“You are presenting like you are having a heart attack.” Those are the last words I truly remember before my body went into shock and denial. How could a healthy, fit 41-year-old be having a heart attack?
My 2022 Labor...
This is Part II in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click here to read Part I.
I am writing this one day before my egg retrieval, so...
"I love you," I said, with tears streaming down my face. "I know you do," she whispered. I was 16 years old, and that was the last conversation I had with my mother. She died the next day, after...
It was January of 2012 when I discovered that my son Wyatt had Down syndrome. Prenatal screenings had revealed a higher risk – one in six, to be exact – and I had decided to go ahead with the...
The first trimester is a beast that very few talk about. You might look totally normal on the outside. In fact, you probably do. But inside, your emotions are going haywire, you want all the bagels, and you feel...
One Sunday three years ago I watched my husband carry pieces of my daughter’s crib to the end of our driveway for the trash crew. Months before, we had moved Mattie into a “big girl” bed. The crib had...
At UF Health North, expectant mothers have greater options when it comes to delivering their babies. The campus is home to the region’s newest, most advanced hospital that includes a Labor and Delivery Unit. Located in the outpatient medical...
I’m one of the million mothers out there making a list and checking it twice, dashing around trying to find the perfect gift for my preschoolers when it hit me. I have the best resources at my fingertips...other parents....
This is this fifth and final post in a series by an author who has chosen to remain anonymous during her two-year fertility journey — until now. Click to read Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV.
Infertility affects as many as...
Last month, a soon-to-be dad reached out on a meal-sharing site to ask for help. His wife was pregnant, and he wanted to be proactive in seeking help — including from, yes, strangers. He gave examples of favorite recipes...
When I was pregnant with my first child my husband and I attended a few parenting classes at the hospital. One day before class I passed a new mom sitting in a wheelchair with her brand new baby, waiting...
"Wait. There are timers for your nipples?" I sat smugly in the corner at yet another baby shower, and this was the response I blurted out when the mom-to-be was overcome with jubilation opening the gift that was her breastfeeding timer....