Pregnancy Tips, Ultrasounds, and Spa Treatments | Becoming Mom Blog

New research casts doubt, but most new moms beg to differ. By Denise Mann WebMD Feature Bena Blakeslee, a mother of two in Westchester, N.Y., remembers her brush with “pregnancy brain.” At an airport while pregnant, she frantically paced a parking lot, searching for her Jeep. After an hour, she called her husband to tell […]

You know that “glow” that many pregnant women seem to have? Well, unfortunately the increased oils production that is partially responsible for the glow is also responsible for the acne that many women get during pregnancy. Breaking out in acne during pregnancy is a fairly common occurrence, and even more so if you’re already prone […]

We are almost two-months into the New Year and how are those resolutions coming along? If this new year brings a new baby, chances are your list is longer than most. New Year’s resolutions tend to get a bit over complicated when it comes to baby planning. When many people simply opt to budget their […]

Pregnancy comes with a great reward at the end, but getting to that joyous conclusion can seem like a lifetime. As the body changes to accommodate the growing baby, common aches and pains like to tag right along with the growing belly. But, as the baby grows, so does the discomfort. According to Babycenter.com, the […]

Having a 3D/4D and now HD Ultrasound during your pregnancy is one of the most exciting moments of the journey. Words cannot describe the joy a new mom feels when she sees her baby’s face for the first time. Years ago, women had to wait 40 long weeks for that incredible moment. Now, we are […]

At Becoming Mom Spa + Ultrasound, we form personal relationships with all our moms, and many (if not all) we are lucky to know from their first pregnancy and have had the privilege to watch their families grow. All of our services – from massage to waxing to ultrasounds – are designed with the pregnant […]

By now I trust you have watched our Pregnant Flash Mob to benefit the March of Dimes. Our mission was to raise money to help the March of Dimes fight birth defect,s but one of the people that came to watch the mob ended up dying later that evening and donating some of his organs […]

Massage therapy can help facilitate the conception process both physically by breaking up adhesions and increasing pelvic blood supply, and emotionally by reducing stress… whether you are trying naturally or in conjunction with appropriate medical treatment. In fact, a study published in “General Medicine” shows the pregnancy rate for women treated with these massage techniques […]

It can be hard enough to figure out the perfect gift for the woman in your life… but trying to do it for a woman with swollen feet, an achy back and who’s full of raging hormones, can be downright treacherous. So, we want to help… SHE’S JUST FOUND OUT You’re both excited and scared […]

The most common question we get asked at Becoming Mom is “When’s the best time to have my ultrasound?”. Like many questions in life, the answer is “it depends”. Here’s what it depends on: If you are at least 16 weeks, and are primarily interested in gender determination, we suggest a 2D Ultrasound. Our medical […]