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...
Both of my children were born at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel, a little over three years apart. The birthing experiences were very...
When I started our IVF medications, I held my breath for a rainbow. Through the retrieval and transfer, I am not sure I ever...
Welcome to the word vomit version of my most recent birth story, well, more birth recovery. Buckle up. We all envision that perfect, blissful,...

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...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis

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Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...