Shorts and Snippets

  • Apollo’s Birth Story

    Apollo’s Birth Story

    Trigger warning: there is birth trauma and mentions of blood in this post. I’ve struggled to write Apollo’s birth story over the past year mainly because I think it has taken me that long to process everything that led to me finally holding him.  In my head, the story starts at the very end, at Continue reading

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  • Aurora’s Birth Story

    Aurora’s Birth Story

    If going through childbirth taught me anything at all, it taught me that control is an illusion. Truly. From even the first weeks of pregnancy, I knew I wanted to do an unmedicated birth. To me, birth wasn’t a medical procedure as much as it was a ritual, a rite of passage. I wanted the Continue reading

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  • How I’m Currently Surviving PUPPP

    How I’m Currently Surviving PUPPP

    *Disclaimer: slightly graphic pictures of arms and legs ahead* Mommy blogs saved me big time on this one. When I was diagnosed with PUPPP at 33 weeks pregnant, the only solution I was given by a health practitioner failed me miserably. But a wealth of information about this terrible rash existed on the interwebs from Continue reading

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  • Week 36 Bumpdate

    Week 36 Bumpdate

    36 Week Bumpdate 🎉We’re officially in month 9!🎉 Baby is the size of a papaya! Her circulation and immune systems are ready to go and while her digestive system is fully developed, it won’t be used till birth since she’s getting her nutrients from the umbilical cord. The waxy protective coating on her skin has Continue reading

  • Week 35 Bumpdate

    Week 35 Bumpdate

    Week 35 Bumpdate Baby is the size of a pineapple! 🍍 Her liver and kidneys are fully functioning as is her hearing. In fact, my app suggests reading and singing to her so she’ll recognize certain sounds when she’s born! As of our last appointment, she is 4 pounds, 12 ounces and she’ll be packing on fat Continue reading

  • Week 34 Bumpdate

    Week 34 Bumpdate

    Week 34 Bumpdate Baby is the size of a butternut squash! I’ve felt her drop this week, meaning her head is slowly descending into my pelvis in preparation for birth in just six weeks (though we think she’s going to be early!). She’s gaining more fat, listening to us talk more intently, and her bones Continue reading

  • Week 33 Bumpdate

    Week 33 Bumpdate

    Week 33 Bumpdate Baby is the size of celery – although after our doctor appointment last week I’m inclined to think she’s even bigger! Last Thursday she was weighing in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces. She is head down already and is moving around like crazy! Her immune system is fully developed and she’s swallowing Continue reading

  • Week 32 Bumpdate

    Week 32 Bumpdate

    Week 32 Bumpdate Baby is the size of a squash! If she isn’t already, soon she’ll be getting into head-down position in preparation for birth. Her digestive system is fully developed and her bones are hardening by the day. And she is packing on fat! She weighs close to four pounds now. Symptoms – Heart Continue reading

  • Week 31 Bumpdate

    Week 31 Bumpdate

    Week 31 Bumpdate Baby is the size of asparagus! She’s close to four pounds and around 16 inches long. All five senses are fully functioning and this week she’s going through further brain and nerve development. Her irises react to light, and she’s strong enough to both grasp a finger and move her head from Continue reading

  • Week 30 Bumpdate

    Week 30 Bumpdate

    Week 30 Bumpdate Baby is the size of a zucchini! 🥒 (By the way, y’all, the fruit/veggies are a reference to how *long* she is, approximately.) Both her brain and body fat are beginning to regulate her body temperature and her immune system is getting stronger. She’s packing on the fat – she has at Continue reading