Twas the night before a decade has passed…
Tag: IVF
October
I remember running in the Charlotte Breast Cancer Awareness/Fundraiser 5k when I was 24 years old. A friend of mine was an avid runner and I somehow got talked into tagging along. It was fun to run along the backstreets of old Uptown Charlotte with my best friend, enjoying the fall air and scenery. I…… Continue reading October
A Drop In The Bucket
3-13-2013 If you’re easily offended or squeamish with very open language about breastfeeding…turn back now! I’m warning you, I use the word “nipple” very freely here! Tonight, for the very first time, I pumped enough breast milk to collect!!! It was definitely a small amount, around 1 ml, but a very huge milestone and proof…… Continue reading A Drop In The Bucket
Reintroducing…
Reintroducing, myself. It’s been a few years of craziness around our home. Two little feet running and jumping are the soundtrack to our daily lives and we are grateful every single day. Those same two little feet have kept me on my toes – absorbed all of my energy, attention, and my heart. I left…… Continue reading Reintroducing…
Speaking To My Soul
I have a very strong intuition, no doubt about it. Few who know me well enough to have witnessed it can attest that in some weird way I have an unnatural ability to sense things around me, or even about myself. I knew when something was wrong when I was pregnant, and I have on…… Continue reading Speaking To My Soul
Tick Tock
The first month of stimulating to breast feed went pretty well. I was motivated each and every day to pump and take my supplements (and drink that tea) diligently; then all of a sudden, it stopped. Thank goodness it’s part of the process, because I’m pumping now more than I have in the last 4…… Continue reading Tick Tock
The Dairy Fairy
Networking is a beautiful thing; virtually or otherwise. Recently I met a wonderful woman, via internet connections, who is starting a company & has invented a new product (this nursing bra, pictured below). I am so excited to hopefully partner with breastfeeding sources for BFI (breastfeeding induction) for bio/surro mommies like myself – and this…… Continue reading The Dairy Fairy
The How To Guide: Lactation Induction
Here’s the rundown on everything I’ve learned so far about stimulating to breastfeed. There may not be a “Breastfeeding for Biological Mommies Expecting Babies via Surrogate – for Dummies” book out there..but I decided to make my own (cliff notes version). I also included my favorite resources for herbs and supplies – happy reading! Stimulating…… Continue reading The How To Guide: Lactation Induction
One
The following blog revolves around the day that we lost our son, Robert William. It is filled with raw, emotional recollections and probably not easy to read; but this is real and from my heart. These are the details of what happened on the day that forever redefined who I am. 10:45am. 12.14.11 I remember…… Continue reading One
A Living Scrapbook
I texted Kristen about a week ago to ask her how she felt about having a photographer in the room during Liam’s birth. I saw a collection of photos from another bio/surro birth shoot and I was in tears. I have to have those precious, priceless memories. I didn’t know that Kristen had already partnered…… Continue reading A Living Scrapbook
No Foot Is Too Small 