I remember thinking, when is there ever going to be a good time to start trying to get pregnant? Always one more party, one more...

In a way, pregnancy is starting anew, another cycle of life. The metamorphosis begins… Here I was, pregnant, and even though I knew a...

A birth doula is the ancient role of an experienced woman helping a mother birth a child into the world. My studies to become a...

It was the early hours of the morning when my water broke. I was just shy of 2 weeks to my due date. This was happening. This was...

I had a vivid dream one night while I was pregnant. In the dream, relatives and ancestors on my father's side were seated around a long...

After one night in the hospital, making sure Niley was healthy and mamma was okay, they were ready to send us home. I remember feeling...

Nothing can prepare you for the reality of motherhood. The first weeks, healing the portal to existence with sitz baths and air drying...

It took me about a week to get out of the house after giving birth. I didn't desire or feel ready physically or emotionally to go...

Content warning: This blog post details disturbing images and experiences postpartum. By the time I had given birth to Niley, I had...

What prepares us for the reality of having children? The beautiful belly illuminated under a maxi dress covers fatigued legs, taxed...

Everyone needs sleep. How can you get it when your baby wakes all throughout the night? What works for one mother or baby doesn't...

Once the fog had lifted, reality set in. Jon had already been back to work for a week and now my mom was about to leave after being with...

Outside of sleeplessness, I loved everything about being a mom. One day, unloading my baby from the car, I thought to myself...

Belly big and full of baby, Jon and I headed out on our Lamaze Getaway Weekend. I was already well familiarized with the childbirth...

The cool thing about parenting is that you get to decide how you want to parent. This is your show. From the minute the news gets out...

After the vaginal birth of my daughter, I was guarded for some time over that sacred space of my body. I was guarded over my breasts as...

Looking back to the beginning, a new baby in your arms, the uncertainty of it all - you can see how far you have come. The work is not...