I’ve never been a big believer in the whole “it takes a village” concept. Maybe it’s because I was a very republican high school...
Disclaimer: I am not a lactation consultant or a doctor. If you are having problems with breastfeeding, please seek help at your local La...
I gave birth to my third baby in the middle of a pandemic. Upon arriving at the hospital already in our masks, my husband...
Here I am, four weeks postpartum, sitting in the rocking chair holding my baby at four a.m. because tonight she refuses to sleep any...
To the powers-that-be at the Centers for Disease Control,
I am sure you had good intentions when you issued a new recommendation that women of...
I felt sick to my stomach reading a blog post this week from a mother who wanted to breastfeed, was breastfeeding, but didn't realize...
During my first pregnancy, my husband and I signed up for a generalized childbirth class that our hospital offered. It took place over the...
Waiting and Thoughts of the Door to the Left
I have always liked this office, the receptionist is ultra friendly, the magazines are always newer,...
Well, we couldn’t stay six feet apart, and I went and got knocked up during a pandemic (classic Covid joke, had to do it)....
Yes, I had an abortion. You wouldn't guess that I would be someone who would have had one. I don't tell most people. Not...
I thought that I was okay.
It was one week since my miscarriage, and even though I had spent much of the week lying in...
The day after I had my first baby while still in the hospital, my OB came in to check on me and see how...
The learning curve when going from a parent of zero to a parent of one is incredibly, indescribably steep. (So steep, I never understood...
My husband and I hoped and prayed for this pregnancy for years. I went through surgery for endometriosis, a miscarriage, and three years of...

























