The hope is you walk away with a better understanding that racism and discrimination is systematic and multifactorial. I am grateful Dr. James-Conterelli was so generous with her time so you can view this recording.
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Janna shares her birth story. “It’s not just a certain kind of woman who can have a positive birth experience. If I can do it, after the first delivery I had, and the days leading up to my second, then literally anyone can do it.”
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Watch as four infertility warriors discuss the recently published memoir by Lena Dunham titled False Labor which appeared in Harper’s magazine.
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Read MoreAs we celebrate Mother’s Day, I am honored to share Kristen’s story of motherhood and her perspective of what it is like to be the mother of a child with special needs.
“What I wasn’t prepared for, nor could have ever imagined, was receiving the diagnosis that my daughter had a rare chromosome disorder when she was just under two months of age.”
Community is always important. Now more than ever, we need each others support.
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Why doula support during a pandemic is still essential.
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Support during COVID-19 might look different, but is still available.
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Pregnancy After Infertility and Loss. I never would have guessed that going through something so incredibly difficult and isolating would bring me close to so many people.
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Do those who are pregnant after infertility and or loss (PAIL), have unique emotional needs? What are they?
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“To say I was shocked that the elation I expected was replaced with pure terror when they placed my 6 pound, 11 ounce baby with a full head of black hair (totally covered with my insides) on my chest is an understatement.” Read one moms story of postpartum anxiety
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“That first pumping session was depressing. My baby was in the NICU at a different hospital. Nothing came out. I was determined to give it my all and not get discouraged”. Kelli shares how her breastfeeding journey started unexpectedly in the NICU.
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“Breastfeeding is so much more to me than feeding my babies, it means I will be able to have a connection with them that we don’t have now”. Read Katie, Intended Mom through GS talk about inducing lactation.
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“When Layla was born nine years later – all I could think about were those two years I nursed Lillian and how it made me feel confident and empowered. I naively thought it would be the same with Layla. I couldn’t have been more wrong.” Read Lindsay’s post about her very emotional breastfeeding journey.
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“When I first found out we were expecting spontaneous triplets, breastfeeding was literally the last thing I worried about. I had nursed my older two kids for upwards of two years each with no issues, it wouldn’t be that different, right? WRONG.” Read Lynden account of what breastfeeding multiples is like.
“This might sound a little dramatic but breastfeeding has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with physically and mentally”. Read Jordan’s reflection on how her breastfeeding journey has been over the last 10 weeks.
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“I could be Chloé and I could be a mother of two and a wife and I could be a badass modern time female Indiana Jones in my own way.” Chloé shares what being a full-time student mom is like and how she makes it work.
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“…my corporate job doesn’t really let me strap my kid on my back while I’m rocking my 4” stiletto pumps, my 2 piece navy suit, and hosting meetings amongst senior level executives across the financial industry…but that’s not the point.” A working mom’s perspective.
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“When the girls were almost six weeks old, I donned my business casual, packed up my briefcase and my pumping bag, and went back to work.” What It’s Like To Be A Working Mom” told from Samantha’s perspective.
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“She's breathing, but it's just a matter of time before I have to check again. Her well-being, her everything, is in my hands every single day.” Read Haley’s account of what a day in the life of a Stay At Home Mom is really like.
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