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Having a Baby With Down Syndrome Changed Everything

This is a story of motherhood, a story about what it’s like to be sitting on the other side of the glass. I sit perched on my seat at the midwifery…

Dare I say it? I miss being pregnant. Shortly after I delivered my son, I found myself rubbing my tummy. At first, I thought it was a tendency I was…

It all started with my first pregnancy in 2017. I went alone to our initial ultrasound appointment, expecting a quick, positive report. I even told…

When we found out I was expecting our first “ours baby,” we were ecstatic and overjoyed. But there was a part of me that felt remorse. The…

There’s no way this is postpartum depression. How could it be? I remember thinking this to myself as I received the diagnosis seven months after my…

My mom always said she loved giving birth, and she’d do it over and over again. Each time she said that, I thought she was crazy. Giving birth is…

Today, I walked into my 20-week anatomy scan alone. Before I kissed my husband and daughters goodbye this morning and walked out the door, I shut…

In the midst of decluttering and cleaning, I didn’t expect to be stopped by something so tiny. A blanket. A simple, faded receiving blanket I had…

Dear baby, I will protect you with everything that I have. You deserve to come into this world safe and loved and protected. The…

I went to my well-baby checkup today alone. I recorded the heartbeat for Ben to hear as this was the first appointment he’s had to miss due to the…