Saying Goodbye and Finding Hope
My story is not unique. Like many women, I lost our baby during the first trimester of what was supposed to be a nine month pregnancy. Medically, my situation was...
Letting Go, and Losing Audrina
by Trista Rakow
August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Twin Cities Familys Blog contributing writer, Trista Rakow, is bravely sharing her story with us today about loss and how it’s impacted her...
Be Still: Why We Need to Trudge Through Grief
Be still. It’s a great tattoo, I’ve seen a lot of people get this on their wrist as a reminder. It turns out, I like to talk about tattoos. But...
The Morning I Found Instant Kinship with Orca Whale J35
I’m not sure if you’ve seen the article about J35 – a sweet mama whale whose baby passed away shortly after birth. It will grip your own mama heart. It...
I See You
They’ve been calling you strong. You can’t see it as you crawl back into bed, an action you feel you take more often than the number of steps you walk....
My Story with Twin to Twin Syndrome (TTTS)
by Lauren
December is International Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness month and the 7th is World Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness Day. Never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)?...
Fostering Animals Made Me a Better Mom
It all started as a compromise. I’ve wanted a dog for years, my spouse does not want one until our kids are a bit older, so we met in the...
There is Beauty in Your Pregnancy, Even if it Ended Early
by Maureen Zhao
Not too long ago our seemingly healthy pregnancy came to a surprising and terribly sad end somewhere near our second trimester. Now, before you worry about feeling too many sad feelings...
Tattoos and Decisions: Eliminating “Should” From My Self-Talk
There are so many “shoulds” flying around these days, especially in motherhood: You really should breastfeed. You should give up on nursing and just go to formula. You should have...
My Only Resolution: Being Intentional
Oh, 2016. So many of us are ready to see you go. While there are always good things {and I truly believe that: that within the hard stuff, there are...
