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She was Different--I Felt it in My Bones

Autism. It’s a diagnosis most of us know by name, but we don’t really know what it entails. We may think it’s someone who rocks back and forth and is kind of asocial, or maybe you have seen rain-m...
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The Journey of a Home Birth

When you think of a birth story, you might just think of the labor and delivery part but in the case of me and my son, Silas, getting to that part was a whole story on its own. I wouldn't be doing...
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The First Two Weeks Are The Hardest

Breastfeeding didn’t start out how I had dreamed & hoped for... We ended up finger feeding my expressed milk for the first 2 1/2 weeks! Yes, my hubby & I almost went crazy. It was so incred...
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A Mother's Worst Fear

My baby has been waking up a lot in the middle of the night. Not sure if it is from teething, or if the seven month sleep regression turned into the eight month sleep regression. Either way, this m...
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A Micro Preemie Miracle

I'm a mama of three and photography is my side hustle. In 2011, I was a clueless expecting mama at 24 weeks going in to the OB for some symptoms people told me were "totally normal." I trusted my ...
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A CHD Warrior

Motherhood in general is scary. It can be even scarier when you have a sick baby. My daughter was born with a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. Her heart defect required open heart surgery f...
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"Young" Mom

So I guess I would be considered a “young mom” to most, I got pregnant at 20 years old after only knowing my child’s father for a short amount of time; and while she wasn’t planned I know that ther...