by Shannon M. Clark | Oct 17, 2019 | Pregnancy
“When my twin boys were born in 2011 via emergency C-section, I didn’t feel like I’d given birth. To protect me and my babies, a team of doctors had no choice but to strap me down and take that from me. All I could do was lie there clutching my husband’s...
by Shannon M. Clark | Oct 13, 2019 | Pregnancy
It’s official. More women are now having babies after age 35 than ever before. The “advanced maternal age” woman is becoming more and more the typical patient rather than the unicorn she once was. Even so, there’s still some measure of fear about...
by Kayla Lauriano | Oct 11, 2019 | Fertility, Motherhood, Pregnancy
To love is to grieve. When a baby dies, all hope is lost…it feels unnatural to outlive your baby. You may experience excruciating pain, anger, guilt, and depression, but we must remember to move through those feelings. When we refuse to go through and release...
by Shannon M. Clark | Oct 3, 2019 | Pregnancy
Whoever said it’s about the journey and not the destination has never flown economy while pregnant. Whether you’re on vacation or a business trip, the usual indignities only get worse when you’re expecting—crowded seats feel super-cramped, and dry,...
by Mary Claire Haver | Sep 27, 2019 | Pregnancy
How much weight should you gain in pregnancy? Well, that is a very good question that does not have a simple answer. And why does it matter at all anyway? Why shouldn’t you be able to eat what you want (or not)? My word, you are pregnant for goodness sake. So...
