before i continue with my journey breastfeeding, i have to reflect on how i got here. š« i don't believe my mom nursed me very long after i was born. as we all know, nursing is full of different sacrifices and it just doesn't work out for some mamas. so my knowledge of breastfeeding was [...]
i never really thought about breastfeeding before becoming a mom. i knew i wanted to do it, but that was about as far i went. š« when Stone was born, and the nurse put him on my chest, i watched him root around for seconds before finding his food. i was in complete amazement. that [...]
If you've ever heard someone share publicly on social media about their miscarriage, they usually will include a line like "women don't talk about this enough." I agree - the pain of a miscarriage and the experience of it can be so incredibly shocking and private and sensitive, that a woman would much rather experience [...]
āØFLASHBACKāØ I woke up as early as I could, you know, because that first trip to the bathroom is perfect for testing. I sat there, blurry eyed and excited, setting my timer for the exact time. I put the test face down on the side of the tub; I didnāt wanna cheat a look, you [...]
i know what you're thinking. i'm a mom now. everything i do revolves around my kid. oh, and before that, i was a newlywed. everything i did revolved around my husband. OH, and before that, I was the quintessential single girl. everything i did revolved around my journey to wait for said husband. i could [...]
āI was leaving midwifery behind but Nonnatus House was where my family lived. And I would love it forever. My time there shaped me, as it shaped every life it touched.ā Call The Midwife January 2018 was long. I was a brand new mom, spending my days nursing my newborn. My resting place was the [...]
Yesterday, November 28, would be the start of my second trimester.Ā Instead, we are reluctantly navigating the sorrow of a miscarriage. I remember the day I found out I was pregnant. We had been trying to grow our family for a few months. The first month you try, you have so much hope. The second month, [...]
