“I was sure I was having a heart attack. They asked me if something had stressed me. I said, ‘no, I was preparing dinner.'”
By LJ Herman -
‘September 17th is the day I had a clear plan to end my life. I had at least 3 different ways I could commit suicide.’
By LJ Herman -
‘Co-sleeping and bed sharing are wonderful. If you feel worried about these things because people make you feel this way, don’t.’
“These people don’t come home with you, don’t sleep in your bed, and they aren’t your baby, so their opinion is invalid.”
By LJ Herman -
‘We needed to find a surrogate after my cervical cancer. My mom offered to carry my babies. She risked her own life to give birth to my children.’
“Not feeling them inside me was a roller coaster of emotions. At times I felt as if this was not even happening. Having these two bundles finally lay on my chest for skin to skin contact allowed me to feel that connection with them I had missed.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Our child’s personality changed overnight at the age of 15 months. A once happy, easy going child suddenly turned aggressive, irritable and OCD’ish.’
“He would be physical with people, throw toys, completely lose it. This wasn’t just the normal tantrum; he was in his own world. It is so frustrating that medical professionals don’t know about it, and some even deny its existence.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘My daughter would question why I wasn’t wearing a two-piece bathing suit. I would tell her, ‘Mommy just doesn’t feel comfortable in it.”
“When she would push for me to explain what I meant, I would just deflect the conversation and bring up a new topic. I know that I am supposed to model a positive body image for my daughter.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘She made it look like giving birth at 50 was easy. Our son was created, frozen in time, thawed, and then grown in his grandmother’s womb.’
“My heart began to race. Here was this woman, my mother-in-law, risking her life to give me the best gift of my life. I tried to hold back my tears.”
By Eliza Murphy -
ATTN SOON-TO-BE MAMAS: Mom discovers life changing Target freebie that has the Internet going crazy
“If you have created a baby registry at Target, go to guest services, tell them you would like to pick up your baby bag.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘I was a pregnant, single woman. I asked my coworker if he and his wife were looking to adopt. They had been trying to have kids for 18 years.’
“They were thrilled I would consider them to raise my son as their own. If I could give my child a better life while giving a wonderful couple what they have always dreamed of, it would fill my heart.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘After 2 years, 6 miscarriages and 1 failed adoption, we finally have our SON.’
“From the moment I saw his little tiny self laying in that bed, I knew — that was my baby. Watching him grow has given us perspective on all seven babies we have lost. He was worth it all.”
By Eliza Murphy -
I remember thinking ‘I’ll be happy when I get married.’
“Our trajectory completely changed with the appearance of two little blue lines.”
By LJ Herman -
