I gave birth to our fourth child at the beginning of May in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis resulted in the rescheduling of monumental events like the Boston Marathon, graduations, and weddings. Pregnancy and childbirth,...
I have had weight issues most of my life and have struggled with eating disorders since high school. After years of gaining, losing, and regaining weight, I have only recently realized that my self worth isn’t correlated to a...
After my first pregnancy, I remember schlepping myself and my breastfed baby to my six-week postpartum appointment at the hospital an hour away. This way the doctor could check things out, give me some contraceptives, and I could be...
We all dream of a peaceful birth. One where we feel empowered, respected, and surrounded by only those we wish to be around. Unfortunately, for many of us, that is not the case.
I had high hopes of a natural...
I had envisioned this miraculous drug-free birth for as long as I can remember. I wanted to give birth to all my babies as naturally as possible with no drugs, but my body and babies had other plans. All...
Childbirth is wild. I've spent some time reflecting on my most recent postpartum experience after delivering my second child, and thinking about what I've learned. I had two hospital births attended by nurse midwives, so this advice is mainly...
April is Cesarean Awareness Month, yet for nearly one-third of women, the reality of c-sections is already a presence in our lives. For many of us, c-section awareness isn't confined to just 30 days. Instead, it started on a...
Up until I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, my pregnancy was pretty unremarkable. I went to all the standard appointments and everything always looked "good", "normal", or however the clinicians wanted things to be.
I remember going down to the...
As I approach the third trimester of my second pregnancy, I've been looking back at this journey with loving kindness for all my body is going through, how I look in the mirror and how I'm talking to myself.
But,...
I’ve always been a positive, glass half full kind of girl. That’s why when Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) struck me for a second time, I was bummed beyond belief.
Where did my happiness go when my beautiful newborn daughter was staring...
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How to Have the Best Spring Picnic
Spring is finally here! And, with spring, comes (hopefully) warmer weather! One often-forgotten simple joy that comes along with spring is picnicking. I am...
