I have two children. My two children are Weslie Vivian Beaven and Stephen Eric Beaven III a.k.a. Trey. Cute, right? Before you say anything,...
"New baby" and "depression" aren't phrases you commonly hear together. But, as, we know and have experienced, motherhood hits you in the face. While...
“So you’re a midwife?” I think I’ve been asked this question about 50 times since January.  Ecstatic, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that...
When my husband and I were discussing when to try for baby number two again, I promised I wouldn’t put too much pressure on...
I have had two pregnancies, deliveries, recoveries, and children. The two experiences could not be more different from one another. There’s lots of room...
With September being NICU Awareness month, I wanted to share my story as a means to offer hope to many families who encounter similar situations....
The learning curve when going from a parent of zero to a parent of one is incredibly, indescribably steep. (So steep, I never understood...
What was the best day of your life? The day you got married? The day you found out you were finally pregnant? The day...
The first latch hurt so did the next one, and the one after that. I was told it since I was a first-time mom...
When I announced my pregnancy last year, a number of people—mostly strangers—reacted to the news with a peculiar and somewhat rude question: “Don’t you think...
To preface this, my husband, James and I got married in May of 2015. We had our first child, Graham, in June of 2017....
Here is my truth: The first two weeks of my second daughter's life were some of the darkest and scariest days I've ever experienced....
During my first pregnancy, I didn't give a C-section much thought. I was consumed by all things pregnancy, nurseries, tiny onesies, and baby names....
There, I said it. I know, I know, I'm supposed to give myself grace, but it's true -- I want to lose my baby...

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Your Guide to Indiana Fever Game Day

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It’s a new era of women’s basketball. After intense negotiations, the league and the players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.  The biggest outcome:...