficult to get good referrals and information because parents are not always comfortable discussing the problem with others. To assist our readers, we always try to...
Jan 7, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Katie Allen, author of Allen in the Family Yep. You read that right. This baby is the result of an IUD pregnancy. In February of 2020 my husband and I decided to call off trying for a baby. We suffered a traumatic miscarriage the previous November and...
Oct 24, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Winston-Salem
Updated by Katie Moosbrugger This directory is sponsored by Lewisville Family Counseling. Their caring counselors each have different specialties, so you are likely to find a good fit for counseling for you or your loved one. Their passion is partnering with...
Oct 15, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, Bereavement, Health
By Guest Blogger Lori Starling I’m part of the “one in four.” It’s a club that no one ever wants to be part of and one I never dreamed I would experience, twice. My entire life, being a mom was what I wanted more than anything. I was 30 years old when I...
Nov 21, 2023 | Babies, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parenting Tips, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Britney Dent They say the early bird catches the worm…That quote is to be encouraging but what about the early kid? The early baby? All three of my children were born early and it didn’t seem like prized timing. It was scary! Especially the...
Nov 8, 2023 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Family Time, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Holidays, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Although some organizations may have changed their volunteer opportunities since the pandemic, there are still plenty of ways to get involved in the community and give your time and support to those who need it. Over the past couple...
Apr 17, 2023 | Babies, Bereavement, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Rainbow baby. Do you know this term? If you do, then it has likely directly impacted you and you probably have or are hoping for a rainbow baby yourself. Until October 2021, I had never really put much thought into that term or truly...
Jun 23, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Burlington, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Winston-Salem
Updated by TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders You never know when your life might take a turn that feels too difficult to navigate on your own. That’s the time to find some support. We hope this list will help you find that support quickly in your time of need....
Jan 7, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Babies, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Katie Allen, author of The ECE Mommy In November 2019, my husband and I experienced a tragic miscarriage of what would have been our second child. We were devastated. Not long after we decided to take time off trying and I got an IUD. I previously...
Oct 5, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Aaron As a writer and blogger, I often share so many of my own stories. I’ve written in the past about being a single mom, hardships in my life, living with Celiac Disease, life lessons I’ve learned, homeschooling my daughter, how I...
Jan 4, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Dental, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Santomieri We were twenty minutes into our 19 week ultrasound and something felt wrong. The technician continued to switch back and forth to different views and was talking a lot. I kept thinking how many more details she was giving us than I...
Feb 5, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Becky Johnston I have a friend with depression. Recently, the two of us were scheduled to be at an event together and she asked if she could ride with me. She said she knew she would back out of our event if she didn’t have the accountability of...
Oct 11, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Cybill Eckelmann June 5, 2016. The day we decided it was time to try for another baby. October 26, 2017. The day I saw two pink lines on a pregnancy test. January 29, 2018. The day my heart broke when I found out I was having another boy. All my life...
Feb 10, 2018 | From the Doctor, Health
Alamance Regional Medical Center is giving one lucky TMoM reader a $125 gift card to Target. All you have to do is answer a short survey and you’ll be registered to win. Click the link below to sign up! At the BirthPlace at Alamance Regional, you’ll enjoy...
Oct 30, 2017 | Babies, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Hot Topics, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Severson Mom, Mummy, Mae, Madre; a title that is proudly used by many, longed by many, and sadly, unrealized by many. On November 16th of 2016 I gazed at a pregnancy test that confirmed I would soon take on the new title of “mommy.” I had...
Aug 30, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Michelle Griffith I never wanted to be a mommy. I’ll wait while you reread that to make sure you read it correctly. Good? Ok, here goes… As a young girl, when I envisioned my future, I never really thought about kids, or marriage. It just didn’t...
Aug 29, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Team Baby+Company You might be starting to think about having a baby, or maybe trying for number two or three? But did you know there are some easy steps you can take to improve your health and better equip your body to conceive? That’s why Baby+Co. created their...
Sep 28, 2016 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kelly Hines, author of the blog Southern Fried Children In the bottom of my jewelry box is a small compartment I refer to as the Place of Lost Things. There are the casings from the shells fired at my father’s funeral, and the handkerchief I...
Sep 4, 2014 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups
By Guest Blogger Annie Vorys, Heartstrings Director of Advancement For the past ten years, hundreds of Triad families have gathered at Triad Park on the second Saturday morning in October. They come out early in the morning, wearing handmade t-shirts, bringing friends...
Jun 24, 2014 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Erika B. Johnston-MacAnanny, MD, FACOG, Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health Many couples struggle to conceive from the get-go, but not you. You got pregnant naturally—perhaps even...
Mar 18, 2014 | -, Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Stephanie Pierce, MD, with Wake Forest Baptist Health Today, women have more contraceptive options than ever. But having such a wide range of choices can lead to confusion over which method is best. To help you better navigate the contraceptive landscape,...
Nov 12, 2013 | -, Holidays, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family
By Cheri Timmons, Director of Support Services at Heartstrings Well, according to Target, Pottery Barn and Starbucks, we have rolled right into the holiday season again. While out completing daily to-do lists this time of year, it is customary to be surrounded by...
Sep 23, 2011 | Moms & Dads, Moms on the Move
Life experience and a heart for families facing major life transitions unite these three Triad moms. They each share a common dream of a physical village where families can begin a path of renewal and healing after the loss of a child, a devastating diagnosis or a...
