If you haven’t read Part 2 of my postpartum series where I opened up about baby blues and those early emotional shifts, you can catch up here. This time, we’re diving into breastfeeding postpartum struggles—not the glowing bonding kind, but the messy, painful, exhausting version that too many moms face in silence. Did you find…
If you haven’t read about my arrival at the hospital and the whirlwind of those early postpartum days, you can catch up here. Today, I want to open up about my experience with postpartum baby blues—the emotional crash I never saw coming in those early weeks after giving birth. Did you experience the baby blues…
Let’s talk baby registries, shall we? The truth is, there’s no single “right” way to create a baby registry, and honestly, you can skip half the gadgets out there. When I was expecting my first, my brain felt like it was about to short-circuit trying to figure out what we actually needed. Everyone throws their…
This extended version of my postpartum experience picks up right after my real natural birth story. If you haven’t read my birth story, please click here. Stuck in the Hospital: Jaundice and the Blue Light After birth, my son and I had to stay in the hospital for four long days. His jaundice meant they…
Alright now, if you haven’t read my hospital bag checklist blog, you can find it here. This blog post dives into creating your essential postpartum recovery checklist for when you finally come home from the hospital with your little one. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small…
The Unexpected Silence: Postpartum Detachment and Delayed Bonding Postpartum. It’s a word often accompanied by images of instant, overwhelming love and blissful connection. But what happens when that connection doesn’t happen right away? What if, instead of a rush of emotion, you feel… a quiet emptiness? That’s postpartum detachment, a reality many mothers experience but…
Okay, so we’re diving into the nitty-gritty of what actually goes into Hospital Bag Essentials. Not the Pinterest-perfect, curated list, but the real-deal, from one mom who’s been there. Remember when I said I started packing three months early? Yeah, that was a sign of my anxiety, not my organization skills. Read about how I…
Birth Story: The Mental Marathon That Led to Zay’s Arrival The final countdown was ON! Our intimate baby shower was perfect (thank you again to everyone who celebrated with us). My nesting instincts? On full blast. Let’s just say the house had been “deep cleaned” a million times over! The nursery was finally ready. Doula…
Third Trimester: Let the Misery Begin Ah, the third trimester… the home stretch, right? Except sometimes it feels more like an obstacle course, especially when anterior placenta third trimester pain becomes your unwelcome reality. Did anyone else find those last few months to be more “misery” than “magic”? For me, the third trimester hit hard.…
Pregnancy in the Second Trimester: Not the Honeymoon I Expected They call the second trimester the “honeymoon” phase of pregnancy, right? Well, for me, it felt more like a complicated friendship with my ever-changing body. We finally ate better—y’all remember the first trimester struggle, lol—but it wasn’t all rainbows. Did you find the second trimester…
