• Get up: birth story part 2

    NOTE: mental health and depression, starts off with thoughts of death/dying *BUT faith, encouragement, inner strength, and spirit in the end, if you want to read my story]] When I had sepsis, I had a sense of impending doom that I never got to talk about. Now that it’s been a year, here’s my story.…

  • From certainty to contractions: a first-time mom’s birth story

    Every woman is different. Some prepare for their baby months in advance with a perfect birth plan, books on what to expect, and stories from other mothers. My husband and I took a prenatal birth class and packed a hospital bag at 34 weeks. My process was different because we didn’t exactly have a long-term…