The Lettuces: Pandemic Pregnancy

The Lettuces: Pandemic Pregnancy

A lot of women who are currently pregnant or just had babies are advising others to wait. While every situation is unique and personal, I am not one of them. Based on my past experiences, and despite the current challenges, I would not have waited. But my advice is...
The Lettuces: Mama Shark

The Lettuces: Mama Shark

MAMA SHARK 🦈❤️ This blanket was a gift from my first pregnancy which I found going through bins to prepare for baby 2. I couldn’t fully understand then what being mama shark would entail. Motherhood is the greatest gift and built within it — and core to it — is...
The Lettuces: Mama’s Boy

The Lettuces: Mama’s Boy

MAMA’S BOY 💙 It’s a pajamas all day kind of day. A hot humid lazy summer day. When self-care is *maybe* gonna include washing my hair and throwing on some much-needed sunscreen and bio oil and lip balm. Maybe. Right now I’m thinking about how I’m going to be able to...
The Lettuces: How Are You Doing

The Lettuces: How Are You Doing

So how are you doing? How are you feeling?? She asks with smiling eyes. (All I can see of her face since we are both in masks.) It’s a loaded question and I don’t even know where to start. My mind rewinds…..Two back to back miscarriages. Pregnancy after loss....
The Lettuces: Early Pregnancy

The Lettuces: Early Pregnancy

We did initial fertility testing at NYU but we were already pregnant. We made the appointment with a highly recommended reproductive endocrinologist right after my second miscarriage, and didn’t think we would be pregnant prior to the first consultation and testing....