I could be having a miscarriage right now. The hard part is – I don’t know. I don’t know if everything could possibly be...
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...
While my daughter was my first born, I’ve been an active and involved stepmother for a couple of years. My stepsons couldn’t have been...
The stick turning pink or in my case, the phone call from the nurse telling me I was pregnant after 2 long years of...
As soon as I found out that I was pregnant, I envisioned breastfeeding my baby. I dreamed of sitting in a rocking chair in...
A fellow blogger recently posted a meme: "Whatever you're most scared to write about...write that."
I saw that and thought, wow, how appropriate: It reinforced...
A strange social phenomenon happens when a woman becomes pregnant. It may start when she announces her pregnancy, but it becomes ever more prevalent...
In part one of this series, I discussed the childbirth of my firstborn and how it colored my postpartum experience. It has also played...
I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder. I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind...
I have been breastfeeding for two years, with only a 3 month break between. Before you give me an overwhelming hand clap, let me...
A close friend gave birth to her son in late April, just three weeks after I had my daughter. When our families got together a couple...
“So you’re a midwife?” I think I’ve been asked this question about 50 times since January. Ecstatic, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that...
Breastfeeding isn't something I've really talked about, even though it's been a huge part of my life the last five years between two kids....
When my alarm clock sounded, I was already wide awake after barely sleeping overnight. I could not have been more excited to finally see...




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