My second pregnancy was high risk but it took me more than a year to confront and internalize that rather basic fact. I acquired...
Like a growing number of Vermonters, my husband and I decided to wait to have a baby. I was nearing my mid-thirties when we...
When I lost my second child through miscarriage, one of the things I found incredibly difficult was validating their existence. It seemed particularly sad...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
The NICU, which stands for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit isn’t discussed in What To Expect When You're Expecting, or The Girlfriends Guide to...
Despite being over 4000 miles away from any supportive family or friends, I told myself, when having my first baby – I’ve got this...
Let’s face it, we all have unavoidable annoyances that cross our paths from time to time and make us cringe, sweat a little and...
I had a rough week, last week. I don’t typically talk about my feelings (like, I did once and it was a BIG deal...
When I was pregnant with our son, I was sick from week six until delivery, nauseous all the time and losing my lunch on...
When it came to finding out the sex of my babies, I found that I enjoyed waiting until birth to find out much more...
I remember when I found out I was pregnant with my first baby. I had suspicions that I could be pregnant. The anxiety was...
Like many first time mothers, I took a childbirth class when I was pregnant with my oldest. It was useful and terrifying at the...
Finding great breastfeeding-friendly outfits when you have a large bust can be tricky. And lonely. Before my first was born, many people, blogs, pins,...
After suffering the loss of our son due to a miscarriage at about 20 weeks, it became very important to my husband and me...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
