Welcome to the second post in a series on postpartum depression! Recognizing postpartum depression can be challenging. I didn’t realize I was suffering from PPD until it got really intense for me. Even once I got better, I never grasped just how bad it got until I reflected on my…
A Mom Mantra for the Bad Days
Dear mama at her wit’s end, I’ve been where you are. I’ve pressed my hands over my ears to drown out the noise. I’ve hidden in the bathroom. I’ve counted the minutes to bedtime only to find bedtime derailed and an already bad day lengthened into eternity. Let me share…
My Postpartum Depression Story | PPD Series | Installment 1
Welcome to the first post in a series on Postpartum Depression! Postpartum depression (PPD) is estimated to affect about 1 in 5 new mothers. Too often, mothers are scared to seek treatment for PPD because they’re ashamed. Or, they don’t even realize that postpartum depression is happening to them until…
How to Get Past the NICU and Enjoy Real Life | The NICU Part 2
Are you a NICU mom? If so, welcome to our little subset of the mama world. If you’re feeling stupid for not knowing how to let your baby tell you he’s hungry, you are not alone. If you’re panicking because you don’t know your baby’s okay without seeing her O2…
10 Things I Learned About C-sections by Having One
You’ve probably heard that every 1 in 3 births in the United States is a C-section. Significant efforts are being made in most births to avoid surgery, but a C-section is still the safest option in some scenarios. You should prepare and hope for a vaginal birth, as they usually…
Reading with Baby | 10 Refreshing Tips!
As a freshman in high school, I took theater class expecting to learn how to act. But one of our units—that we were graded on—was reading children’s books. One by one, we each went up and perched on a stool at the front of the classroom while the rest of…
A Pandemic Prayer for the NICU
I’ve been avoiding touching on COVID-19 at Breeching Baby. There’s enough out there right now without me adding to the vat. But it was brought to my attention that a healthcare system near where I used to live just updated their visitor policy: no visitors to the NICU, including parents….
Reframing Mom Guilt | It’s Okay to “Fail”
I think I should hate this photo, but I actually love it. My mom took it. She had a photography career before she switched to medicine when I was little, and she still loves to lug around a big DSLR and snap photos of her family. This particular day, we…
5 Awesome Mom Hacks | Part 1
Get ready for the first in a series of Mom Hacks! These are tips and tricks that I’ve picked up from living day-to-day mom life that can help you, too. I’ll call these “mom hacks” because I mostly write to moms, but anybody can use these, be it dads, grandparents,…
My NICU Story
I never expected my baby would be in the NICU. I mostly thought it was premature babies who require the neonatal intensive care unit. After 37 weeks, I thought we were clear of this possibility. It never occurred to me there may be other reasons for needing such an intense…