She is not a friend. She is not a healthcare provider. She is a mother figure of the most ancient kind. Her life experience empowers you. She is a reassuring presence who will always listen to you and support you in your chosen path. She will remind you of those choices, and the reason you […]
The Silver Lining
Uh. Postpartum weight loss. Not a fun topic, but one of those facts of life that is so utterly real it’s annoying. After Max was born I had this grandiose idea of documenting my journey back to … well, back to something “normal”. Whatever that is. Pre-Jemma I had some of those happy marriage pounds […]
Prayers for Jake | A Story of Surrogacy & Faith
It’s with a heavy heart that I begin typing today. You see, since August I’ve been praying on the sidelines of a dear friend’s surrogacy journey. But, this story is unlike many you hear – this story is from Sarah’s* perspective. The beautiful mama who opened up her heart and her womb to help another […]
Postpartum Sitz Bath
Two babies down and a few more to go (someday, not now) and I’ve got a little feeling that I’m growing in my expertise of all those mama things that rock your bod postpartum. Today, I want to share about postpartum sitz baths – also known as mama bath magic. So, you just pushed a […]
Round 2 | Breastfeeding Essentials
1. Momzelle tanks | 2. chux pads | 3. flameless candles | 4. Milk-Saver | 5. Undercover Mama tanks Awhile back, after a few months of nursing Jemma, I wrote a handful of posts about my breastfeeding favorites amongst other tidbits of my experience. Now that I’m on round two of being a breastfeeding mama, […]
{GUEST POST} Relief from Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Kari and I met in college and proceeded to become wonderful friends – we spent countless hours working together on business projects and if I know anything about Kari, it’s that she is a beautiful spirit and a steadfast researcher. Her story doesn’t surprise me one bit and I know that her research will be […]
A Fresh Perspective — Jemma’s Beautiful Birth
2 years ago today I started my first birth. It was hard and wonderful. Empowering and scary. It was everything I imagined and full of unexpected twists. Over the years I’ve thought a lot about what I wanted to change, but in the end, I’m so happy it went exactly how it did. Healthy and […]
The Birth Story of Max Valentine
I wrote the first rendition of Max’s birth story when he was just a day old, but I wanted to also share a more specific timeline of how things happened. Plus, now I have all of my amazing birth photos to match the story! Here’s how things went … Wednesday, August 8th, 11:41 pm […]
{GUEST POST} Rin from Little One: A Birth Story
Australian mamas are some of my absolute favorites, especially Rin. We’ve been friends since our early days of blogging and I’m so happy to have her here to today sharing her birth story! Here’s a little intro straight from her: Hi! I’m Rin. I blog over at Little One. My little one, hubs and I […]
The Placenta Report
Check out this rad button? I’m going to give you all fair warning on this post. If you aren’t feeling the placenta love – read no further. I know I have some family and friend readers who might think twice about our relationship after the placenta report. Then again, I know I have some super […]
Take It Easy — 5 Things You Need After Birth
When I wrote this post for Margot’s blog, Newfoundlander at Heart, she was about ready to have her first baby! Now her little Wendel is here as well as my Max! Since Jemma was born I’ve become more and more of a believe in the 4th trimester. Have you heard of it? The […]
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