Tag: pregnancy

When I found out I was expecting our firstborn (just coming back from our honeymoon, nonetheless) we were elated, to say the least. Especially...

Some of you are ready to pounce and lecture me just because of the title of this blog. I understand your hesitancy to accept...

Dear Labor & Delivery Nurses: Your work is so very important and special. Unfortunately it is often underappreciated. Doctors often get the credit for the...

"Strong moms give birth naturally with no epidural." I've heard it over and over again. When did c-sections get dubbed as "the easy way...

Social media portrays such unrealistic expectations that are sometimes so far out of reach. And when we fall short, we feel like we're not...

  Three years. One HSG. Twenty five (maybe more) ultrasounds. A ridiculous amount of blood draws. Too many doctors appointments. Nine rounds of clomid. Three...

It's the question that every young married couple hates to hear, "When are you two going to have a baby?" My husband and I...

I've tried to write this post a thousand different times in a thousand different ways. And I have come up with no clever way...

"Hey Mommy, you know the other baby you were going to have before you had me? How come you had me instead of them?" So,...

If you've given birth, you likely know something about Preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that begins around 20 weeks into a mother's pregnancy...

I became a NICU parent last October and by golly if 2020 did not have enough challenges, this completely turned our lives upside down....

The other day I was listening to a podcast (honestly can’t remember which one of the many podcasts I listen to), and the host...