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A Letter to You Unplanned Pregnancy Action Plan

welcome to back in february

Hi, I’m Alexa Leitgeb (newly married!) and I’m so excited to share this website with you. This is home to my journey of unplanned pregnancy and single motherhood (for almost five years, until I met the love of my life). It also includes guides and resources for women facing difficult and unexpected change. It’s here that I share my adventures of motherhood - everything from those ugly cries in the bath tub to my favorite books and beauty tricks. It is a slow work in progress and I am working toward a season here in 2023 where I can take this nearly four-year-old website to a new level. Thanks for joining me here.

All my love,

Alexa

 
 

Beyond face masks, I’d never thought much about what it meant to be kind to myself.

Learning to be kind, to myself

 
 
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The Hard stuff 

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Letting Go of Control
Letting Go of Control

There’s nothing like knowing a life is forming within you to realize life is out of our hands.

The Middle is Where the Magic Happens
The Middle is Where the Magic Happens

Without the journey, there is no reward. There’s no opportunity for grace to carry us, for shells to be cracked open, for pain to transform into healing.

pregnancy/motherhood survival tips

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Create a Checklist: Coping with Anxiety
Create a Checklist: Coping with Anxiety

Anxiety. That paralyzing, chest-tightening awfulness that sits - hardening - in the pits of insides and torments all of us to various degrees. From a group survey of my Instagram following, here’s what seems to work.

How-to: Travel Alone with an Infant
How-to: Travel Alone with an Infant

Traveling alone with your child is a daunting endeavor but a little prep and organization goes a long way.

Organizing My Week Ahead
Organizing My Week Ahead

Every Sunday evening I sit down with my planner and go through my week ahead. Doing this helps me to start my week out on a good note and saves me from major overwhelm.

Approaching Chaos with Calmness
Approaching Chaos with Calmness

After I had Renley, I developed a new anxiety I never had before. I became fanatical about a number of things. Here’s a couple coping tips I’ve learned along the way.

self-care/beauty

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Self-Care Sunday
Self-Care Sunday

Sunday evenings are for me-time. They’re reserved for bubbles baths, Etta James, dancing candles and a little introspection.

Learning to be Kind, to myself
Learning to be Kind, to myself

My word for 2018 was "kindness." Before then, I'd never thought much about what it means to be kind to myself.

food/fashion/home

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An Essentials Guide: Denim & Tees
An Essentials Guide: Denim & Tees

This guide is a culmination of 50 women weighing in on their favorite brands when it comes to buying denim and a white tees

The French Phase is Real
The French Phase is Real

My recent obsessed with french fashion and a couple little buying tips.

Gallery Wall
Gallery Wall

It's amazing what art and a few plants can do to a room.

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To the woman who finds herself pregnant and filled with so much fear for the future, you are strong and so capable of this journey. Welcome, mama 💕To the woman who feels alone today, please know that this Mother’s Day felt extra lonely for me
I’m so sorry I’ve been away (life! 🤪) but I’m back in action and launched an essentials guide for quality denim and durable white tees for those of you (like me) who can’t live in leggings. Please comment with your favorite b
 
 
 
 
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