As most of you probably know, becoming a new parent is a wild ride, and those first steps into the joyous chaos often feel like a dance in the dark. Perhaps the most precious part of this dance, the one that all new parents are eager to master, is the art of bonding with your …
Postpartum Recovery Part 2: The Blood Clot
If you haven’t already read Beau’s birth story or my Postpartum Recovery Part 1, I highly recommend you do. Reading these stories in order definitely helps set the precedent for the story to come. This one personally was the most intense of the three, and I still cannot believe it happened. The story of my …
Postpartum Recovery Part 1: Postpartum Hemorrhage
If you missed it, I suggest you start first with Beau Philip’s birth story. This will help set the precedent of the following story. It’s important to see just how relaxing, peaceful and empowering his birth went to understand the trauma of my postpartum recovery and hemorrhage. That being said, this part of my birth …