A Decade of Trying

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We are not trying anymore. For ten years, my body has been trying to create a miracle. When we first started, we were decidedly...
There, I said it. I know, I know, I'm supposed to give myself grace, but it's true -- I want to lose my baby...
Well, we couldn’t stay six feet apart, and I went and got knocked up during a pandemic (classic Covid joke, had to do it)....
PTSD

PTSD in a Pandemic

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Eight months ago, I sat in a room with a psychologist, and even though I knew where the conversation was leading, hearing the words...
As I sit here, I am exactly 26 days away from giving birth to my second child. We are having a girl and if...
As a child, I had a vivid imagination. Fireflies were fairies dancing, elves were always up to mischief, and I was destined to be...
Warning: When you have a baby, you are expected to be instantly thrilled, overjoyed, and/or . In the early weeks after my daughter was...
This is not a club you want to belong to. This is not a club you want a membership for. But this club brings...
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 had my third baby in mid-May, right as the stay-at-home order in Indiana was lifted. We were only a couple of months into...
When I had my son I nursed him for about five days. Then my supply came in full force and it made it hard...
The first latch hurt so did the next one, and the one after that. I was told it since I was a first-time mom...

The Need to Wean

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I decided to wean at 2:00 AM. At 1:00 AM, I woke up in a fit of chills; blankets pulled tight around me while...
I gave birth to my third baby in the middle of a pandemic. Upon arriving at the hospital already in our masks, my husband...

In + Around Indy

Thank You, Indiana Pacers

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If you're like me, you're still numb from the Sunday night game on June 22nd. Still in shock over our Pacers. Still thinking you...