pregnancy Archives - Barbara Buckner Suárez

Mind The Gap!

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | expectation, reality

“Mind The Gap” This is a phrase that was introduced in 1969 as part of the London Underground to alert passengers of the space that exists between the subway platform and the train. But what about the gap that exists between expectations and reality? I call it:...

#Adaptation: #1 Job Requirement in Parenting

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | Quest 2017

Today we all have a choice: We can take risks and actions to ensure that we adapt with the constantly changing times or we can hope for the best and do nothing. Adapt from within or you may be forced to adapt from without. Are you ready? #Adaptation This is the latest...

Becoming Mother – The Interview

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | interview

I can’t remember how I found Sharon Tjaden-Glass and her book, Becoming Mother, but I’m very glad I did! Becoming Mother is the book that Sharon wished had been written when she became pregnant for the first time: “I wanted the book that I eventually wrote. I wanted...

PREMADs – Do You Know About These?

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | PREMADs

I read this article by Juli Fraga from the Washington Post: “Prenatal Depression May Be The Most Severe Form of Maternal Depression” and it got me thinking… There are probably lots of pregnant women out there who don’t even know that PREMADs exist. What...

How Pregnancy & Birth Transformed Me

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | changes, parenting, power, process, transformation

It’s not a new idea: Pregnancy and birth are powerful, transformative experiences. But I believe this power to transform happens every single time you’re preparing to become a parent, whether it’s your first time or your fifth! Each of my pregnancies...