by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Apr 27, 2026 | Labor, Personal Stories, Postpartum, Pregnancy
There is a stretch of time in a person’s life that doesn’t always get named for what it truly is. It begins, for some, with the thought of becoming—with fertility, with trying, with waiting, with wondering, with questions that don’t always have immediate answers. And...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Feb 20, 2026 | Labor, Postpartum, Pregnancy
In my last pregnancy, there was a clear moment when I realized my body was asking for something different. What I could do easily in the second trimester—the movement, the pace, the keeping up—I simply couldn’t sustain in the later weeks. And instead of pushing...
by Ashli Crew Rodriguez | Feb 1, 2026 | Care Providers, Caring for Baby, Labor, Postpartum, Pregnancy
It usually happens after an appointment. You walk out of the office, get into your car, and suddenly remember everything you meant to ask. Or maybe you did ask, but the answer felt rushed. Maybe you nodded along, trusting it would all make sense later — and later came...
by Lacey Morgan | May 12, 2023 | Parenting, Postpartum
Becoming a new mom is both rewarding and challenging. Not only do youhave to care for a tiny newborn, but you’re also expected to keep up with thedemands of everyday life. This can be overwhelming and difficult to manage,especially if you are breastfeeding. Below we...
by Lacey Morgan | Oct 28, 2022 | Featured, Postpartum
Postpartum Depression is more common than we think Postpartum Depression and other postpartum mental health challenges, also known as PMADS, affect 1 in 5 women and birthing parents in this country and 1 in 10 partners. These statistics are staggering and can leave...
by Lacey Morgan | May 29, 2020 | Featured, Postpartum
I want to share a story that often gets left out of most birth stories. It’s about the golden hour and newborn procedures that follow. For the purpose of this article we will assume it was vaginal delivery in the hospital, but all that follows is similar after a...
