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Maple Grove Senior ladies 💛 🍁
08/29/2026

Maple Grove Senior ladies 💛 🍁

Sunrise, Seniors, and Summertime 💛 ☀️ andie
08/25/2026

Sunrise, Seniors, and Summertime 💛 ☀️

andie

Beyond proud of this sweetheart 💛I’ve known her since her very first breath! Happy senior year to my first niece — I lov...
08/21/2026

Beyond proud of this sweetheart 💛
I’ve known her since her very first breath! Happy senior year to my first niece — I love you, Lauren!!

It was a summer of one year anniversaries 💛
08/17/2026

It was a summer of one year anniversaries 💛

I never had the euphoric after-birth feeling of meeting your baby for the first time after my 2nd was born. My first fee...
08/14/2026

I never had the euphoric after-birth feeling of meeting your baby for the first time after my 2nd was born. My first feelings were dread and anxiety. I remember her scream was so loud and it felt overstimulating . I was exhausted after labor, my toddler was going to wake soon and I had no energy to care for a newborn + a two year old. I feared for the morning to come. I panicked inside.

Against my midwives recommendations, I was back to working out at the gym two weeks postpartum. I had extreme insomnia. The sleep deprivation was killing me and exercise seemed to help me get by.

My midwives were amazing and came to my home several times over the first 6 weeks. At the final postpartum visit I filled out the standard postpartum questionnaire. Because of how prideful I was, I wasn’t going to be honest on the questionnaire because I didn’t think PPD was real. I thought that motherhood was just hard and that’s that. When I lied on my questionnaire and still scored above a 10 I sobbed.

My midwife canceled the appointments she had after me and started making calls to different resources to get me help. I knew I needed help, but I refused to accept it. I honestly didn’t know how I could get help without disrupting my entire family and their schedules. I was not thinking of my healing at all. So, I continued on without help despite all of their efforts.

I knew the first 3 months would be hard, but once I got to 5-7 months postpartum and It only seemed to get worse I was at a loss. My home was a disaster, I had extreme rage, suicidal ideations, insomnia, and horrible hallucinations at night. I often times couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t work. I called my husband home from work more times than I would like to admit out of fear for my life and my kids — and at the time, we desperately needed a pay check.

At about 7 months postpartum I decided to get help. It was an answered prayer. More in comments.

Family ♾️ 💛📍Ellie Jo 😍
08/06/2026

Family ♾️ 💛

📍Ellie Jo 😍

It’s like I’ve lived 10 lifetimes since they said “I do!” 😊An unforgettable experience second shooting for Alex | MN Wed...
08/06/2026

It’s like I’ve lived 10 lifetimes since they said “I do!” 😊

An unforgettable experience second shooting for Alex | MN Wedding & Newborn Photographer with this dynamic couple at Blake and April Johnson 💛😘💛😘

Love this family 💛
07/18/2026

Love this family 💛

Shep 🌙 🩵
06/28/2026

Shep 🌙 🩵

Our sweet baby Shep was born 💛. He came in his own perfect time, chunky and sweet. God and the people around us are the ...
06/23/2026

Our sweet baby Shep was born 💛. He came in his own perfect time, chunky and sweet. God and the people around us are the only things that got us through it all.

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