Disclaimer: While I am a therapist, I am not in a position to give you advice and this is based on my own experience. My advice to you: if you are concerned about your mental health, please consult a doctor or mental health professional. I will also add a list of resources at the bottom … Continue reading Pregnancy, Babies, and Mental Health: My Experience
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New Year’s Resolutions as a Mom to a 6 Month Old
Little Man is now an 18-pound healthy 6-month-old boy. He is currently working on learning to eat solid food. He enjoys holding the food and sucking on it but is still figuring out that he needs to swallow it. He has gotten pretty confident in sitting up on his own for short periods of time … Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions as a Mom to a 6 Month Old
6 Weeks Postpartum: Showing Yourself Some Love
It has been 6 weeks since I gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy. In that time, I have worn a bikini twice. Yesterday, was exactly 6 weeks since birth and I wore a bikini to a family get-together. My body doesn't look like it did prior to getting pregnant with Little Man. I … Continue reading 6 Weeks Postpartum: Showing Yourself Some Love
Week 21 and Anatomy Scan: A New Kind of Stress
The anatomy scan is always something to look forward to in pregnancy. Not only is it the halfway point in pregnancy, but it is also the longest ultrasound where you get to see every part of your beautiful, growing baby. They check every part of your baby, every system, to make sure everything is on … Continue reading Week 21 and Anatomy Scan: A New Kind of Stress
A Due Date with No Baby: How I Coped with the Grief after a Miscarriage
Bean was a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. I had a D&C a week later. He would have been due on January 31st. Now, I know that most babies are not born on their due date, but that day had been engrained in my head. We should have been bringing a baby home around that … Continue reading A Due Date with No Baby: How I Coped with the Grief after a Miscarriage
It’s a Boy and I Should Be Celebrating
I am 16 weeks pregnant. I still cannot believe it. After all the troubles of my first trimester, I assumed I would feel much better since the risk of miscarriage has decreased drastically, but I still worry. It could be because this month would have been Bean's due date. In the last 3 weeks, we … Continue reading It’s a Boy and I Should Be Celebrating
A Scary Rainbow in the Pandemic: Our Subchorionic Hematoma Story
I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks back in June. I underwent a D&C a week later. It took 5 weeks for my period to return and after that, we were told we could start trying to conceive. If you scroll back on my blog, you can find my posts about the miscarriage, procedure, … Continue reading A Scary Rainbow in the Pandemic: Our Subchorionic Hematoma Story
The People You Meet After a Miscarriage
I saw my mom recently and she had come across an article in the newspaper that she shared with me and it made me start to think about the people I have met while grieving my angel baby. It got me thinking about the types of people that I have come across as I've been … Continue reading The People You Meet After a Miscarriage
My Friend Had a Miscarriage: How to Support Them Through Their Grief
I suffered a missed miscarriage in the middle of a pandemic. It’s been over a month since the D&C and it’s still hard to admit. I was 9 weeks along when the baby’s heart stopped. Quite a few people around my husband and I knew, including all of my family, some of my friends, and … Continue reading My Friend Had a Miscarriage: How to Support Them Through Their Grief