Pregnancy and Postpartum

It’s natural. When a friend is hurting, we want to fix it. We want to do anything we can to make her feel better. After opening up and sharing about my own miscarriages, I’ve had quite a few people ask me...

The number of kids my husband and I would have was never up to us. I don’t mean that in the way some people say they leave it up to their creator. I mean it literally. Going through IVF, it...

Every person who has experienced pregnancy has at some point stopped for a moment and thought, "Wait. My body is gonna have to do WHAT NOW?!" It's a pretty incredible feat of biology to grow another human inside your...

  Before ever my husband and I had five vigorous children at home, determined daily to illuminate who they are and what they’re capable of, there were four children who were ours before them. If a child born after the...

New parents are bombarded with registry lists, must-have articles, and (occasionally) helpful advice on what they’ll need those first few weeks after the baby arrives. But what about parents who have been there, done that? The parents who are...

I am 20 days from a year of breastfeeding, and I needed support to achieve this. For those of you who weren’t around initially, Carter was born at 5 lbs 15oz. He was a tiny tyke, and because...

Am I a medical professional? No, I am not. This is not medical advice. This is me purely venting out and seeking women equally or even more annoyed than I am. I am a woman who is using this...

"What are you planning to do to lose all that baby weight?" There I was, sitting with my brand new baby laying in his bassinet beside me, both of us fresh from the hospital and exhausted.  My postpartum body was...

Moreland OB-GYN & Associates has launched new resources and services to support mothers and address the increased occurrence of postpartum depression. Waukesha, WI – Moreland OB-GYN & Associates, a women’s health care organization serving Waukesha County and the surrounding communities, announced...

TRIGGER WARNING: Article includes graphic descriptions of pregnancy loss. Please do be careful of your mental health while reading this, I do share my experience quite unfiltered and in detail. Also this is my personal experience and hope not...