Mom guilt. I hate that phrase. Anyone who is a mom knows that mom guilt comes with the territory- the moment your first baby is born, you are surrounded by those two words, whether you like it or not. I admit, I’ve had my share of mom guilt and still struggle with it at times.… Read More Mom guilt…
Recently, I asked what topics people would be interested in reading about and a friend asked how I kept my faith through postpartum depression. This is such a good question- especially if you grew up in a more conservative environment like I did and were taught that Christians couldn’t possibly experience things like depression. If… Read More Keeping my faith through PPD
I am the kind of person who likes to have answers to all of my questions- if those I ask don’t know, I read, read, read. Of coarse I wanted to know what caused my PPD and what, if anything, I could have done to prevent it. The short answer; there really is no answer… Read More Causes of PPD
When I created my baby registry, I didn’t pay too much attention to baby bottles because I wasn’t going to need them for a while. I was going to exclusively breastfeed and would eventually get around to bottles once I needed to go back to work. I packed my hospital bag with all the things… Read More Fed is best
We know anger is bad…but can it also be good? Yes, yes it can.… Read More Anger- the bad AND good.
A day out in Brooklyn Bridge Park with my newborn- being outside saved me at that time. I will never forget how scared I was of taking this picture because I was certain I’d drop him. As soon as the picture was taken, I immediately placed him back in his stroller- where we remained 95%… Read More Toxic positivity (noun)* and PPD…
Postpartum Depression (PPD). I said it. I have been thinking about this post for such a long time and kept getting stuck on how and where to begin. But whether or not I have the perfect opening to the post, the goal is to share my journey in hopes of connecting with those who are… Read More My journey through Postpartum Depression (post 1 of many)
a simple city life 