It was almost exactly 3 years ago that I embarked on a new lifestyle to get healthy. My babies were about to turn 1 and 2, and I was tired of being overweight and unhealthy. You see, my kids are 12 months apart. Yep, I...
When I was 13 I had a long, invasive and very painful surgery which placed Harrington rods along the length of my spine to correct a dramatic S shaped curvature. At 13 I was not considering future childbearing implications...
This post is inspired by all the women who lament that their husband refuses to get a vasectomy.
Dear Men,
I understand your manhood is important to you. Your testicles are basically an inside organ living on the outside of your...
Why I Choose Modern Medicine
This is not a post to say how I am better than you or care about my children more. We are all doing the best we can and make decisions based on what we feel...
One of the things I have picked up on as a new mother is that each of our journeys and choices are unique to us, and that regardless of those choices, we share a common thread…we are mothers who...
Just about a year ago, I wrote a post to the baby I had recently learned would be joining our family. In it, I described the painfully bittersweet emotions I was experiencing as I worked to connect with this new...
Once you become a mom (you haven’t even gone to your 6 week check up mind you), the question is “when are you gonna have another one?”
Excuse me, but can you mind you own uterus?
This blog post is dedicated...
Past Your Due Date? I Bet You Haven't Tried This!
“The two week wait” usually describes the time period between ovulation and when you can take a pregnancy test. I’m told that this time filled with agonizing anticipation for couples...
For any woman who plans to birth their baby without medication, my best advice is to prepare yourself both mentally and physically and surround yourself with an amazing support team. At the guidance of a friend who had had...
Growing up whenever I was asked how many children I wanted, I would say “3” without even thinking about it. To me, 3 was my magic number. No real rhyme or reason I guess, but even before I had...
Silence filled the room. We sat waiting, wondering. The doctor who delivered my last son arrived to perform the ultrasound. Within seconds, she found it. A tiny little blob on the monitor. A tiny little blob that would rock...
As the oldest of three children, there aren't very many memories from my childhood that don't include my brother and sister. As for my husband, the youngest of seven children, most of the stories from his childhood begin with "when...
I knew in my head that this day would come, but somehow my heart had hoped otherwise. At thirty-five weeks, my doctor, Mark, and I scheduled my c-section for a day in November to commence promptly at 7:00 a.m....
I am one of those individuals who really enjoyed being pregnant. After two weeks of nausea, it was smooth sailing. I exercised up until the week I gave birth, ate healthy (ok, I had a few chocolate éclairs here...