Tag: birth
Postpartum Preeclampsia Was Something I Didn’t Plan For
I had my first child in 2017. I was weeks away from turning 35, so I technically didn’t fall into the Advanced Maternal Age...
Three Years Later: Is the Pandemic Forever a Part of Us?
Three years.
It’s been three years since we hoarded toilet paper, sanitized groceries, made masks from scraps of cloth, and stayed inside to stay safe.
One...
I Don’t Like Being the Pregnant Friend
This is my third pregnancy and if there is anything I've learned so far is that I despise being the pregnant friend. During my...
My Cerclage Success Story
Like many expecting new moms, I embraced the resources we now have - endless apps to track week by week, Instagram accounts dedicated to...
Every Birth Story is Powerful
There I was, standing with a small group of women, sharing birth stories with a soon-to-be first-time mom, watching her face go from complete...
The Mom Behind the Newborn
Behind every adorable, squishy, prized newborn is a woman learning how to tackle her new role of Mom. Don't forget about her.
I have a...
My Life as a Birth Worker
“However much we know about birth in general, we know nothing about a particular birth. We must let it unfold with its own uniqueness.”...
A Rocky Recovery: My Traumatic Birth Recovery
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
We are not trying anymore. For ten years, my body has been trying to create a miracle. When we first started, we were decidedly...
4 Reasons Why You Should Wait to Find Out Your Baby’s...
I always knew that I didn't want to know the gender of my future babies. It truly is one of the purest joys in...
Our Preemie’s Birth Story | 26 Weeks
To preface this, my husband, James and I got married in May of 2015. We had our first child, Graham, in June of 2017....
An Emergency C-Section Was My Greatest Fear.
People say that no two births are the same. And in my case, it's been very true. Thirteen years ago, my first baby was monitored...
When It Takes a Village: Post-Partum Love
I’ve never been a big believer in the whole “it takes a village” concept. Maybe it’s because I was a very republican high school...
We Aren’t Supposed to Talk About This
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...