Pregnancy

In my humble and honest opinion, going from no babies to one baby was extremely hard; whereas adding another baby into the mix and moving from a family of three to a family of four wasn’t quite as difficult....

I gave birth to my first child a month after I turned 35, so I had just crossed the threshold into advanced maternal age (AMA). I definitely didn't get the full experience of a geriatric pregnancy! Now I’m pregnant again...

There are so many things you envision in your life. But it always seems that life has its very own agenda. No matter how much we will something to happen, it appears the plan has already been laid and that things...

Welcome to the next post in our Birth Stories series. We'll post a new birth story each Monday throughout August and September. Be sure to check back each week for a new story! My labor started when my water broke...

Cesarean noun, also called Cesarean section, C-section. An operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus. Yikes, right? Although it sounds scary, it's an operation that doctors...

I remember the very first time on October 8, 2014.  I was in love, yet scared, and I was overwhelmed with emotions, and frustrated as each minute passed.  I was in so much physical pain following my unexpected c-section at...

My first pregnancy was a dream. I barely had any symptoms, I gained exactly the right amount of weight throughout, and everyone waited on me hand and foot. It was magical. This second pregnancy has been...something else. I've had all...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month. Often motherhood has not been the journey I expected. I’ve experienced both stillbirth and miscarriage while growing my little family. One thing I’ve learned is that every mother has been affected,...