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...
One morning, I groaned and grabbed my stomach on the way to the bathroom. My son, looking very concerned, asked “what happened mommy?,” and...
*Disclosure: I am not a trained health professional. This is information shared with me by my OBGYN as well as information from the CDC. ...
Miss Isla James made her (very late) grand entrance into the world at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was 8 pounds,...
"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...
Just the other day, while I was perusing social media, a friend who is becoming a new mom in the next few weeks asked...
Oh yes. It happens.
My son, Charlie, was born at 37 weeks at a beautiful hospital in Houston, Texas. I was pre-eclamptic, but at the...
Even to this day, I look at the clock at 7:00 AM and immediately think about women sitting anxiously in a doctor’s office waiting...
There was a lot about my first pregnancy I wasn't ready for. I hated the new limitations on my body, and had a hard...
Indiana University Health and the Indianapolis Colts have partnered to provide HALO SleepSlack Swaddles to parents of babies born at Indiana University Health hospitals,...
I struggled with the decision of keeping my baby in daycare or seeking out alternative care. First let me say how much I adore...
The day after I had my first baby while still in the hospital, my OB came in to check on me and see how...
What do you do after you’ve accepted the fact that in vitro fertilization (IVF) is your best chance of getting pregnant? If you’re like...
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...
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Seven Places to Buy Hot Chocolate Bombs in Indianapolis
I don't know about you, but sometimes I need a pick-me-up to get through the cold months in Indianapolis. Hot chocolate bombs, or hot...
