Although miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality have occurred throughout history, it wasn’t until 1988 that President Ronald Reagan designated the month of October to...
There is one thing I know definitively; you are pregnant for nine months for a reason. For those of you who have been pregnant, consider...
I feel compelled to start this post about infertility with a much needed, “I’m sorry.” I’ve requested stories of women who’ve struggled with infertility, and...
Looking at me now, toting a 20-month-old toddler on my back, holding hands with my 4-year-old, and sporting a six pack month  pregnant belly, I...
“Just relax, it will happen when it’s time!” “Have you tried _____??” “Oh, it took us 3 whole months to get pregnant, I know exactly how...
It happened to me when my third child was two months old. My husband was on a remote tour in South Korea. We were...
I am not a very sentimental person. I don't have a hope chest. I didn’t preserve and keep my wedding dress. My children’s baby...
Here is a little story. We had just moved overseas and were welcomed by the most incredible group of people. I was so excited!...
As a military spouse, I’ve been conditioned to expect bumps in the road. Changes are inevitable, everything is taken with a grain of salt,...
Pregnancy is a strange/awesome/crazy/fun/sick/roller coaster of emotions time in your life. Here are a few things I am happy to have said goodbye to...

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Normalized Overwhelm

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Over the Edge I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...