Pregnancy

Trigger Warning: This article expresses the process and difficulties of pregnancy loss. Although the purpose is to create solidarity during a time of such loneliness, we understand if you’re not in a place to read it. Please respectfully skip...

What do you really need to pack in that hospital bag? We do so many things to prepare for baby to arrive, and this is often question that comes up for first time moms.  Here are some ideas on things...

Thanks to our partners at Essentia Health for sponsoring this helpful article! We've all heard the saying, "First comes love, then marriage, then a baby in the baby carriage." It seems so simple and straightforward, right? However, life doesn’t always...

In 1965 my parents met when my mom auditioned to be in my dad's band. I grew up watching my brothers play basement punk shows (shout out to H's Cellar in Grafton!), I played and sang in the church...

At the age of 19, I found out I was pregnant. I was expecting a baby with my then boyfriend of six months, now husband of nine years. In shock and tears, I called my parents who were incredibly...

Shortly after my daughter turned one, we started to hear questions and comments regarding our plans for giving Harper a brother or sister. Although they likely meant no harm, these comments were annoying and frustrating.  Of course it was none...

I was sitting in my OB/GYN's office waiting to discuss the results of my 20-week ultrasound of our twins. We had just found out we were having a boy and a girl; exactly what I had hoped for. My...

It was just another routine pregnancy check-up in October 2020 when Stephanie Thompson’s care team at Essentia Health noticed what initially appeared to be an irregular heartbeat. Additional testing revealed her unborn baby had a rare condition known as...

Thanks to Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness for sponsoring this article.  Pregnancy is a journey. For some, its blissful, wonderful, and smooth; while others have a bumpy, wild ride filled with ups and downs. As a mom of four, I’ve...

Are you in need of childcare or recently had a change in your childcare arrangements? Read on for things to think of when searching and steps you may want to take! In a little over a week our third child...