Posts by Nikki
Things They Never Told Me: Baby Blues vs. Postpartum Anxiety
Pregnancy, birth, and the fourth trimester are perhaps the most tumultuous time in a woman’s life. You have hormones, major life changes, sleep deprivation, and exhaustion all combined into one very short period in time. While nine months can feel like an eternity, really it is a very short period of time to experience such…
Read MoreThings they never warned me about: Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Morning sickness. It goes with pregnancy like peanut butter goes with jelly. That queasy feeling that you just can’t shake early in pregnancy. It makes those first joyful weeks miserable for some and turns your former favorite food into a trip to the toilet heaving. But what happens when its more than that? When it…
Read MoreThings they never warned me about!
Recently I was chatting with friends about our birth experiences. Some of us gave birth in a hospital, some at home, some induced, some c-section, some with an epidural, some without. We all have different experiences. The interesting thing I learned is how many of us felt uninformed or unsure about things during our first…
Read MoreDon’t Blink
Last year on February 28 around 4:30 in the afternoon I experienced a placental abruption in my 36th week of pregnancy with my third child. I had no idea that was what was going on as I felt a warm gush and looked down to find only blood and rushed to the hospital. Luckily…
Read MoreThey Are Always Listening
I am the mother of two daughters and one son. Three small children who follow me around all day long, tug at my legs, and won’t even let me pee in peace. They are always around; always listening. This has never been more apparent until recently. One morning I was standing in my bathroom doing…
Read MoreUnique Situations: Large Breasts
I have large breasts. I mean really large. The kind that you have to go to a special store to buy a bra for. The kind where a bra costs almost the same as a shopping trip to Whole Pay…I mean foods. I have always been pretty well endowed. My mother was larger with a…
Read More2017: Year in Review: Breastfeeding Edition
I rang in 2017 as a non breastfeeding woman. At 30 weeks pregnant, I had weaned my son early on in my pregnancy. I was looking for ward to becoming a breastfeeding mama again and all of the challenges and rewards that breastfeeding brings. At that point I had nursed 2 kids. I nursed my…
Read MoreGoals
When I was in college I had a professor who gave us a set of goals at the beginning of the course. These were objectives we were expected to meet in order to be successful in her class. The list was daunting. I failed her class. I’ve never done well with goals. To me, a goal…
Read More#metoo
#metoo I was raped, repeatedly, over a period of many years by the man I called my father. #metoo I drank too much one night in college and said no. He didn’t listen. #metoo I have been whistled at, stared at, and had unwanted and unwelcomed advances. #metoo I know more women who are survivors…
Read MoreNavigating the Holiday Season
Being a mom during the holidays is difficult. Being a pumping or breast feeding mom during the holidays can present its own set of challenges. With a little planning and support this hectic season can feel like any other time. The most important thing that I have learned during my 5 year nursing journey is…
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