Pregnancy

After the third loss, we were wrecked.  Having a baby was supposed to be joyous.  Not heartbreaking. When I look back at that time in my life, I want to cry. I was so heartbroken and yet expected to get...

Have you heard of the frog in boiling water analogy? Hypothetically, if you throw a frog in boiling water it will jump out, knowing the water is too hot and unsafe. But, if you put the frog in while...

Detroit Moms Blog welcomes our community’s input on this important topic and is pleased to offer this guest post from Gloria Raines, a local infertility warrior: Navigating through the seemingly unchartered waters of infertility seems daunting for everyone involved. Everyday...

One in eight. One mommy waiting for preschool pickup. One woman in your Target checkout line. One mini-van maven in the Starbucks drive-thru queue on any given morning. One of your best friends. One in eight women today suffer from infertility....

January 22, 2014 - Days after I find out I'm pregnant for the second time, I experience signs of miscarriage, and soon get confirmation from my doctor that I'm no longer pregnant. January 22, 2015 - My beautiful daughter is...

With my first child, I got pregnant quickly and naturally. The next nine (errr...ten) months were relatively uneventful, resulting in my healthy baby boy being born exactly on his due date. Everything like clockwork. Then, I went on to...

As the mother of three little girls, I feel so lucky. My first pregnancy (twins) was not a very easy one, and resulted in two preemies who had a long battle in the NICU. When I became pregnant again...

It happened. I'm done nursing.  And I feel like rejoicing and crying all at the same time. I don't get it!  Before I even gave birth to Lucy, I had a goal for myself:  I was going to nurse for 6 months. ...

I spent the day before Christmas Eve in stirrups, in a cold sterile room of doctors and nurses, doing my third round of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) at my infertility clinic while praying for a Christmas miracle. It was then...

As a little girl, I dreamed of my perfect family: I would be married in my 20s and have at least three kids. Well, my 20s came and went and so did a relationship with who I thought was...