As a heart kid, it’s a near certainty that at some point you’re going to crash. The halls are lined with crash carts in the CICU for that very reason. While there were many times my daughter danced on the edge of that dangerous territory, there was only one time she truly crashed. I happened … Continue reading Crashing
It was a Thursday. My daughter was in the NICU and had been since her birth a week prior. At one point she was on room air, but now she was intubated and had a feeding tube placed. A massive nitrogen tank had been wheeled over to her tiny bed and was hooked up to … Continue reading The First Time
I’ve mentioned before that doctors have given me bizarre advice when pregnant; however, nothing prepared me for the diet I was instructed to go on when I was 34 weeks pregnant with my daughter. To be absolutely clear, this is NOT a diet most people or even most pregnant women should be on! It is … Continue reading Eating Poorly to Help My Baby
After having spent a restless night trying to sleep after my OB/GYN had given us the bad news that our daughter's heart was malformed, we got up to face the day. My husband and I were anxious the whole morning. We just wanted an answer, a label, something to tell people. Our family watched our … Continue reading The Diagnosis
The day I had been excitedly waiting for finally arrived. I was 18 weeks pregnant and getting the ultrasound to find out the gender of our baby. Myself and my family had been not-so-secretly hoping it was a girl, and I had a feeling that it was. I watched the monitor as the sonographer moved … Continue reading Bad News Baby
“We can’t guarantee lungs” is the line that played over in my head the morning of my c-section. When I had first heard it I thought it was such peculiar phrasing. As if someone was giving a slightly sketchy sales pitch of a get-rich-quick-scheme saying that they don’t guarantee a certain income level. But what … Continue reading C Day
When I was in college my roommate would often insist that her clothing smelled funny after going to the dining commons, but I could never smell anything. It seemed so odd to me but she swore up and down, after sniffing her cardigan repeatedly, that it smelled funny after eating. Later on I lived with … Continue reading Everything Smells
The pain is unbelievable. And no, I am not talking about labor. At least during labor you know there is an end point in sight soon and that within a few hours you'll be holding your baby. No. What I am talking about is a pain that makes you feel like you are physically tearing … Continue reading Hips Don’t Lie
Great news!! You just found out you’re going to be a dad! I am so happy for you but I would like to take a moment to explain something. Your wife is going to change into a she-beast and then back to her normal radiant self….several times a day. She is going to swell up … Continue reading How to Survive Your Pregnant Wife
BOOBIES!!!! If you're having a baby, you probably have boobs so let's talk about what happens to them when you get pregnant. If you're a man, you might put on some sympathy weight so your man boobs might grow a little. Now ladies…. There is a little more involved for you so if you are … Continue reading Get Wrecked: The Story of Boobs Through Pregnancy & Beyond
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