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006: Braving Bed Rest with Angela Davids

In this episode of Delivering Miracles, I talk with Angela Davids, founder of Keep ‘Em Cookin’ - an educational organization that gives...

005: Your High-Risk Pregnancy Questions Answered

I remember duing my high-risk pregnancy I often felt like I had more questions than answers. I'd read something online - a blog post or a...

001: The Power of Fear - The Last 15 Days of My High-Risk Pregnancy

Dealing with a high-risk pregnancy can make you feel terrified, completely helpless and and out of control. The problem is, nobody is talkin

On Bed Rest? What You and Your Loved Ones Need to Know

Have you ever had a moment where you met someone and from the first moment you talked everything just clicked? You got along so well, you...

What to Do When You Wonder "Why Me?" During Your High-Risk Pregnancy

At some point during a high-risk pregnancy, women ask themselves this question. "Why me?" That question can com in many forms: What did I...

The Surprising Truth About Preeclampsia

Thanks to shows like Downton Abbey and Grey’s Anatomy, serious prenatal complications like preeclampsia are finally getting the attention...

Going Through a High-Risk Pregnancy? Forget Self-Care

“I want to punch the next person who tells me to take care of myself.” That is a direct quote taken from a woman I worked with a few...

Coping with Resentment on Bed Rest

It's that moment when you want to roll your eyes at a woman who's complaining about how big she feels in her third trimester when you're...

When You Say You're Ok But You're Really Not

One of the things I hear most frequently from women who have a high-risk pregnancy is, “I’m stressed but I’m ok.” Or “I’m feeling anxious...

For Dads-To-Be: Four things wife needs from you when she’s on bed rest that she’s not asking for

Whether this is your wife’s first pregnancy or her 5th, bed rest is not what you had in mind when you thought about preparing for a new...

The Plan Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Have and Why

Pregnancy. Plan. Put those two words together and two things come to mind: 1. Planning to become pregnant. 2. Creating a birth plan once...

What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting a High-Risk Pregnancy

Pregnancy is supposed to be a beautiful time. A blissful phase where you can prepare for the arrival of a brand new family member. Unless...

The Other Mask of Grief: Resentment

This is part 2 of a two-part series on the masks of grief. For part 1 click here! So many moms who have a high-risk pregnancy and/or have...

The Mask of Grief: Jealousy

(This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the Mask of Grief. Click here to read part 2.) Have you had those moments when you look at another...

How to Overcome Guilt During a High-Risk Pregnancy and Bed Rest

When I developed my pregnancy complications and then landed on bed rest (my doctor cuttting me off from all of my jobs), I felt horrible....