Tag: pregnancy
Your Pregnancy and Postpartum Questions with Doctor Christina Scifres of IU...
When you make the decision to grow your family, it can be extremely exciting. Along with that, you may have a growing list of...
Our Journey: We Are Pregnant
My husband wanted to announce our pregnancy at 12 weeks on social media. I was 12 weeks pregnant on Father’s Day, and he had...
You Don’t Know Me: The Silence of Secondary Infertility {Anonymous Stories...
You don’t know me, but I am your friend, your coworker, a fellow room mom, or the woman taking a walk one night in...
My Husband Resented Me During Pregnancy {Anonymous Stories in Motherhood}
I just want to close my eyes. Close the blinds, close the curtains, and sit in the dark.
I muster the energy to eat something....
My IU Health North Hospital Birth Experience
Both of my children were born at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel, a little over three years apart. The birthing experiences were very...
Carrying a Rainbow
When I started our IVF medications, I held my breath for a rainbow. Through the retrieval and transfer, I am not sure I ever...
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...
I Want to Lose the Baby Weight
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...
PTSD in a Pandemic
Eight months ago, I sat in a room with a psychologist, and even though I knew where the conversation was leading, hearing the words...
Ask the Expert: Meet the Laborist Team at IU Health West...
Preparing to have a baby comes with a lot of steps. But the most important one is finding care and a team of experts...
An Open Letter to My First, On the Eve of My...
As I sit here typing this, my third baby is squirming around in my belly, 38 weeks huge and threatening to come any day....
Advice from a Pumping Mama: Five Tips to Make it Work...
When I had my son I nursed him for about five days. Then my supply came in full force and it made it hard...
Ask the Expert: IU Health Pregnancy Care During the Crisis
Preparing to have a baby can be a nerve-racking time for every mom-to-be, filled with anticipation, birth plans, and packing the hospital bag. Lately,...
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...