We all have some version of a 10K in our lives. We all have a challenge ahead of us that we can use to break through the maternal wall. And we can shatter all the ideas out there that limit us as women who happen to also be moms. I hope my story will inspire you to find out what your 10K is and decide that you will get through it and come out stronger than when you started. I know you can.
I am a formula-feeding mom. I was unable to breastfeed my first two children, and purposefully chose not to breastfeed my third. All three required special formula due to severe dairy allergies and premature birth. I suffered from postpartum...
Trying to feed our kids healthy foods is a conversation that never seems to end — in my family, with our pediatrician, with our friends. I have found myself having many, many conversations through the years about ensuring my kids are eating...
For the first six months of my son's life, he was exclusively breastfed. No formula, no solids, no rice cereal. Just me. During the second half of the year, we added organic foods to his diet. I pureed sweet...
There is no way to prepare yourself for a pregnancy loss. When I became pregnant for the first time, the thought briefly entered my mind. But I quickly dismissed it. I was 29, healthy, and experiencing a completely normal...
It is the eve of my 40th birthday. I've never felt better. I feel comfortable in my skin. I'm happy. With age truly does come a certain knowledge of the world and my place in it. Also, I'm pregnant.
This...
I never anticipated it. I had a relatively easy-going, healthy pregnancy. Some nausea in the beginning, but I wasn’t violently throwing up. I had fatigue in the first trimester and the third, but again, nothing out of the ordinary....
SEASON 02: WICKED GOOD PREGNANCY | EPISODE 04
Two Lives Forever Changed By Surrogacy with Ashleigh Donahue + Emma Swartz
Welcome back listeners! We have covered such a wide variety of topics in our Wicked Good Pregnancy series, and today's show...
The newborn months require a lot of downtime — but they do not afford a lot of sleep for new moms! While learning to breastfeed, recovering from birth, cluster feeding, easing colic, and simply enjoying those sweet newborn snuggles,...
I'm not exactly shy about nudity — just ask my girlfriends or my kids. The body is beautiful, and it's never really phased me to let my kids or friends see me in my birthday suit. So it's amazing...
The most challenging part for vertically challenged me has been finding maternity clothes. If you're short, you're truly swimming in anything you try on.
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