Pregnancy + Postpartum

When I was about thirteen years old, I pretty much threw out the idea of wanting children of my own.  I was never one to volunteer to babysit and I basically didn't even know what to do with kids....

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 have heard that question so many times we have lost count.  When we met in college,...

I know you mean well. I know you're just trying to convey the joy you think you experienced when you were pregnant decades (or maybe even a year) ago.  I get it. I really do.  But if you tell me one more time to "enjoy this...

**Each Friday, starting Nov 7 and for the next 7 weeks, we will be posting a new blog post about breastfeeding and several different journeys our team has experienced.** Before I had my dear daughter, I decided that my goal...

We have all heard the stories of women that were only six months pregnant and everyone was buzzing about how they looked like they were carrying twins or could pop any day. But, have you considered there are times throughout...

No, I have never written down Noah's birth story until now. Yes, I do replay it over and over again in my head. My husband and I were married young - how young you wonder? Like 17 & 18 years...

  I have 3 people I get to claim I gave birth to.  It was 13, 11, and 9 years ago.  And I'm going to make a confession. I don't really remember much of any of their births. I sometimes feel weird...

There is nothing glamorous about the first trimester of pregnancy. Let's just all agree to agree on that before we proceed. The first trimester is about as glamorous as that LAST agonizing month (which I'm fairly certain contains 2,646,513,544...

Well, it happened. Our first child lulled us into a false sense of security, and we decided to have another. After spending much time laying in bed (thanks, morning sickness) while my toddler watches episode after episode of Daniel...

  Before my experience with miscarriage, it was difficult for me to understand how to comfort a mother who’s experienced such a loss. I was fearful of reaching out, saying the wrong thing, or bringing up something that she had...

I'm a very Type A personality. If you know me, you know that I function best with schedules and organization in almost every aspect of my life. Of course, having children has helped ease that ridiculousness by like a...

"You have great birthing hips!" "Excuse me?  What am I, a cow? Nevermind.  What would you like to order?" No, this was not an exchange of words between my doctor and I, but between me, as a 17-year-old waitress, and one...