After I had Holden I dealt with quite a bit of postpartum anxiety. Although postpartum anxiety isn’t recognized as it’s own diagnosis; (it is lumped into an umbrella of all postpartum mood disorders and labeled postpartum depression) however, it should be it’s own label and […]
When I became pregnant with Holden I assumed stretch marks were inevitable, I remember looking in the mirror at my first trimester stomach and being quite sad that it would probably end up “ruined” by stretch marks creeping across, but my belly got bigger… and […]
Since beginning my doula journey I’ve been met with a bunch of confused responses when I tell someone I am now a doula. I get strange looks and replies like: “a doooola??” “What’s a doula?” I figure that I should have cleared this up a […]
On November 24th my Waylon turned 6 months old! He is starting solids (sweet potatoes, avocados, and bananas are all a hit), loves to move and just started pulling himself into a stand. Army crawls all over the house and is a Momma’s boy all […]
Bonding with a newborn is such a complicated thing. Before I had Holden I had this high expectation that we would feel this other worldly connection and I wouldn’t be able to put into words the emotions I felt. Then he was born, and although […]
Postpartum (in my opinion) is just as hard, if not harder than pregnancy. Just like pregnancy, we all have vastly different experiences, and that’s ok, but it drives me crazy that nobody talks about the difficulties of postpartum. We talk about the challenges that accompany […]
Hey postpartum Mommas and Mommas-to-be! I’m pushing 3 months postpartum and feel 100% myself, (aside from the baby brain) so I feel like I’m actually leaving the 4th trimester behind! I did not make this quick of a recovery with Holden. I wrote all about […]
* heads up: pictures of placenta are included in this post. I would say TMI or “trigger warning,” but if you open this post I’m sure you can imagine what you’re in for. So, I know what you’re thinking.. “how gross!?” Right? And I totally […]
In some cultures throughout the world the postpartum period is considered a very scared time for a new mother and her baby. The community rallies around her as she is encouraged to rest at home for the month (or 40 days) following the birth of […]
One huge aspect of having a baby is how you will pay for the health care and medical costs that quickly add up throughout pregnancy and during a birth. I know insurance is a messy and complicated monster, but in order to understand why I […]
