I remember sitting in my son’s bedroom playing with him as he built with Duplo blocks. I had my sleeping newborn daughter in my arms. I was totally WINNING at this mother of 2 thing. And then my sleeping daughter woke up and started crying ..read more

What happens when breastfeeding straight up sucks?  And I don’t mean literally. I mean, what happens when you discover that the feeding goal you had - the one that is held up to be the ideal way to feed your baby - makes you feel absolutely horrible?  Are you even allowed to hate breastfeeding? Of course you are… And you’re not alone ..read more

It’s that time of year again. The season of being thankful, giving thanks, and having gratitude. It’s all around you. But what if you don’t feel thankful? What if you want to take all of that gratitude and just shove it? Does that mean there’s something wrong with you? Of course not ..read more

There’s just something about seeing a pregnant lady or a new baby that makes people completely lose their filter. For some reason people will sometimes make the most unwelcome comments. Read our blog to see if someone has said some of these same outrageous things to you ..read more

Can I share something vulnerable with you? Can I really? Can I trust you with something that isn’t pretty and nice and easy to talk about? Can I? Okay, here goes ..read more

Sixteen years ago, my husband was speeding down the interstate trying to get me to the birth center. I remember gripping his hand and and yelling at him to go faster and not stop for anything. We had run to get into the car because our daughter was coming SOON. I had my nightgown on and no underwear….I really thought this baby was going to be born in our car. Long story short, I did make it to the birth center and she was born 30 minutes later. But what I wished I had done was head in to the birth center a couple of hours before. I wished I had had someone to tell me that it was time to go. He ..read more

I’ll just come right out and say it. Women NEED other women,especially during pregnancy and the early days of parenting. We need them as friends, mentors, and to walk through life with us. But how do we find them? How do we create a community for ourselves? Read the blog for some ideas ..read more

I can feel the tears welling, my cheeks turning red, and my heart racing when I think about that moment. Fifteen years later and I still feel it like it happened this morning. I was a brand new mom with a two-month old baby. And I had never felt so judged in my life ..read more

I’ll never forget being in labor and in the car on the way to the hospital. I would have a contractiotn every few minutes and would have to focus all my attention on working through it. Believe it or not, that wasn’t even the hardest part. In between contractions, I had time to think. I started thinking, wow, this baby atually has to come out of me. That’s when the tears started rolling down my face ..read more

Everyone tells you you don’t get much sleep after you have a baby. You don’t really internalize that before your baby is here. Then it hits you like a ton of bricks. OH. You don’t get much sleep after you have a baby. You can deal with that fatigue fine during the day but when the sun sets…the nighttime dread sets in. Some might even call it anxiety ..read more