The Soarce
For women mid-becoming, mid to-do list, mid Sephora cart. This is not a wellness space.
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I Told Myself I Wasn't Scared (opens the original)
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I remember standing on the scale at my post-op appointment. Things were still so up in the air. Maia was in the NICU, my blood pressure refused to calm down, I was told I had potential cardiac issues, that my potassium and sodium levels weren’t stable — and there I was, scared of what the number would say. Fast forward, a few weeks ago, I had to find a dress for an event. This might as well have been a canon event. It sent me into another universe. The amount of Spanx I had to wear felt criminal
Six Months Adjusted (opens the original)
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Maia was born at 29 weeks, weighing 1,000 grams. Today, she is six months adjusted — six months from the day she was supposed to arrive. Before I say anything else: this isn’t a pity post. It’s a survival story. We are more than okay now. Sharing this is part of my healing and if it helps even one person sitting where I sat for 76 days, it’s worth it.September is NICU Awareness Month. The NICU is a club no parent asks to join. But once you’re in, you’re in for life. It was a place I knew nothing
Just Give It Time (opens the original)
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July was proof that time can heal. If you’re new here, I wrote a Part One of how everything went down and promised there would be a second part. The NICU journey, the good & bad, the way life re-started when we brought Maia home, taking care of a small baby. But every time I sat to write it down, I couldn’t. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xiss!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazo
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