How to Overcome Postpartum Body Image Challenges
Negative body image is a major postpartum problem. Let's flip our mindset. Instead of wanting “our bodies" back, let's be in awe of all they have done.
What Happens When We Compare Our Children?
From early on in life, it becomes very easy to make comparisons. After becoming a mother, I've found that we compare our children far too often to others.
Confession Time: Places Made for Kids are the Worst
Am I alone in this? Do you secretly hate these places too? Do I walk into these massive spaces filled with people acting like they're enjoying time with their kids, but they all actually want to collapse on the floor and cry? Or am I missing some kind of trick? Where can I go for my tot that doesn't belong in the Inferno?
Looking Back: Dear Jack, on the Eve of Your First Birthday
It's hard to believe Jack turned 18-months-old last week. Here's a look back 6 months in time with a letter I wrote on the eve of his first birthday.
I Feared I’d Lost You, And Then You Were Jack
When you're pregnant after miscarriage, small issues can be terrifying. But the joyful moments--those are the ones to hold onto. They were with Jack.
Christmas is Weird When You’re Pregnant After Miscarriage
Pregnancy after miscarriage is such limbo. You’re not confident this pregnancy will be the one. You’re not confident any pregnancy will ever be the one.
What is Reality, Anyway? Curated Life in the Age of Social Media
Social media has changed how we interact with the world around us. When I was a kid, I ran and played in the woods with my friends. I didn’t wonder about or care what was happening online; there barely was an “online,” and I certainly couldn’t access it. Jack will never know the world I […]
When The System Fails: Baby Addie’s Infant-Loss Story
Infant loss stories are hard to read, but they are essential to helping us remember the lives of tiny loves gone too soon. They also teach us invaluable lessons–in this case, how knowing the symptoms of infant sepsis could save lives. Kara Errico shares her infant loss story about her daughter, Addie, who passed away […]