Like many women, my second pregnancy has been vastly different from my first. Yes there are more aches and pains, yes, my belly got...
Many of times, I have heard the phrase "2 kids under 2", which is usually followed by the trials and tribulations of having two...
The U-Haul was packed, my second-trimester belly was popping, and the season of change was waiting on...
To My Postpartum Self,
I know things feel heavy. Your body. Your mind. Your reality. Even the lightness of a tiny, precious baby upon your...
I want to preface this by saying that obviously a four year age gap is all I know. There are a multitude of reasons...
At just a few days shy of 30 weeks pregnant, I’m positive that I’ve hit my Don’t Give A @!$# Phase. I remember having...
You know that diaper commercial where the new mom is making guests bathe in hand sanitizer and is using a nursing cover and doing...
I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder. I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind...
My son Teddy and I had trouble breastfeeding from the start. He wouldn't latch in the hospital despite my receiving help from three different...
When you become a parent, suddenly, everyone around you has advice to give on everything from diaper choice to infant feeding. It is usually...
What is Postpartum Preeclampsia?
Mixing two seemingly oxymoronic pronouns, the term "postpartum preeclampsia" doesn't sound possible. How can you have a pre-condition post-pregnancy?
While not medical...
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...
In honor of October being pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, I have chosen to share this. I found out through an ultrasound a...
I'm a big fan of mottos and quotes. For example, my personal happiness motto comes from one of my favorite writers, Kelly Corrigan, who...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
