*Trigger Warning: This post describes infant loss and a mother's grief.
2018. New Year's Eve. I was three months into marriage. Ready to ring in the new year with a quiet night and some champagne. (I'm a fun one y'all.)...
With two weeks left until my due date, it's officially time to pack my hospital bag! I learned from my first labor and delivery what I needed for my stay at the hospital.
Here's what I'm packing in my go bag the...
Since we cannot meet in person just yet, Lovelace Labor of Love wants to celebrate summer with you, and your bump, in a virtual setting. If your bump has made its way into the world, we welcome him or...
The white stick dropped into the trash can, conspicuously face-up, showing just one little pink line.
When we first started trying for another baby, I took tests with regularity, but as time went on and I didn't get pregnant, I...
I have always wanted to be a mom. But I was terrified of actually giving birth. When I found out I was pregnant, I was fortunate to work with several women who had amazing, empowered, natural births. And I...
Pregnancy is full of worries. You desperately want everything to go wonderfully right, but your fear kicks in. Google becomes your best and worst friend.
During my first pregnancy, I often found myself crying and my stomach in knots after...
Heidi Murkoff is a world-renowned author of What To Expect When You're Expecting, collaborator on her book's movie of the same title (which is hilarious and amazing on MANY levels), and bringer-of-happiness across the world as she visits many...
Chances are, if you've had a baby, adopted a baby, been pregnant, or know someone who has done these things, or, taken a stroll through the bookstore, you know who Heidi Murkoff is. You may or may not know...
There aren't many moms left these days who haven't read What To Expect When You're Expecting. There are dozens of blockbuster hits that have snuck her book into their scenes, whether covertly, like a "Hidden Mickey" in Disney movies,...
My son's life is a miracle.
My pregnancy with him was not a typical pregnancy. We got pregnant after 13 months of trying. My husband and I had already been through two miscarriages. In total we had been trying to...
It's been 2 years since I gave birth to my amazing son. He is so precious, marvelous, silly, and perfect. I can't imagine my life without him. ABQ Mom recently re-posted an article titled "Postpartum Depression: Struggling to Find...
OK, well this title may not fit everyone's pregnancy craving, but it sure fit mine! All I wanted to eat was bread and cheese. Seriously, bread and cheese. That was all. Bread and cheese are not the worst foods,...
It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Sitting alone in the car, waiting for my phone to ring so I can mask up and walk into the office alone. No excitement. No nervous chatter with my husband. Just silence, and...
OCTOBER IS PREGNANCY & INFANT LOSS AWARENESS MONTH, AND OCTOBER 15 IS PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY.
*Trigger warning* pregnancy loss, infant Loss
Having a miscarriage sent me reeling into a dark world of all of the things I never...
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