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I took a bath today
I took a bath today. To anyone else that might not seem like such a big deal, but to me? It was a huge deal. And I almost chickened out as s
Megan
Oct 4, 20210 min read
Meredith's birth story: I’m terrified of my bathtub and here’s why
Did you know today is international homebirth day? Did you know that this day (not by choice) applies to my family now? It has taken me a...
Megan
Jun 6, 20218 min read
The Other Side of Mother’s Day
This is the pretty side of Mother’s Day.
The picture perfect celebration, bouquet of flowers, matching dresses side. But there is another
Brittany
May 4, 20212 min read
A changing pad in the corner of the room
Why does someone else’s loss make me feel like I need a mental day? Like I’m the one that needs to curl up with my husband and daughter...
Megan
Oct 4, 20204 min read
The most un2020 day
I am exhaling, I am dreaming of our future family of four, I am reveling, and I am remembering how lucky I am to have the people around me..
Megan
Sep 30, 20204 min read
I was that mom
I was the mom I never thought I’d be today. Sitting in the dentist’s chair, I had to disclose that I was very newly pregnant so that we...
Megan
Sep 16, 20202 min read
I hated being pregnant but I love being a mama
I hated being pregnant. Yup, I said it. I didn’t like it. And because I didn’t like it, I was so nervous that that meant motherhood wasn’t..
Megan
Jul 31, 20204 min read
Normalize not asking couples when they’re having kids
Did you read that title? No? Shame on you, you always read the title first, you rebel. Now go read it. If you did read it, gold star! Now go
Megan
Jul 8, 20203 min read
One mother of a day
Mother’s Day was a beautifully hard day for me. Some of you, who have kept up with my recent writings, might be able to guess why.
Megan
May 18, 20203 min read
You miscarried, but at least you know it happened for a reason
You know one of the worst things I heard after finally working up the courage to confide in someone that I had had a miscarriage?
Oh- Four the Love
May 8, 20203 min read
Questions
What did I do wrong? Was it because I painted the door? Was it because I lugged the 40lb bag of dog food?Why did this happen again?
Oh- Four the Love
May 6, 20203 min read
What I Need You to Know
I am 1 in 4. And no one seems to know what to do, or what to say, or how to treat me. So let me hit "pause" on my internal devastation
Oh- Four the Love
May 1, 20202 min read
An open letter to the child I may not get to meet
I hope I get to meet you. Snuggle you. Smell you. See who you will become and what things you will accomplish. I hope I get to witness it al
Megan
Apr 24, 20202 min read
One week to break
How do you tell the world that you are broken and hope that they don’t look at you with eyes that mirror the way you feel? How do you tell
Megan
Apr 17, 20203 min read
My Run in with PUPPPs Rash
The PUPPPs rash started on my stomach and then spread. Because, ya know, that wasn’t uncomfortable enough, so let’s just throw a rash on it.
Megan
Feb 11, 20204 min read
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