pregnancy – Writes with Wolves

Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1

If you have been around for a while, you know that I have struggled with my body for years. In fact, I don’t really remember what it’s like to not obsess over my body. I was one of the first girls in my class to get boobs (which, really is just body fat displaced intoContinue reading “Wow, I Didn’t Expect That: The Postpartum Diaries, Part 1”

Hi. How’s it going?

I love writing. I feel free when I’m writing. But I always have this block. This immediate “who the hell wants to read this shit?” that completely blocks me from writing everything I want to write and say everything that I want to say. There are people in this world who say and display everythingContinue reading “Hi. How’s it going?”

pregnancy after miscarriage.

On a Monday afternoon in October 2023, I was at work. I had just taken my very first pre-natal phone call from a nurse to set up my very first ultrasound in a few weeks. My husband and I had been loosely trying to get pregnant for about a year at that point and IContinue reading “pregnancy after miscarriage.”

My First Trimester or Why Does it Feel Like Someone is Rearranging My Organs?

Because someone is literally rearranging your organs, Lauren. That’s literally what happens in pregnancy. Duh. Now that I am inching closer and closer to the finish line, I thought I’d share some First Trimester thoughts. Before going into pregnancy, I’ve seen some of my closest friends get pregnant and I’m forever thankful to them forContinue reading “My First Trimester or Why Does it Feel Like Someone is Rearranging My Organs?”