Welcome to the word vomit version of my most recent birth story, well, more birth recovery. Buckle up. We all envision that perfect, blissful,...
Anyone who has spoken with me in the last nine months knows I've been counting down the days until I could safely deliver my...
I'm 39 weeks pregnant with my third baby. I'm tired, I'm achy, I'm overwhelmed, and I'm emotional. I don't know if these symptoms are...
"I had a miscarriage last week." That's a sentence you don't often hear spoken aloud. It's not offered up around the water cooler or...
I had my first child at 28, and am pregnant with my second at 35. There were many reasons I decided to wait to...
While newly pregnant with our second daughter, I was gifted a large open-topped picnic basket in a beautiful teal paisley print. Besides our backyard...
As a person who went through fertility struggles, I have literally heard it all when it comes to others’ opinions on why my husband...
People often ask what it is like to have an open adoption with my son’s birth parents. There are often questions of whether I...
If breastfeeding is so natural, why doesn’t it come naturally? I think about this question daily. I am 5 weeks into breastfeeding my newborn...
In part one of this series, I discussed the childbirth of my firstborn and how it colored my postpartum experience. It has also played...
My first day back at work after 13 weeks at home with my daughter, I headed into the office wearing nicer clothes and more...
I am a 38-year-old woman, and I want to have another baby, but I’m not getting pregnant again. I’ve been trying for a year...
To preface this, my husband, James and I got married in May of 2015. We had our first child, Graham, in June of 2017....
A tiny hand wrapped around my finger. Soft snores bundled in my arms. Staring down at a tiny nose and a perfect pout. This...
In + Around Indy
Celebrating 5 Years of Indy Moms Book Club
They say time flies when you’re having fun, and that couldn’t be more true because for the last five years, I’ve found a group...
