Sweets were my family’s kryptonite growing up. Every family gathering, and every holiday, we’d have dessert, and lots of it! At Easter we’d have lots of pies and cookies in addition to jelly beans and robin eggs. At Christmas we’d have lots of candy in our stockings. After opening presents, we’d gorge ourselves on more…
In December of 2019, Nick and I decided to start trying for a baby. I was working on completing my 6 month internship in Chicago and would come home when I could to visit my husband. Nick was still in Michigan. We had been married for about a year and a half, and being apart…
[CONTENT WARNING: Parts of this post may be graphic, discuss menstrual periods, excessive bleeding, and miscarriage.] In April of 2023, I took a pregnancy test. Nick and I wanted to have mimosas on Easter, but I was wondering if something was going on in my body that maybe I shouldn’t. I felt different. A couple…
It’s no secret that in our society today, people, especially women, are bombarded with images on television, in magazines, and on social media of what the “ideal body” should look like. If we don’t look like “that,” then we are made to feel less than. We then find ourselves trying to find a new diet….
Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to be a mom. When I said my prayers with my mom every night, I would ask God for twins! A boy and a girl! As I got older, I continued to love babies. There is something so precious about holding a little one and…
We left super early in case there was traffic. I held onto my husband’s arm and listened to my “warrior era” playlist I made on Spotify. We were told to expect to be there for about two hours. What were they going to do to me? What was going to happen? We finally made it…
We had two options. Option number 1- I take Provera monthly, forcing a withdrawal bleed, and cleaning out my body naturally as well as regulating my periods so we can try to get pregnant. Option 2- We undergo a D&C to clean me out all at once, then regulate my periods using Provera and try…
It was May 2nd, 2025. A Friday, late afternoon. I was just getting ready to go to the grocery store, and my husband was getting ready to go to work when I got a phone call from a random wireless number. Assuming it was spam, I ignored it and continued getting ready. Then I heard…