I barely remember the bleary-eyed days after my son was born. It was almost a week between when my labor started and we brought the baby home from the hospital, and it took a solid two weeks after that to start feeling human again. Sleep deprivation is no joke. But Read more…
Infertility is one of the most personal problems a woman can have. Once a couple has decided they are ready to take the leap and become parents, and then have months and perhaps years without a pregnancy, it can be demoralizing. After a series of knee surgeries in my early Read more…
This is something that I worried about a lot when I was pregnant. When you get pregnant at 38, you know that your body is not going to snap back as well as those who get pregnant in their twenties. (And, spoiler alert, it did not.) So I was quite Read more…
This is one of many wellness topics that I feel passionate about. I had some friends that felt that getting pregnant gave you a free pass, that you could eat whatever you wanted because you were eating for two, and you were supposed to gain weight. I got pregnant at Read more…
As someone who has always exercised and tried to live a healthy life, I have been fortunate to have relatively low blood pressure (even throughout pregnancy, I averaged 110/70 most days). But I have watched both of my parents fight high blood pressure as they age, so I know a Read more…