I apparently had my baby in the dark ages – thankfully not before drugs were invented. But these days it’s hip to tweet your baby announcement. Check out the latest addition to the Albertyn family, if you didn’t already catch it on Twitter. (Granted, she was somewhat of a celebrity as the author of a book titled So Close detailing her battle with infertility.)
Way cool, but I have to wonder what kind of tweets I would have sent out considering I managed to make quite an ass of myself to both the anesthesiologist and my OB. Then again, I was in labor …read more

Ever read news and go, “Well, duh. It took them long enough to get there?” I recently had a conversation with Jeanne Connor Dessert. She’s struggled with endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects 5.5 million women and girls in the USA and Canada, and millions more worldwide. It occurs when tissue like that which lines the uterus (called the endometrium) is found outside the uterus.This misplaced tissue develops into growths or lesions which respond to the menstrual cycle in the same way that the tissueof the uterinelining does:each month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. Menstrualbloodflows …read more

I know a few new moms who are finding the transition to Mommy difficult. I can totally relate. I suffered Post-Partum Depression pretty severely after the birth of my first child. I had just witnessed 9-11 which was traumatic and that most likely contributed to the severity of my PPD. I’ve written a little bit about it on So Sioux Me so you can read Fear Not, if you want to know more details about my extremely difficult transition into Mama.
I’ve had a second child since then and I have had five years to reflect on the massive overhaul of identity that …read more