How We Survived Our First Year as Parents
From the NICU to Nursing: Our Breastfeeding Journey + How We’ve Made it This Far
June 14, 2022 in Real LifeWhen my baby girl was born at 36 weeks with an unexplained inability to suck, swallow or gag, I thought my breastfeeding journey was over before it had even started. Preparing to become a mom, I heard all about things like immediate “skin-to-skin”, “golden...
Poppy Jane’s Birth Story: Unmedicated Hospital Delivery on Christmas Day
May 4, 2022 in Real LifeTrigger warning: this story contains information about pregnancy complications and birth trauma. If you’re worried this may be distressing for you, please feel free NOT to read it. One of the things I wish I’d had was a more gritty, real version of birth...
3rd Trimester Pregnancy Recap: Weeks 27-33
December 14, 2021 in Real LifeBecause I LOVED reading other mommas pregnancy recaps while I was figuring out what to expect in the coming weeks of my own journey, I’ve been trying to document a lot of my own journey here. I haven’t been perfect, but you can read...
2021 Gift Guides: for HER + for the girl with ENDO
November 30, 2021 in Real LifeHoliday shopping can be so overwhelming, so I wanted to come up with a specially curated list for some of the ladies in your life. I hope you love these as much as I do + that they make your gifting easier! The lists...
My Top Beautycounter Skin Care + Makeup Picks
November 16, 2021 in Real LifeSharing my broken down to the basics list of my MUST HAVE skin care, makeup + gifting items after 2 years + trying nearly everything Beautycounter has to offer (so you don’t have to, ha!): After trying EVERYTHING on Sephora + Targets shelves, I...
Preterm Labor? How I Ended up in the Hospital at 29 Weeks Pregnant
November 8, 2021 in Real LifeHi friends, this isn’t a post that I’d planned on writing, but, here we are! A preterm labor scare isn’t something any pregnant woman wants to experience, but life happens + I’m so grateful for how the last week or so has transpired for...
Maternity Must Have’s: What’s Helping Me Love (and Survive) Pregnancy
October 20, 2021 in Real LifeEvery woman’s experience of pregnancy (and postpartum) will undoubtedly be so different since our bodies + our babies are! But here’s a list of what has worked for ME so far in pregnancy (currently 27 weeks) to help me most enjoy this season +...
How I Survived the First Trimester + Managed My Symptoms (including Morning Sickness That Lasted All Day)
September 13, 2021 in Real LifeIf you’ve been following along here (or on instagram) over the course of the last few months, you’ll probably have heard that Mark + I are expecting our first baby! This whole pregnancy journey has been a bit of a surprise and totally uncharted...
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