pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
Not perfect but 100% right
This is what every one talks about when someone or yourself is expecting a baby, this moment is the moment you realize what you have been given. You see how lucky you are and all that pain and months of struggle and worry and excitement does not matter. I will admit this moment more than 6 years ago now is a bit of a daze and not because of any medications, I had a all natural and no pain relief birth. It was because I was so overwhelmed that for the first 5 mins of holding her I forgot where I even was. It was when the nurse took hold of her and took her away from me that I snapped out of that daze. I instantly attempted to pull myself up, I wanted my baby back. They pushed me back down and told me She will be fine and back later, but now I had to rest and wash.
By Sophie larissa5 years ago in Families
Motherhood
Not everyday people get to experience having a daughter, and believe me, it’s not easy. From the first moment you find out you’re pregnant to being rushed to the hospital, thinking your little one will finally be in your arms. The long, but short process of growing a child inside of your body can go one of many ways. One, everything can go perfectly and your child can grow healthy. Two, mostly everything is perfect up until the birth part. Three, nothing can go right and you loose the baby. For this story, everything seemed to be going perfectly fine, the baby was healthy and growing right. But then, one morning contractions start.
By Kayleigh Allen5 years ago in Families
What to Expect From Post Partum Recovery
Image Source: Envato If you've recently had a baby, your body has done something miraculous. After nine (or so) months of waiting to meet your child, you're likely ecstatic to be home with your little one. The majority of your time and energy will be spent caring for your baby. However, it's important to remember that you should take care of yourself as well.
By McKenzie Jones5 years ago in Families
Surrogacy
When I tell people that I am a surrogate, the predominant question/concern is always how am I able to detach emotionally after carrying a child or children for nine months in my womb. First, let me begin by saying that one of the reasons I got into surrogacy in the first place was because I wanted to help those who wanted to be parents but couldn’t. With that in mind, I never looked at the pregnancies as my own. This prevented me from developing an emotional connection. I also approached each surrogacy as what they always were, a business arrangement. I was always happy for the families, and celebrated with them with each positive pregnancy test, with each ultrasound, and with each healthy baby. I took care of myself, what I ate, stayed healthy, took vitamins, and followed every precaution. When the babies were born, I would opt for the skin-to-skin kangaroo care after birth (better for the baby). Would even offer my nipple, though aside from my first they rarely latched. In some cases, my wife and I, sometimes along with our son, would care for the children as our own for hours, even a full day, after delivery because the IPs were on their way from China or another state. No matter how much time I spent with those little bundles of joy, I never had a hard time saying goodbye. The immense love and gratitude in the faces of the new parents upon seeing their child(ren) for the first time, was the confirmation that all of this was worth it. I must also add that being able to take care of myself after giving birth and not a screaming infant is one of the most peaceful ways to recuperate. While I will always have the physical memory of carrying those children within me, I inherently understood from their conception that they were never mine. Whether they shared my biological DNA or had no ties to me did not change how I regarded them or how I took care of myself.
By Jessica Altman-Pollack5 years ago in Families
Ways to Survive an Unplanned Pregnancy
Discovering you are pregnant can be one of the most emotional moments of your life. Even if you have been planning to have children at some point, it is still a shock to see the positive result on your pregnancy test. Pregnancy changes everything, but it is possible to not only survive it, but actually weather it well.
By Paisley Hansen5 years ago in Families
The Best Mom Tips for New Parents
If you are a new mom, then it can be overwhelming. After all, one moment you only had to worry about yourself. Now, you have an entire life that is depending on you. It helps to have some tips along the way. That way, you aren't trying to figure out everything for yourself. So make sure to use these tips to be the best new parent possible:
By Mia Morales5 years ago in Families
Russel Silver Syndrome
Being pregnant for a second time for the last half of 2016 into 2017 was an adventure for me due to how my baby was not growing correctly. Having to leave so many hours away from home to San Fransico, CA to go to doctor appointments, finding out that my child is in danger of being born prematurely. My son was due to be held on February 11th, 2017. But then, one day on January 18th, 2017, I was in San Rafel, CA, to have a special ultrasound done, and my husband and I were told that our son was ready to come.
By Samantha Evans5 years ago in Families
Baby Daddy
My name is Laura, I am 21 years old and I have a 2 year old and 1 year old. I got pregnant with my first son when I was 18, gave birth at 19. He was obviously not planned but I was in love with his father and we were living together (stupid choice) but I will explain everything about his dad. My second son has a different father who I am currently with. He has helped raise both my kids and is a great guy. I love the kid to death. Up until yesterday. So little back story, I met the father of my first son in high school, his name is Luis. We had been together for about 4 years, we were high school sweethearts, I left my moms house to be with him, essentially because my mom had kicked me out and he also gave me an ultimatum. Either I left my house or we broke up, my mom HATED him. Like she wanted to stab him, still does actually! So my moms hatred didn't allow us to go out like normal teens, I was always picking up "shifts" so that I could see him and sneak around to do the deed, duh. My mom found out a couple ties and boy did I get my ass beat thru out my teenage years, so came the day I turned 18 and coincidentally my mom and I fought, she kicked me out and I moved in with Luis, things were amazing, we were so happy, his mother loved me and she loved having me in her home. I ended up getting pregnant and I wasn't too excited to be honest, I was terrified, I was terrified of what my mom was gonna say, I was terrified because I didn't wanna give birth, just a bunch of shit running thru my mind. Well, August 1st I gave birth to y beautiful boy and not even an hour had passed when Luis told me that I needed to move out with OUR NEWBORN son, he claimed that his mother and I were gonna fight because he knew I was going to be too possessive of my son , damn right I am, I literally broke my vagina for him, his mother has a HORRIBLE nicotine addiction, I didn't want that around my son and so I told him to give me some time to find a place with my son, it wasn't long before he had already started seeing someone, Luis worked at a pizza joint, there was a girl there that I knew had a thing for him because she was always staring at him and I even brought up to his attention and he always said "Oh she's ugly I could never look her way" you know, typical male claims. Well long story short, he started dating her and hooking up with her while I still lived in his home. He never helped with the baby, he would leave pretty much all night, I was still healing from giving birth and I had lots of stitches down there, so logically I was in a lot of pain, but, that never stopped the fuck mobile. My son is now 2 and he doesn't see his dad too often because Luis forgets that he has a son and doesn't ever reach out to his son unless I ask him if he wants to see his son. There are so many details to my life but for now this is all I wanna share.
By Laura Guido5 years ago in Families
