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 […]
The last few weeks of my second pregnancy were a rough ride. I had relatively easy pregnancy, but once I hit around 34 weeks, I so was ready for it to end. I had gotten so big, so getting around became difficult. My stomach had […]
Pregnancy is one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life. The anticipation of a new life joining the world can be fun, but also stressful and overwhelming. There is so much to do and get done to feel prepared for this baby, and […]
* 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 […]
I am due in 10 short weeks. I know the past 30 weeks have flown by, and the next 10 will too, so I am wasting no time when it comes to preparing for this little one’s arrival. One thing that has inevitably been on […]
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 […]
It is no secret that I hated postpartum life. I love being pregnant. I love having a fresh newborn to love on, but I hated recovering from labor. I documented a little bit of my postpartum recovery here in my post Bouncing Back Is A […]
Let me begin by saying that to me, none of these things are “weird.” These choices are simply what is the best choice for either me, my baby, or both of us, as I have done a lot of research on each topic. Some choices […]
I recently read a post about how women should stop romanticizing birth. As I read this post (linked here) I knew immediately that this post was directed at me. (Also, Romper’s 7 Reasons’s People Need to Stop Romanticizing Breastfeeding is linked here.) I could definitely […]
I loved being pregnant. I loved birth and I loved having a newborn. One thing I didn’t like at all was the postpartum period, or the dreaded “4th trimester.” Finally at a year postpartum (13 months) I can say I feel like myself again. I […]
