No one told me to test first thing in the morning when HCG levels are the easiest to …
Her bright blue eyes look up at me. I smile at her as I reach for my mascara. …
I didn’t think it would happen to me. These kinds of things happen to someone else. Not me. …
The scent of candle wicks and sweat hung in the air as her newborn cry ushered out my …
(This essay is Part 2 of Facing Postpartum Depression. Read Part 1 here.) A few weeks after my …
Our second son was two months old. My husband and I laid in bed long after we should …
Read part 1 (Pregnancy) and part 2 (Birth) of this story here! I delivered my daughter over winter …
The moment she was born, I was born. I recall this moment where I was pushing- surrounded by …
The Peruvian Spanish I heard all around me was becoming more confusing as the contraction intensified. My husband …
Originally written on November 12, 2016, the anniversary of my first miscarriage. Anniversaries are a funny thing. We …