Alone with a New Baby

We came home from the hospital at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon. After pushing for 2 1/2 hours my body wasn’t working quite yet and I could barely walk. It took everything in me to make it up the stairs to our apartment and that was with my husband’s help. I was exhausted from 2

Appendicitis while Pregnant

I was sitting at home watching tv when my side started to hurt. I was 8 weeks pregnant and although I didn’t think it was a problem with the baby, it was disconcerting. After an hour of pain I called my OB for advice. The nurse said it was probably a cyst on my ovary

Childbirth and Back Spasms

My birth plan did not go the way I intended with my 3rd child. Let’s be honest, it really wasn’t a plan it was more of a guideline but I was hoping to have a similar experience to delivering my second born. It was easy and happened so fast I was able to immediately get