Tag: Pregnancy
My Unplanned Pregnancy: The Christmas Gift I Didn’t Expect
Raise your hand if you are a planner. I am sure a lot of us would raise our hands and admit that in some...
5 Intentional Ways to Remember Your Pregnancy
Being pregnant is such a special and short time, even though it can feel like a long time. There are so many amazing things happening...
Infertility Awareness: Compassion And Empathy From The Other Side
When I decided I wanted a baby with my husband at age 25, I had no idea what rabbit hole I was heading down....
Pregnant? Take a “Babymoon”!
A WHAT? You heard me right: "baby moon." A babymoon is a last hurrah trip before you welcome your little one. Corny? Absolutely. Like...
First Pregnancy vs. Second Pregnancy
No two pregnancies are alike.
I'm no stranger to that phrase. I've heard it a lot over the years, since having my first daughter. To...
We’re Expecting Our Rainbow Baby!
It took some time – healing and trying – to get pregnant again after we lost our first baby to miscarriage, but we are...
Bye-Bye, Birth Plan: When Child Birth Turns Life-Threatening
I would like to take a minute to dedicate this article to the amazing nurses and hospital staff at St. Luke’s Birthing Center, as...
Generation Gap : Old Wives’ Tales and Parenting Advice
We've all been there, either standing in the checkout lane with rounded bellies present and accounted for, or in a brightly lit aisle holding...
When Your Baby-Making Days Are Done
My baby-making days are done. I hear a lot of women talk about those days with such nostalgia. They seem to miss the times...
The Reality of Living With Maternal OCD
After a grueling 17 hours of labor, my first daughter was born on a cold April morning at around two in the morning. It...