The silence after my daughter died. Disclaimer: I was very heartbroken to experience this in the mist of grieving Skylar. People who once had been active checking on us – asking questions about our registry, the baby shower, what I…
Behind every strong woman is a story
…that gave them no choice! Infertility is the hardest thing I have ever faced. It takes you to the edge of yourself. It makes you question why certain people can get pregnant but you can’t. It makes you lose all…
Let’s talk miscarriage
Though miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy, it remains a taboo subject surrounded in stigma, silence, and shame. Which is extremely frustrating because this is why women feel alone. No one speaks about it. People fill us with…
Pregnancy Announcements still sting
Pregnancy announcements were a trigger for me as I continued to watch others receive what I so desperately wanted for myself. At first it always felt like I was watching the world through this glass bubble that I wasn’t allowed…
Silence after Skylar died
The silence after my daughter died. Disclaimer: I was very heartbroken to experience this in the mist of grieving Skylar. People who once had been active checking on us – asking questions about our registry, the baby shower, what I…
When will you try again?
After loss, life becomes divided into before and after. Black and white. Just when I thought I could never adapt to this “new normal” of no longer being pregnant those questions hurt even more. Pregnancy loss isn’t something you just…
Today would have been your due date
July 9th, 2021 On Friday morning I woke up fighting back tears – asking the lord to give me strength, “go before me Lord, get me through today”. Today I was suppose to have a baby. Our second pregnancy left…