Everyone knows the form. There are many we fill out in our lifetime. But the ones I always dread are these damn in-take forms for a specialty care clinic. This one hits harder though. Who knew I'd be sitting here filling out an infertility clinic form after having one successful pregnancy. Secondary infertility (infertility happening …
It’s okay to mourn a loss for yourself while celebrating someone else’s wins
Read the title again. Now here's a story: When my son was a newborn, we battled and went through the trenches with reflux. I'm talking reflux so bad that the kid hardly slept, couldn't eat without being in pain, and cried 90% of the time. I was gaslit by medical providers claiming that it was …
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I was a perfect mom before I had kids
I was a perfect mom before I had kids. What I imagined: breastfeeding and baby led weaning Reality: formula supplementation and purées with feeding therapy What I imagined: not using any meds Reality: on a PPI and use Tylenol or Motrin when nothing else is working What I imagined: hardly any screen time and no …
Mother Earth
Fresh out of the shower I stare at myself in the semi-foggy mirror. I do this most days if I’m not in a hurry. I take in every detail on my face. The visible acne that once was there during my first trimester is now being replaced by scars. A few dry spots around the …
The Military Child
April is the month of the military child. Did you know approximately two million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 2001? There are also currently 1.2 million military children of active duty members worldwide. And the repeated and extended separations and increased hazards of deployment are increased stressors in military children's lives. Two …
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