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Des Moines Mom is passionate about connecting Moms (and others) in Des Moines and its surrounding cities. We are a central place to find fun information, resources, local happenings and more! If you are interested in becoming a guest blogger with Des Moines Mom please send us an email at [email protected] for more information.

Behind the Badge: Life as A Police Officer’s Wife

When my husband first got hired on with the police department eight years ago, the wives and spouses were invited to come hear more about the job, what to expect, and learn how to...

Could You Live Without Plastic?

One night my husband and I were sitting on the couch, watching Blue Planet II while our happy and healthy baby girl played on the floor beside us. A scene came on that I...

Coming to Terms with My Traumatic Birth Experience

I’ll admit, I went into my second pregnancy feeling a little cocky. I’d been there, done that, and got the fun-witted Mom t-shirt. I didn’t need a birth plan. I had accepted the “things won’t...

Get out of Debt: Finding Financial Freedom

In 2006, I graduated with a degree in graphic design from Iowa State University, and a cool $45,000 in student loan debt. Since my husband and I were feeling like super grownups, it was...
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I’m Done Apologizing for Being an Allergy Mom

Disclaimer: Just like there are stay-at-home moms, working moms, Pinterest moms, and anti-slime moms, there are different kinds of allergy moms. Some of us avoid foods “manufactured in a facility” while others of us...
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A Dad’s 14 “Little Scraps Of Wisdom”

  Umberto Eco wrote, “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” I’ve been a father...
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5 Reasons to Do Activities with Your Kids

Ever since my kids were little, my friends called me the “Activity Mom”. When my oldest was a baby, I started doing activities with him and eventually started a blog to share my ideas...

No One Prepared Me for This: Infertility Awareness

There is a hidden side of infertility you don’t often hear about. It’s what happens when you fight the battle long-term. When you must straddle the line between hope and likely reality. When you...
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Finding My Mom Strong: One Mom’s Health Insurance Journey

Regardless of your political views about health care and the changes going on in America, this is the story of one small-business owning mom-to-be’s struggle to find health insurance for herself and her baby.  When...

My Double Mastectomy: BRCA Awareness

My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2015. Her mother, my grandmother, who I never was fortunate to meet, passed away when she was 42 from breast cancer. My mother’s surgeon encouraged my...