Pregnancy + Postpartum

The last couple of months while I have been pregnant have been a struggle, mainly in being nice and not saying whatever comes into my head. Because of this I feel like I owe an apology....to anyone I've come...

Saturday morning, I had two friends text me the exciting news: "April's having her baby!" and "It's happening!" You might think April is a friend of mine or at least an acquaintance. No, April is a giraffe, and because...

Dear Daughter, Before society tries to tell the meaning of my marks, I want to tell you the story of these lines. These marks tell the story of us, each line you drew by your own being. My marks tell a...

Pregnancy is not the time to let yourself go. It is not an excuse to eat whatever you want. It is not the time for you to rationalize that second piece of pie, or laying on the couch when you...

When I became pregnant with my daughter, I quickly began outgrowing my closet of XS size tops and size 0 pants. As a young lady with few other friends with children, I resorted to a Google search of the...

Every pregnant woman spends time planning and prepping. We immediately start daydreaming of what our new life, as mommy, will look like. As our bodies begin to change, we think about our postpartum activities and how to fit back...

Five years ago, I had my first sweet baby: a little girl.  I remember taking her to her first doctors appointment at two days old.  I carried her into the office in her bucket seat while my husband followed...

  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...

When my OBGYN told me I would be delivering my baby the following day (at 35 weeks, 5 days), my biggest fear was that my baby would end up in the NICU. Everyone tried to reassure me that she...

Long before I ever conceived my daughter, I knew I wanted an unmedicated, natural birth. I knew I wanted as little interventions as possible. So when my husband and I finally became pregnant after years of trying, we immediately joined...

I pushed open the double doors and leaned, face first, onto the cool wall in front of the nurses’ station. um hmm, Nurse Kathy, said, this is the mama I want to see. Not that sweet lady who walked...

I have this friend. When I met her at my daughter's dance class last year, I immediately classified her as "The One Who Has It All Together." As if her trendy haircut, perfectly procured outfits, and sleek black sedan weren't...