Trigger warning for pregnancy loss. Every birth story matters and not all stories have happy endings. This is Codi's story. I am 1 in 4. 1 in 4 pregnancies end in a loss. Most people think it is 1 in 4 women but this is wrong. 1 in 4...
Spoiler Alerts Just a few short weeks ago I wrote the article This Is Us Plus Size Pregnancy Storyline – Plus Size Fans Speak Out. I was holding my breath as we learned about Kate’s pregnancy. I was nervous how this storyline would play out considering TLC’s show My...
Pregnancy loss for dads and partners is real and yet it's hardly acknowledged. Here I share my family's loss and another family's story of birth after loss with powerful photos by award-winning photographer Leilani Rogers. Pregnancy Loss For Dads Two Stories I...
“Mommy, I really want a brother!” My 5 year old says this to me at least weekly. In the beginning I'd try to explain how mommy and daddy weren’t sure if we'd have another baby. Then there was a period of time when I played into his desires of becoming a...
I was in 8th grade when my mother had her hysterectomy. I’ll never forget visiting her in the hospital with a room overlooking a busy freeway. Under a heavily medicated state, she talked about how life just continues on. She said in the grand scheme of things that she...
Trigger warning for miscarriage and suicidal thoughts following a first trimester miscarriage. I’m pregnant? I’m pregnant. Oh, my goodness I’m pregnant! Finding out I was expecting my second child was so exciting. The time seemed right. My son was almost two, I had a...
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