Little Man is now over 6 months old and I am finally getting around to what I used postpartum. Most of what I got from the hospital, I ended up not using (peri bottle and mesh underwear). Prior to going into the hospital, I created two postpartum recovery baskets (one for each bathroom in our … Continue reading Surviving Postpartum (In a Pandemic) & Must-Have Items for Postpartum
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Pregnancy After Loss: You Need a Village
So, you've gotten a positive pregnancy test after your miscarriage. Me too. Let's talk about that because I know you are freaking out just like me. I got my little plus sign at about 4 weeks. When my husband and I looked at the positive test, I cried. I was happy, but I also didn't … Continue reading Pregnancy After Loss: You Need a Village
Cycle One After Miscarriage: One Line or Two?
It has been just about two months since I had my D&C. September would have been 5 months. We would have been finding out Bean's gender this month. I still think Bean was a boy. I also could have found out I was pregnant again this weekend. It has been two weeks since we started … Continue reading Cycle One After Miscarriage: One Line or Two?
Grief Has Never Been Linear: It’s Unexpected
Grief is not a linear process. You do not progress from one stage to the next in one specific order. I once read that we keep our grief in a box. In this box, there is a pain button against one of the walls. At first, the ball is very large in the box and … Continue reading Grief Has Never Been Linear: It’s Unexpected