Infertility & Miscarriage

With baby pictures flooding all of my social media feeds, it’s evident my friends and I are in a current baby boom. However, not all the stories are ideal. I see vulnerable and hopeful...

Do you remember the scene from A Princess Bride where Wesley gets captured and taken to the pit of despair and that terrible man uses his terrible machine to suck away years of Wesley’s...

It happens every time I attend a party… full of 30 something women. Most of them moms of at least one at this point. Sipping our coffee, mimosa, cocktail, or glass of wine… the...

Hey, hey Austin Mamas!  I’m Beth Ward, lover of butter coffee, wine, shoes and all things Kendra Scott and mama to 2 adorable little girls, Harper and Emmy.  I live in SW Austin with...

“Miscarriage.”  The shock flooded me as my heavy legs fell lifeless onto the cold, hard, impersonal hospital table, blood draining from my white face, I lay still and confused. It was an early miscarriage, insignificant...

While large parts of Texas were experiencing the fate of Hurricane Harvey, I was experiencing a whirlwind of my own that I have inevitably named baby Harvey. It was traumatic to say the least. ...

When I was first diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage 3C, my doctor wanted to know if I would be interested in family preservation. I was thankful she asked the question, as I was...

I sat down and put my fingers to the keyboard to quickly type out my usual “I love my Dad, Father-in-law, Grandfather, and husband” type of Father’s Day Post, accompanied by adorable pictures of...

April 24, 2014, in the emergency room, was one of the scariest days of my life. I had all the adrenaline that comes with fighting for my baby's life (as most moms can attest to-that...

Fertility Naivety Remember when you were in your twenties, and some of your friends started getting pregnant, and you thought, “awwwww…” then texted your other non-pregnant friends and made plans for going out that weekend,...