Pregnancy + Postpartum

Four years ago, Preemie Awareness Day (November 17th) was just another day. While our oldest daughter, Charleigh June, was considered early-term at 36+6 and spent time in the NICU, she wasn't truly classified as a preemie. That all changed...

Before I knew it the room was quiet again, the twins had been rushed to the NICU, leaving the staff in the OR with me. As my OB sewed me up he told me that when he got the...

She sat down to paint her rainbow. “But I’m missing some colors,” she said. “No, you’re not.” He replied. “I really am! I am here to paint my rainbow, so I need red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.” “These are the...

I was definitely not one of those women who gracefully floated through pregnancy for 9 months, looking like I was smuggling a small basketball under my shirt, then quickly popped out a baby on my way back into the...

Lately, I've been grappling with the idea of wanting another child. I love my 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. Every day, they bring a new experience that keeps me and my husband on our toes. So, if life is...

When someone passes away, we have rituals we do. What these rituals look like varies across geographical locations, cultures, and religions. For many of us, it looks something like this: there is a funeral or memorial service, along with...

I was almost 38-years-old. I’d spent most of the previous seven years either pregnant or nursing my three children, and I was tired. I was overwhelmed by the kid-to-parent ratio in my house, and my anxiety level was at...

As soon as we add "mom" to our identity it seems the first thing to go is sleep. According to research done by Mattress Firm, new parents report that they hear some variation of “you look tired” 144 times...

World Breastfeeding Week was not too long ago. It is a wonderful celebration of women feeding their babies in the most natural and (arguably) the healthiest way possible. However, breastfeeding might not work for all. When I had my baby,...

A few months ago, we learned that we were expecting our second child. But on the day of our first ultrasound, we learned that the baby was no longer growing and had no detectable heartbeat. Two weeks later, I...