Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a restful sleep. I wanted to give you a quick update on a blog change that will be happening later this week. The blog will be moved to a stand alone site. What does that mean for you? Not much will change actually. all existing blog posts will be moved ( I worked on that all weekend so that part is done lol) You will still get updates of new posts if you have subscibed to do so. The layo out will look a bit different I think as well. You will… Continue Reading…

Since BRCA2 can cause ovarian cancer, and because there aren’t great methods to catch ovarian cancer early enough, the current recommendation is to have both ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. Some say to have it done by 45, by 40, or when done having children. Amy is only 37 but she is done having children so she decided to go ahead and schedule the surgery. she would have only her ovaries and Fallopian tubes out so this is called Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, also known as a BSO. It was going to be done laparoscopically, with robotic assistance. Sounds cool, but she… Continue Reading…

Meet Amy.  She is 37 years old.  She is married. She is a mom to three beautiful children.  She is a daughter, a friend and a sister. She is also a provivor. What is a provivor you may ask…. Well many use the term previvor. However Amy asked me while we were discussing this post “can we use the word “pro-vivor” instead? It’s not as common but I like it because I was PROactive”. Absolutely we can! So what is a provivor?  Provivors are individuals who are survivors of a predisposition to cancer but who haven’t had the disease. This… Continue Reading…

Some times just hearing other moms experiences with PPD helps to ease the feeling of being all alone. Here are a few short stories to boost your resolve…. Danica: We had a rocky journey that resulted in a lot of self sacrifice (but worth it!) my son was extremely “colicky” and had horrible reflux from birth. He was also diagnosed with a lip and tongue tie which made nursing extremely painful. We had it revised but the hours of screaming and crying persisted. Turns out he has a cows milk protein allergy so both of us had to go dairy… Continue Reading…

Hello my lovelies. I would like to introduce you to Erin. Here she is in a recent photo with her beautiful brood. She looks so happy in this picture I love it. But she has not always worn that smile….here’s why. Ever since I started to develop, I hated my breasts. They didn’t grow right. One was pointed and the other was more “boob like”. I always heard people say that it was normal for them to be different so I just figured I had been dealt the short end of the stick. That being lopsided was just a variation… Continue Reading…

He is so perfect! 🙂My friends and family told me all the time that I had a great baby, a perfect baby in fact. He didn’t cry, he didn’t fuss and he didn’t need to be on me all the time. On the outside I was a happy new mom basking in the love and newness of my son.   Fletcher and I   But on the inside….:( I was beginning to have thoughts of how inadequate I was, not only as a person but more importantly a mother. It was easy to blame myself for small things that would… Continue Reading…

Pregnant Mom Fatally Shot Toddler Son Before Killing Herself in Rocky Mountain National Park  🙁 I woke up to this headline only a short time ago. It was not the first this year that I have seen, read and wept over. Not only for the children lost but for the mother who felt so lost that this was what she felt was the right thing to do. Post Partum Depression is a Killer. It is so hard to not automatically jump to judgments in these cases. I am not hear to try and convince you of this mom’s innocence nor… Continue Reading…

When Brittany started her journey into motherhood the breast vs formula debate never played a significant role in any decision she made. I love it when I hear moms who do not feel guilty for feeding their babies formula! Wether that be out of medical necessity or by personal choice. I knew that breast milk was the best for my child but I also knew that formula was there in case, if like my mother I was unable breast feed. I was 24 years old when I got pregnant with my Christmas miracle, I was told at 13 I would… Continue Reading…

   This is me with my two living children. I love this photo because you can see my girls hand prints on my arm and it makes me feel like all 4 of my children are present in this photo   I would like to introduce you to Lori Ann and her family. Lori Ann has two living children and 2 angel babies. This is their story… In 2017 I found out I was pregnant with our 3rd child. We were having another girl and we were over the moon excited. We named her Amara Rayne. The pregnancy went smoothly and due… Continue Reading…

“It’s commonly known that babies with down syndrome can’t breastfeed.” Annie told me. “Really? I never knew that.” “At least, that’s what a lot of people in the medical field well tell you.” she continued ” Looks like you proved them wrong! Tell me your journey.” Annie settled in and walked me though her amazing journey of beating the odds… Fortunately for us, I gave birth to my perfect daughter Charlie with a midwife at the birth center and no one told us that we couldn’t breastfeed. The first thing to know is that my little princess had low muscles… Continue Reading…