When I had my son I nursed him for about five days. Then my supply came in full force and it made it hard...
I see it all the time on social media: a new mom shares a photo just a few weeks postpartum (especially “influencers”) — standing...
September is National NICU Awareness Month which is designed to honor families experiencing a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit and the health professionals...
I remember early on when I was 3 months pregnant, then 6 months pregnant, then 7 months pregnant around my baby shower and finally...
When I was pregnant, I received lots of well-meaning advice, but nothing about breastfeeding. It included the following:
Go on dates now; babysitters are...
Currently, I am knee deep in the depths of motherhood. Two babies, six months and sixteen months old and my life is completely hectic...
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...
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,...
I'm currently 21 weeks into my second pregnancy and just past the half way point! However, my first born is seven years old now, so...
In part one of this series, I discussed the childbirth of my firstborn and how it colored my postpartum experience. It has also played...
Indiana University Health and the Indianapolis Colts have partnered to provide HALO SleepSlack Swaddles to parents of babies born at Indiana University Health hospitals,...
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...
As a chronic people pleaser, “just accept the help” in the postpartum period feels like asking me if I’d like to clear spider webs...
This is the birth story of my oldest daughter. We are incredibly blessed that she survived unharmed as did I. This story has taken...
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See Circle City: Indianapolis Moms Guide to Donuts
Happy Donut Day! On the first Friday of June, we all scream for donuts in honor of this sweet holiday! Donut Day was first...
