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Parenting

The Extraordinarily Ordinary

29.11.2011
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I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock. 6 o’clock. Up before the sun and before the quiet fades. My favourite time of the day. Alone with my thoughts. I hear the furnace rumble. Turning on at the programmed time. There is no other sound in the house. As close to quiet as [...]

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Letters for Triton

A Letter for Triton: It’s Been Too Long

14.10.2011
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Triton I am sorry it has been so long since I have written you. My heart thinks of you often but right now I am having trouble letting my emotions come to the surface.  It hurts.   Tomorrow is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and while I don’t need a specific day to honor [...]

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Perinatal Grief

Grief is Not a Competition & Stigma Still Exists

30.09.2011
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Two weeks ago I started writing for Babble’s Being Pregnant blog. I was brought on to share my experience with perinatal grief, miscarriage and loss and because my husband and I are in serious debate over adding to our family – another child.  I am thrilled to be able to write our experience and help [...]

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Miscarriage

Not Going to Lie… I’m Kinda Freaked Out

23.09.2011
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Princess R has always had a big imagination and likes to pretend play. She has many different people she likes to pretend to talk to and to turn into. She has a very active imagination and it is really neat to watch her develop her creativity. Lately though she has been talking about her “little [...]

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Parenting

What Did You Call Your Baby Bump?

08.09.2011
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Three years ago – my husband & I had two children, had just lost Triton and were now expecting a new babe. I remember very clearly going for our first ultrasound to make sure there was a babe and there was a heartbeat. 7 weeks.  There was. we were blissfully happy – scared but at [...]

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Motherhood

All Stress & No Sleep Makes Devan Go …

27.07.2011
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These past 7-10 days have felt like I am living in some kind of weird parallel universe.  I am not feeling like myself and my schedule is all out of whack.  I am not sleeping, im not eating & i am spending way too much time stressing for ‘no reason’. Insomnia has been keeping me company this [...]

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The Hits | A Collection Of The Popular Posts

17.06.2011

Motherhood / Parenting Breastfeeding Advocacy vs Formula Bashing Accustomed Chaos Gets New Ink {Video} Guest Post: A Male Perspective of Breastfeeding I Don’t Force My Kids to Eat or Worry When They Wont Miscarriage / Grief My Story: A Journey Through 10 Miscarriages My Eyes Are Begging To Sleep; An Atypical Birth Story Launched: Introducing [...]

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Miscarriage

My Eyes Are Begging to Sleep; An Atypical Birth Story

24.04.2011

The alarm buzzes. I struggle to wake. My eyes are stinging; begging to go back to sleep. I want this day to be over. I’m not ready. It’s not fair; This can’t be happening. I feel a hand on my back; rubbing for comfort. My husband is awake. My body goes through the motions of [...]

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Miscarriage

When The Unspoken Begins To Be Said

07.04.2011

Two months ago was a very important day for me. A beginning path to healing and a passion set into motion.  My nerves were shot as the new site went live and I sat; debating, anticipating and hoping. Two months ago Unspoken Grief was launched. Two months ago we began to break the silence of [...]

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