Over-Stimulation My baby's brain was on fire. It took too long for Brian and I to learn that our son's, (let's call him Dylan) "colic,"...

Peace and War Dylan (not his real name), my second baby, didn’t cry for the first four days following birth: not when they pulled him...

I recognize how fortunate I was to have great breastfeeders and an ample milk supply. Many of my friends weren't so lucky and suffered...

My doctor recommended a planned cesarian section, but were the risks worth it? My body was destroyed due to HG during pregnancy. (Feel free to punish yourself by reading the previous blog posts on HG and on my resulting complications ). I wasn't given the decision to opt for a vaginal delivery. My baby was measuring quite large and the concern was that I would do more damage should I try to squeeze out a 9-pounder. I was terrified of my doctor's orders. Was a highly invasive

Try morning, noon, and night sickness, with a sprinkle of wake-you-up-in-the-middle-night-to-waves-of-nausea. Yeah, for the lucky few,...

My longing for pregnancy was like no other longing I had experienced in life. Some intense and burning biological desire was spurred in...