Not too long ago our seemingly healthy pregnancy came to a surprising and terribly sad end somewhere near our second trimester. Now, before you worry about feeling too many sad feelings...
There are so many “shoulds” flying around these days, especially in motherhood: You really should breastfeed. You should give up on nursing and just go to formula. You should have...
Oh, 2016. So many of us are ready to see you go. While there are always good things {and I truly believe that: that within the hard stuff, there are...
OFFICE MEMO: She’s tired, bearing scars, much looser than days before. It’s time. I know it, she knows it but for me it’s harder to come to terms. I’m...
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Each year in the United States, there are about 3,500 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID). These deaths occur among infants less than 1 year old...
Eli & Webber. Those are my baby boys’ names. They each (separately) arrived too early. 20 weeks early in fact. If my body could have held on a little longer...
I wish when my husband and I got married 3 years ago, someone had told me that starting and growing a family can be an incredibly difficult and painful journey....
This weeks marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, on October 15th, and October as a month is set aside to bring awareness as well. 25% of pregnancies do not go...
Every night, I chew a baby asprin, swallow a few other pills/vitamins, then grab an ice pack, a princess band-aid (because that’s the only kind we have) and head to...
