I am not proud of this story but if this story can help one person then it was worth telling. I met a man when I was 19 that I fell in love with. He was 26. I was way too young to be so...
Pregnancy
The Power of Adversity, Grit and Intuition
Have you ever sat wondering, “how did I become this way?” Whether “this way” has a positive or negative emotion attached to it, it’s interesting to try and dig deep to make sense...
The Beauty and thrills of childbearing. The unbridled...
The Beauty????and Thrills????of Childbearing! An unbridled tale! Motherhood for me begins with child bearing that is equivocal to an action thriller script. I am the main character and...
The Guilt of Staying Home after Baby
Have you all noticed the shift in what the average American household consists of? If you are unsure of what I am exactly implying, I mean… have you ever looked at the roles of the family...
Something really terrible happened today
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes a graphic and explicit description of a miscarriage. Well, this only happened today, and I need to share it...
PREGNANCY TRIAL DUE TO PROHIBITED DRUG
PREGNANCY TRIAL Get ready to testify. Your miracle is on the way! I am fulfilling my promise to testify to God’s goodness and greatness in my life and my baby’s life through...
“This is why I want to become a midwife”
VIDEO: Vavita Santos Teta Leblanc, Reproductive Health Program manager, UNFPA Haiti Country Office shares the story about a young, pregnant girl, and how that story inspired Vavita to...
From Cancer to Pregnancy
I certainly did not know when my husband and I got married in September 2016 that our lives, and marriage, would so quickly change. Just a little after we celebrated 2 months of marriage, I...
The Mother I Wish I Could Hug
I woke up early on this Saturday morning. It’s rainy, and the perfect day to sleep in, but I couldn’t sleep. It’s chilly in the house, so I made coffee, wrapped up in a...
The baby we will never meet
I’m pregnant. Most women when they have that news are elated and can’t wait to share. They start choosing baby names, creating a registry and planning the nursery. They share the...