My third child was born five weeks early. I was induced due to IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction). This impacts between 3-10% of pregnancies and means that the baby is failing to grow in-utero. While the causes are numerous, mine was a result of placental abnormalities. Basically, my placenta shit the bed. I wasn’t giving our little girl the nutrients she needed to grow which was causing her distress. My midwife explained it like running a marathon but only breathing out of one nostril.
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It’s time for your feed to level up.
While Instagram may be an endless source of style inspiration, trying to navigate through all the fashion accounts and clothing brands can be overwhelming. Sometimes the most exciting fashion can come from an under-the-radar brand you’ve never heard of. We scoured Insta looking for lesser-known brands that inspire us and make us want to click through and add to cart! (Who needs influencers, amirite?!) From neutrals to bold prints, these labels will add some oomph to your wardrobe… and to your IG feed.
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The truth is, women have been suffering from endometriosis for decades, but their pain has been ignored, making women believe that living in agony is normal. The good news? Experts have finally concluded that “severe period pain is not normal.” What a revelation! But if you want to know why this disease is only now beginning to receive the proper amount of attention and treatment, here are a few truly astonishing and horrifying facts about the medical community’s historic treatment of endometriosis.
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Just weeks after our September wedding in 2010, we discovered we were expecting, but I miscarried just one month later, which devastated me emotionally and physically. As I imagine many women in similar situations would attest to, I went through a long period of wondering what I did wrong. The treatment by an insensitive doctor didn’t help. Compound that with the physical pain that came with the cramping, the excessive bleeding, and a “D& C” (dilation and curettage procedure) that I was conscious for—the high from celebrating our union with more than 200 of our closest friends and family quickly passed. I spent the months that followed our loss working like a maniac to put the loss behind me. But I had hope for the future.
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