The stories we don’t tell at work change us the most.
Writing about infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and career disruption.
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Navigating the Uncertainty of Secondary Infertility
I always thought having a second child would be simple. After all, we did it once—why not again? But three years in, with negative tests piling up and hope flickering like a candle in the wind, I find myself asking questions I never expected: Do I really want it THAT badly?Is wanting a second child
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Please Don’t Ask Me When I’m Having A Second Child
The day after my husband and I got married, we started hearing the question: “When are you going to have kids?!” As soon as my son was born, people began asking when we would be having another child. I have always been able to laugh this off, knowing our plans for our family are our business —
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What If This Is The Last Time?
Motherhood is filled with so many firsts. We cherish the moment when our child smiles for the first time or takes their first steps or hops on the bus for the first day of school. Firsts are fleeting. They happen, and then we settle into a new normal — childproofing the house for a baby who
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Be Prepared: An Ode to My Diaper Bag
New motherhood is scary. It is a time of uncertainty and needing to let go of control. A time of questioning and losing trust in yourself. It may sound silly, but one of the things I leaned on the most for confidence in these early stages was my diaper bag. It was a gift to
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2020 Made Me A Different Mom – And That’s A Good Thing
It seems like a lifetime ago that I sat at our dining room table one evening in February, calling loved ones to let them know my son’s first birthday party was canceled. There had been several cases of a strange virus in our hometown — the first in the state that could not be traced
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I Still Don’t Feel Like a Mom
Becoming a mother has made me keenly aware of how hard life can be on moms. We shoulder the invisible load. We face insurmountable career hurdles. We are, nearly always, the default parent. It’s impossible to ignore these facts, and the more I scroll through my newsfeed, the more I’m floored by the resilience and strength