I’ve been there. The immense pain of feeling like you’re all alone. Like you’ve been abandoned. You pray and plead and seek for the feeling of something. Anything. But God is silent. And you’re confused. Confused why he would leave you feeling like this. Forsaken. I’ve been there many times. Most notably was in my …
Continue reading God’s Timing, Our Growth: Finding Peace in the Unanswered
Do you remember when your precious little baby was born? You looked down into their brand new face, and fell in love at first sight. You knew from that point on you wanted to give that little one the world. Every good thing, you wanted to provide for your new bundle of joy. Despite wanting …
Continue reading Navigating Comparisons: When Other Mothers’ Journeys Trigger You
Low milk supply is a struggle that affects more than just feeding our babies. It can affect our emotions, our identities, and even our relationships. This issue affects not only us as mothers but also our partners, leading to difficulties in a relationship if not managed correctly. The goal of this post is to help you gain a little more self-awareness of your relationship needs and how to exprees ert67s them to your partner. This is a great read for new mothers and their partners, so send it to your partner. That way, you can both feel supported, seen and understood.
I remember being pregnant with my first. I was taking in as much information as possible. I joined groups for moms expecting babies in the same month, followed influencers and perfect install moms, and read parenting advice—anything I could get my hands on. At first, it felt like I was getting ahead—like I was setting …
Continue reading Why I Purged My Social Media from “Mom Content”
When Breastfeeding Doesn't Go as Planned You just finished another round of pumping, only to be let down, yet again, by your body. You think of the looks you are self-conscious of when you make a bottle of formula for your baby in public. The looks as you add a container of formula to your …
Continue reading Navigating Guilt: To the Mom Who Feels Like She’s Failing
I never expected to grieve something like breastfeeding. But here I am, still untangling the emotions, still learning to make peace with what was and what wasn’t. We have reached the final installment of my series on grief. Please review the previous posts on denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance if you haven't. You might …
Continue reading From Loss to Love: How We Heal and Support Each Other
This is the fifth installment in my series on grief. I recommend reading the previous posts highlighting denial, anger, bargaining, and depression before this one. They provide solid context and highlight the emotional journey I have been through to get to this point. It’s been over a year since I began walking through this grief …
Continue reading Surrendering Expectations: Embracing the Mother I Am Becoming
This is the fourth installment in a series about the stages of grief. If you haven't yet, I recommend reading the first three posts on denial, anger, and bargaining. This post continues the series by discussing my wrestle with the fourth stage of grief: depression. One day at church, I watched another mom casually lift …
Continue reading When Grief Becomes a Shadow: Depression and My Low Milk Supply Journey
This is the third installment of a series on grief. If you haven’t read the first two posts on denial and anger, I recommend doing so, as they may provide more context for this one. This post goes onto the third stage of grief: bargaining. I remember sitting on the couch one day, holding my …
Continue reading If Only… The Illusion of Control and My Struggle with Low Milk Supply
I was sitting in the foyer of our church, bouncing my baby gently on my knee, when a woman I didn't know approached me. She must have noticed the bottle in my hand, assuming that I could produce milk like any other woman. With a warm but casual tone, she asked, "Do you breastfeed or pump milk for your baby?"
