tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post5770146679469102947..comments2011-07-19T20:05:36.285-05:00Jen Szabo Matuskahttps://profiles.google.com/110513828263492688730noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-84579679802734696832011-07-19T20:05:36.285-05:002011-07-19T20:05:36.285-05:00

Incredibly brave and moving. While I did not suffer through depression when I was pregnant, I have definitely had very, very dark moments of despair through the years.<br /><br />Being able to find that support DOES make all the difference. I was able to find -- back in 2004 -- a group of women who so changed my life I will never forget them and I&#39;m immensely thankful that I found them

Liz @ Six Year Itchhttp://www.sixyearitch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-86812652934762279422009-07-29T20:20:04.558-05:002009-07-29T20:20:04.558-05:00

Jen, what a raw, honest, and beautiful post. Thank you for telling it. Thank you for being an authenitc and transparent blogger. I hope to meet you one day.<br /><br />Nell

Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701751479310720112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-65774032766035511232009-07-29T17:19:07.659-05:002009-07-29T17:19:07.659-05:00

chills chills chills. I love that the moments you had to connect with your daughter came about because of feeling so connected to this internet life. What I mean by that is that you wouldn&#39;t have been there without those connections. You wouldn&#39;t have wanted to go. It all fell together, just as it should. <br /><br />P.S. I can totally relate to the psychological/depression/anxiety

Heather of the EOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-32638186120919703382009-07-29T16:33:42.011-05:002009-07-29T16:33:42.011-05:00

Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly. I am sure your post will help other women suffering with depression and anxiety.<br /><br />BTW - I hope you don&#39;t mind that I linked to you. :)

Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10226562423742271366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-1993641946150955922009-07-29T16:29:17.235-05:002009-07-29T16:29:17.235-05:00

P.S. That photo is the CUTEST EVER!

capribythelakehttp://capribythelake.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-47496253014583160422009-07-29T16:28:15.210-05:002009-07-29T16:28:15.210-05:00

I&#39;m so so so incredibly happy for you and Lily. I&#39;m so proud of you for overcoming this AGAIN (I know you struggled the first time around too), and making it to this special moment, and place with her. I&#39;m proud of you for your honesty, because it will help someone else to know the truth in your heart. XOXO

capribythelakehttp://capribythelake.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-70238297665700716612009-07-29T15:18:23.414-05:002009-07-29T15:18:23.414-05:00

Bless you.<br />This was wonderful to read.<br /><br />Moosh is amazing, I adore her and I&#39;m so glad that she was inspirational to you.<br /><br />That&#39;s what this is all about. <br />xoxo

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395575647647856801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-74572013358533567342009-07-29T15:08:44.118-05:002009-07-29T15:08:44.118-05:00

This is so beautiful! I&#39;m glad you found her. You are beaming in that photo. Thanks for sharing this story; I&#39;m sure it wasn&#39;t easy.

Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628744950564301288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-48186036557250579672009-07-28T19:49:27.450-05:002009-07-28T19:49:27.450-05:00

Jen, I spent most of our &quot;Speed dating&quot; session talking to the sweet angel with the beautiful head-band. SO GLAD and Honored to have met you ~ and this post is phenomenal.<br /><br />What a great great way to end an awesome weekend.

Houseonahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047144806524705807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-41343670411283802222009-07-28T16:32:13.359-05:002009-07-28T16:32:13.359-05:00

OMG, what a powerful post. I am so happy for you and your little girl and the bond you have now. This took a lot of guts to share with us. I am so glad you had a positive experience. God Bless you!

Mimi's Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06918834487225748283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-8643772583968192932009-07-28T16:06:35.646-05:002009-07-28T16:06:35.646-05:00

*****tears****<br /><br />Beautiful.<br /><br />You are loved!

Alli Worthington {@alliworthington}http://www.blogger.com/profile/16774087357936830622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-47242146426328309372009-07-28T13:52:48.199-05:002009-07-28T13:52:48.199-05:00

Aww. You two are so adorable. This is the sweetest thing...i can picture the room of BlogHers weeping over it next year at the keynote (submit it!)

CanCan (Mom Most Traveled)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15829516769797791705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-5786439095711702922009-07-28T13:07:03.668-05:002009-07-28T13:07:03.668-05:00

This was a wonderful post. Thank you for telling your story. I have a feeling that you will be for someone else what that blog post was for you.

carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929078842953417818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-89142558248788131052009-07-28T12:09:48.099-05:002009-07-28T12:09:48.099-05:00

Very touching post. You were so cute together I couldn&#39;t help but try to capture the moment. Obviously others saw it too!

Rick Bucichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484939397464286763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-38127568833764298362009-07-28T11:00:04.308-05:002009-07-28T11:00:04.308-05:00

Every time I saw you with your beautiful daughter at BlogHer, it made me miss both of mine. Oh, and I LOVED her flower!!

jillnotkinhttp://profile.typekey.com/jillnotkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-9007351405496372742009-07-28T10:57:26.830-05:002009-07-28T10:57:26.830-05:00

Loved meeting you. So glad you found Casey. :)

Mommy Meleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11975394356496650716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-49472475942255162782009-07-28T10:27:24.118-05:002009-07-28T10:27:24.118-05:00

This is the BEST BlogHer post I&#39;ve read. I&#39;m so happy you&#39;ve bonded with your baby girl. Amazing.

Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02301250875925142548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-86414687213719773442009-07-28T10:01:04.179-05:002009-07-28T10:01:04.179-05:00

I just read your beginings, (have bee following you on twitter for a while now) and all I can say is wow. I went through the exact same thing, after both of my children. No one understood and didn&#39;t seem to want to. I went to support groups but they didnt help. If I had had someone around to tell me, eventually it would be ok, it would have been so much easier, even if not at that moment. You

The McCammonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16800183015207115341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-42986685091807187592009-07-28T08:34:01.146-05:002009-07-28T08:34:01.146-05:00

Firstly, I think that other Brenna is stalking me. Secondly, this was a beautiful post and as someone who has been to the very depths of anxiety, while pregnant, and feeling scared and horrible, I truly, truly appreciate this honesty. I linked over here from my friend McCashew, she&#39;s good people too. I hope to see you in NY10!

Brennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14745748691362829308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-84976580857763781972009-07-28T08:31:07.714-05:002009-07-28T08:31:07.714-05:00

This post made me absolutely cry my little eyeballs out this morning. It is so beautiful and I love that this was such a special time for you and your daughter.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this wonderful post.

Totally_Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943450964172755972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-88273848469625992042009-07-28T07:57:55.300-05:002009-07-28T07:57:55.300-05:00

I&#39;m so happy that moment came for you and Lily. I love seeing how life unfolds and why things happen. All the moments leading up to you going to BlogHer were for this wonderful reason. <br /><br />Love to you and Lily. She is seriously cute and she has got an awesome Mama. <br /><br />Was great seeing you again!

This Military Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227499115153203552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-75698907290771439052009-07-27T22:51:48.853-05:002009-07-27T22:51:48.853-05:00

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing, even though I know it had to be difficult. I met you and your adorable daughter in the elevator this weekend. She charmed me almost as thoroughly as she charmed you. There&#39;s magic at BlogHer!

Inexpensivelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05012417894670743097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-33815966101971904882009-07-27T22:44:06.232-05:002009-07-27T22:44:06.232-05:00

What an incredible post. I&#39;m sorry I didn&#39;t know about your blog or your story before now (as I went through some similar issues), but now that I&#39;ve found you, I&#39;ll be visiting often. I&#39;m so glad this happened for you this weekend and I thank you so much for sharing it with all of us.

jennelsonlanehttp://profile.typekey.com/jennelsonlanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-91250604076150262472009-07-27T22:41:57.025-05:002009-07-27T22:41:57.025-05:00

So very, very sweet. <br /><br />And what a beautiful baby girl you have - she goes great with her beautiful mommy.

Nanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378339600081931938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165446665170354678.post-89034221112019799732009-07-27T22:40:54.916-05:002009-07-27T22:40:54.916-05:00

You aren&#39;t the only one, I wish more people could warn new mother&#39;s that it&#39;s normal *not* to fall in love at first glance. Sometimes it takes time to get there. It&#39;s taken me time to get there with both of my girls.

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