How to Prepare to Have a Baby While Your Sailor is Deployed

How to Prepare to Have a Baby While Your Sailor is Deployed

There are many difficult things about being a military spouse. Giving birth or managing postpartum time while the boat is out to sea, can be a very difficult and stressful time. We had just confirmed my fourth pregnancy when my spouse said “I don’t think I will be here for the birth." While he was [...]

New! 75 TV Shows to Binge When Your Sailor is Underway

New! 75 TV Shows to Binge When Your Sailor is Underway

We asked this question in 2020, and y'all delivered. So we thought we'd ask again! Whether your sailor is on duty or underway for weeks at a time, a great distraction can be finding a new TV show to binge. Here's 75 suggestions from other submarine spouses: Amazon Prime Call The Midwife Marvelous Ms. Maisel  [...]

The 8 Things We Do When Our Spouses Go Underway

The 8 Things We Do When Our Spouses Go Underway

Without a doubt, one of the hardest parts about being a submarine spouse is the extended (and usually irregular) underways. Whether they're gone for three weeks here, two months there, or a full-blown seven month deployment, it's all hard. Is it just me or do the chaotic underways sometime feel harder? We have some great [...]

Q&A: How To Support Your Military Child Through Difficult Times

Q&A: How To Support Your Military Child Through Difficult Times

In honor of April as the Month of the Military Child, we wanted to share some resources for military families and children from healthcare professionals. The life of a military-connected child is one of constant change. In addition to the typical stressors of being a kid, a military child faces a unique set of challenges, [...]