Raw and Honest Blog of a New Single Mom

I am a single mother of a biracial baby boy just trying to make it on my own. This journey is hard, yet rewarding. Blogging is my therapy, these words are my heart, and people doing better and being inspired by what I have written is my passion and hope.

Is He Here Yet?

I’m still here, Jack still in tact. Had my 38 week appointment today and the doc said the baby has dropped but my body has made no progress, no dilation. Damn damn. I’ve tried everything I know .. sex, squats .. no help. I REALLY don’t want to be medically induced! Yeah life is miserable [...]

36 Weeks – No Progress!

Wednesday I had my 36 week appointment. I’m beginning to hate my prenatal appts because lately it seems my doc overbooks and I end up waiting hours before he sees me for only about 5 minutes. It’s getting so frustrating because I do have a life outside of visiting them, but I only have to [...]

Being Prostituted by a “Friend”

Back in March I wrote an entry about removing toxic friends from my life including a guy named S, who formally was one of my closest friends. S is a drug addict, alcoholic, insanely immature, dramatic and has absolutely no ambition in life. He was cool to be friends with for an occasional hang out [...]

Single Mom in a Birth Class

Just a quick update. I’m in a very “blah” mood right now. Sleep is getting worse and more uncomfortable so I’m pretty moody lately. You know the cramps, pain and dehydration. Not to mention not being able to be in a comfortable position no matter what! 5 more freakin weeks! Anyway I went to breastfeeding [...]

Packing the Hospital Bag

I finally stopped procrastinating and packed my hospital bag when I realized that Holy SHIT! It’s June and I will be giving birth in 1 month. I packed nearly half of my apartment so I swear the damn thing weighs about 20 lbs. Let’s see .. -Gown -Robe -Slippers -Socks -2 pairs of sweats -2 [...]