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Renee is a Co-Founder of MomsToWork and a mom to two great kids. Follow @reneeyaborough

What we want Renee to have, a beautiful sleeping healthy child like this one

Bed rest blues…week four

I’m still pregnant, hooray!  Amniotic fluid levels according to this week’s ultrasound is in the high-normal range.  No signs of infection.  I’m IV free, I have “outside privileges” (a.k.a. I can go into the “yard.”)  Baby is approximately 2.2 lbs and I am 27 weeks. On Friday, I was told I could go home on [...]

Bed rest blues, week one

Bed rest blues, week one

As many of you know, my husband and I are expecting a bouncing baby boy in early January.  Or, at least that was the plan. On September 13th  at 23 weeks pregnant, my water broke.  Not a full break.  It is more accurate to say that I’m leaking amniotic fluid.  The diagnostic term is Preterm [...]

How safe is the swine flu shot for pregnant women?

How safe is the swine flu shot for pregnant women?

No drug testing exists for pregnant women.  Why?  Because it’s deemed unethical.  What if something happens to the fetus? This year, pregnant women across the U.S. are being told that they are in the highest risk group for the swine flu infection.  According to the Centers for Disease Control “Adverse pregnancy outcomes have been reported [...]

Great sites to help you save on groceries

Great sites to help you save on groceries

Recently, I’ve begun a quest to find the best deals for groceries, and searching for ways to save money while feeding my family. Some of our readers have passed along great coupon and other frugal living sites. Here is a list so you can begin your savings today! From Angela: Frugal Coupon Living, where you [...]

Starting your at home business

Starting your at home business

At Moms To Work, some of our favorite stories are from Moms who are starting their own businesses from home. Today, We’re featuring Caitlin (Cait) Zieroth, mom to two beautiful little girls living in the San Diego area who turned her passion for knitting into a business, Little Hands and Little Feet. Customers can buy [...]

Second Pregnancy- The halfway point

Second Pregnancy- The halfway point

For those of you who have been following Mom2′s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer. So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life. I’ve [...]

Living on the cheap

Living on the cheap

It’s official.  In two short months, I will be joining the millions of Americans that are unemployed.  With a 16-month-old, and another on the way, my mission is to cut costs now, while my family still has two pay checks. My first place to cut back, the grocery store.  I have an addiction to the [...]

Selecting a childcare center can turn anyone upside down inside out

Time for day care – update 1 the search begins

As you may have read in my previous post, the search for day care has begun for my now 15 month old daughter. First, let me begin by thanking everyone who gave me great questions and things to look for when choosing a facility.  It was a huge help and made me actually sound knowledgeable. [...]

Time for Day Care

For those of you who may not know, I work from a home office.   My company has a smallish handful of offsite employees.  One of the benefits of this is being able to be home with your child and earn a paycheck (of course there is a small percentage of salary loss) but in the [...]

Kids made it: Peanut Butter Pizza

Here’s a great easy lunch recipie that kids of any age can help make. Peanut Butter Pizza You’ll need: Pocketless Pita bread (white or wheat, your choice) Peanut Butter or other nut butter Jelly or Jam Banana cut into slices (optional) To prepare: Take one pita, spread Peanut Butter “sauce” on pita with back of spoon [...]