I forgot how lonely the first trimester is. It's a silent suffering. Those first few weeks and months are exciting; there's so much joy...
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...
When you become a parent, suddenly, everyone around you has advice to give on everything from diaper choice to infant feeding. It is usually...
It took us almost three years to get pregnant with our daughter Madison. Three years of shots, fertility treatments, tears, IVF, IUI, miscarriages, heartbreak, and...
"Four kids." Ten years ago, when my husband and I sat side by side in premarital counseling and the counselor asked each of us...
5. The loneliness. It's hard to connect with other adults, even other moms. It seems like everyone's got their opinion, and no matter who...
I remember getting my hospital bag ready for my first baby and being seriously overwhelmed. Where was I to even start? Of course I had...
This is the first in a series "Indy Mom Strong", profiling mothers who have overcome obstacles and struggles in the midst of motherhood. Share your...
I don't need a girl. I'm not hoping or praying for a girl. We weren't trying for a girl. A girl will not complete...
Here's what I know: postpartum is this rollercoaster of chaos; one moment, you feel like you could fly and then the next, it's nothing...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends sharing a room with a baby for the first six months of the baby's life.
We did not even...
My entire body hurts tonight. Aches deep down to the bones. I am tired. I am sore. Even my skin hurts. I have just...
To preface this, my husband, James and I got married in May of 2015. We had our first child, Graham, in June of 2017....
Dear (soon-to-be) Mama,
Whew. Take a breath. You just received a life-changing phone call, a call that quite literally felt like a needle popping...
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