In recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week, I thought it was important to share my story below. Miscarriage, infertility, IVF, IUI, needles, blood work, ultrasounds...
I never realized how much time I actually had pre-children until after they were here. The idea that I ever used the phrase “I...
It may not be a popular opinion, but I can't wait to love my postpartum body.
I'm sure there will be moments when I loathe...
What was the best day of your life? The day you got married? The day you found out you were finally pregnant? The day...
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...
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten...
National Infertility Awareness Week is April 21st-29th. Many people are unaware of this awareness week due to the lack of openness many people have...
I thought that I was okay.
It was one week since my miscarriage, and even though I had spent much of the week lying in...
I don't want to write this post. Every month when I sit down to write a post, this topic comes straight to my mind....
"Four kids." Ten years ago, when my husband and I sat side by side in premarital counseling and the counselor asked each of us...
In my youthful innocence, I did not know that babies died. I had never dealt with or been impacted by the death of a...
Sushi. Wine. Kitty Litter. Lunch meat. Runny eggs. Rare steak. Know this list? If you’ve been pregnant, you probably do. It’s just a few...
As I sit here and type this, I am exactly one week postpartum with my daughter. During this pregnancy, I only gained about 25...
At my son’s first checkup, our pediatrician joked to my daughter, who is just shy of 15 months older, “How do you feel that...
In + Around Indy
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...
