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25 Jun 2019

POSTPARTUM RECOVERY: 6 WEEKS LATER

It is completely insane that I am now writing a follow up to my postpartum blog 6 weeks later. The cliche that time goes by quickly could not be more true. It was very scary to be so vulnerable online at a time in my life that could only be described by the word 'vulnerable.' But I have to say the response and support I received was overwhelming. My Instagram inbox is overflowed daily with messages from new moms telling me how much it helped them feel normal. From mom's-to-be who found it simultaneously t[...]

POSTPARTUM RECOVERY: THE MISSING CHAPTER

What to expect when you're expecting...I think for the most part we've figured it out. Thanks to friends and family, the media and the infinite amount of resources, the basic symptoms of pregnancy are very well known. In fact, they are so well known that it's perfectly normal to ask a total stranger how they feel, if they're nauseous or what they're craving. DC and I loved reading the pregnancy books and using the apps. They are all divided into the three trimesters, describing symptoms that, for the mos[...]

OUR BIRTH STORY

I'm sitting on the couch about to write my birth story, staring ahead at my baby Lily Scarlett. She's been in this world for one week and one day and I still can't believe it. I wanted to write this while everything is still fresh in my mind. After all, they say "you forget," which is how and why people continue to have babies, right?! So here it goes, my birth story. Based on the majority of my family and friends' experiences, I did not actually think I would carry past my due date. For some reason, ever[...]