My Favorite Organ
According to the National Institute of Health, the placenta is the least understood and the least studied organ in the human body. But if you hang out with any birth workers for even a short amount of time, you’ll quickly learn its definitely one of the coolest and most amazing organs. To start, one day…
Taking Care of Yourself
What a fitting key for me! This was my locker key from a spa day a few months back with some girlfriends. “What are you doing for yourself?” A friend recently asked me this question when I was feeling like the weight of motherhood was swallowing me whole. For me, I love being able to…
Nausea Tips from a Survivor
If you know anything about my own personal journey into becoming a mama, you know my pregnancies weren’t glamorous. In fact, one of the reasons I wanted my births to be so redemptive is because of how difficult those months were. I’ve recently had a few friends struggle with “morning” sickness, and it brought back…
The Four Letter “F” Word
I always ask people how or why they decided to take a childbirth class. One of the most common things I hear is that they are afraid of the process. I know from my own story how much fear can be involved in having a baby. Fear is, after all, the only reason I took…
The Beginning of the Journey
Sometimes infertility can feel lonely, shameful, and full of darkness. Actually, it always felt like that. I can remember feeling like I had a big scarlet letter painted on chest, even though no one could see or feel my pain. “I,” for “infertile.” It’s like that word, that letter, seemed to identify me. Seemed to…