This is Infertility
There was a time, not too long ago, when getting/staying pregnant would have never entered my mind. Fast forward through 18 months of trying and two miscarriages, and it’s now something I think about all the time. And somehow, while my pregnancy journey is always part of me, I’m constantly trying to figure out how […]
Ideas to Have the Perfect Drive-By Baby Shower
It was no surprise to me that my friend Christina, a gynecologic oncologist, waited until she was nearly 20 weeks pregnant to tell me she was pregnant. But I let the excitement get to me–even in a socially distant, pandemic world, I let myself hope for the best and planned (along with other hostesses) a […]
How to Support Our Children Through Separation Anxiety
The first time my child cried as he realized I was leaving him at daycare was heartbreaking. He’d been there for a week and everything had been fine, but now he realized that this wasn’t just a one week gig but an everyday occurrence, and he was not happy! Separation anxiety in toddlers, or children […]
How to Cope with Miscarrying Twins
I can remember the exact moment I found out I was pregnant. A few days prior, I went to the doctor because I had this unusual pain in my stomach. I remember the doctor asking me, “Do you think you could be pregnant?” And my response was, “Eh, I doubt it.” I never thought that […]
Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child
My experience with the loss of a child starts every morning when there’s this moment, a brief fleeting moment, when you first wake up, before you are actually awake, where you don’t immediately focus on your child who died. It’s this brief second where you can maybe forget that your child died, that you are […]
How to Overcome Working Mom Guilt
There's a belief that you can have a career OR be a great mom, but not both. This belief causes working mom guilt. A psychologist tells us how to beat it.
Guide to Induction at 37 Weeks: Everything You Need to Know
I was 36 1/2 weeks pregnant when I found out I’d have an induced labor at 37 weeks. It was a Wednesday, and my high risk specialist confirmed a preeclampsia diagnosis that we’d expected for weeks. But I was completely unprepared–scratch that, absolutely terrified–when she said I had 4 days to get everything in order […]
How Tracking Fertility with a Monitor Changed My TTC Journey
I’d spent too many months crying in bed the day my period came. After a year-and-a-half of unsuccessfully trying to conceive (TTC), I made a list of questions to ask my doctor. I’d been tracking fertility using ovulation predictor kits and ovulation tracker apps, but nothing was working. Month to month, I was heartbroken. The […]