MeganNov 16, 20213 minFirst*Trigger warning: miscarriage* Today would have been your first birthday. One whole year around the sun with you, if we had made it that fa
MeganOct 4, 20210 minI took a bath todayI 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
MeganJun 6, 20218 minMeredith's birth story: I’m terrified of my bathtub and here’s whyDid 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...
BrittanyMay 4, 20212 minThe Other Side of Mother’s DayThis is the pretty side of Mother’s Day. The picture perfect celebration, bouquet of flowers, matching dresses side. But there is another
MeganNov 16, 20202 minToday*Trigger warning: miscarriage* Today should have been your due date. Today should have been the day that our little family was eagerly wa...
MeganOct 4, 20204 minA changing pad in the corner of the roomWhy 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...
MeganSep 30, 20204 minThe most un2020 dayI 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..
MeganSep 23, 20203 minJealousyI cry when I see people sharing their pregnancy news. Almost all of the announcements that I have seen are ones that will be due well...
MeganSep 16, 20202 minI was that momI 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...
MeganJul 31, 20204 minI hated being pregnant but I love being a mamaI 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..
MeganJul 8, 20203 minNormalize not asking couples when they’re having kidsDid 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
MeganMay 19, 20203 minOne mother of a dayMother’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.
Oh- Four the LoveMay 8, 20203 minYou miscarried, but at least you know it happened for a reasonYou 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 LoveMay 6, 20203 minQuestionsWhat 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 LoveMay 1, 20202 minWhat I Need You to KnowI 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
MeganApr 24, 20202 minAn open letter to the child I may not get to meetI 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
MeganApr 17, 20203 minOne week to breakHow 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
MeganFeb 11, 20204 minMy Run in with PUPPPs RashThe 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.