Dear Mom, :: An Open Letter to My Mother ::
My mother is one of those women who has been a mother since she was a kid. As the oldest of four, she was a mother to her sisters and once she had me...
Fighting Baby Fever
Baby Fever: When a woman is really in love with the idea of having a baby and thus wants to ogle every baby she sees. She may not mentally want to get pregnant, but she...
Primary Infertility Insurance: A New Option for the Next Generation
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Well, here we are, after five years of fertility treatments. Five years of sonograms, blood tests, surgeries, shots, medications, and appointments. To be specific, we tried 7 rounds of IUI...
Remembering Our Angel Babies
I'd read the articles and heard the stories of infant loss. My heart ached for moms who never got to hold their babies or those who did but not for long enough. It seems...
What To Say (And Not To Say) To a Friend After a Miscarriage
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...
Against All Odds
Infertility. When people hear this word it a lot of times negates a negative connotation. Like you are saying a bad word or talking politics at work. It is often one of those subjects...
Meet Beth Ward
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...
Is My Family Enough?
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...
Ever Thought About Egg Donation or Surrogacy?
Egg donation and surrogacy has to be one of the most selfless things a woman can do for another family. I’m past the point {age wise} for egg donation and just had a baby...
Living With 2 Uteruses & 2 Cervixes
In order to honor those families that are affected by infertility every single day, Austin Moms Blog plans to share several stories throughout this week. What binds us together is motherhood and whether you...