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Alexa Leitgeb is a twenty-nine-year-old full-time working mother living in Chicago with her husband Todd and five-year-old daughter, Renley Jane. She is a writer, contributor, and bubble-bath lover. After experiencing her unplanned pregnancy and entering single motherhood, she became passionate about sharing her own personal experiences in order to make other women feel less alone in their journies. When she is not exploring new restaurants in Chicago with her hubby or stealing snuggles from her (very) busy daughter, she mentors women who are facing unplanned pregnancies and manages this growing community of Back in February.

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Back on February 17, 2017, Alexa found out she was unexpectedly pregnant with a little girl. It marked the day her world flipped upside down and plans turned inside out. Ten months later, on October 20, 2017, arrived her beautiful daughter, Renley Jane. Before and after Renley was born, Alexa felt it on her heart to share her story and help women in some capacity. And then it became perfectly clear: give women a roadmap and a community where they might feel less alone. Here, Alexa shares her journey of unplanned pregnancy to single motherhood - the pain, the joy and all things in between. You can read her story, find an action plan for women facing the unplanned, read tips to maintaining sanity in motherhood and more.

A quick preface from Alexa at launch (2019)

While my heart does swoon for good design and beautiful things, I promise this journey is far from perfect. It’s not perfect. There are nights where I bury my face in a pillow and cry, where I lie, face-masked in the bathtub surrounded by candles, flowers (and all of the things I love) in desperate attempts to make myself feel better. There are moments when I close my eyes in prayer, focusing on my breath, trying to become grounded again and find the little bit of strength that I held onto way back in February. Some moments I can find it, other moments I feel helpless.

Outside of sharing my own personal experiences in an attempt to make other women feel less alone, this website is about creating community. All of us women have our own unique stories of joy and hardship. Coming soon, in “the Februaries” section, you’ll find stories from other brave women who have faced their own difficult journeys of struggle. And that’s what this is all about. Beautiful images with deep meaning and honest words behind them. It’s about dialogue, community, heart. This is for all the women who have faced their own February or one that is yet to come.