Babble

Explore

Leah Campbell

I’m pretty much exactly like Lorelei Gilmore. Except I live in Alaska, my parents aren’t rich and Luke is late with my coffee.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+

Featured Posts

My Infertility Left Me Feeling Broken in Ways I Never Expected

My Infertility Left Me Feeling Broken in Ways I Never Expected

I don’t think I will ever fully get over my inability to conceive … It’s funny how cruel we can sometimes be to ourselves.

Relationships

About

Leah Campbell is a single mother by choice, after a serendipitous series of events led to the adoption of her daughter in 2013. Author of the book, Single Infertile Female, she has perfected the art of dancing in the rain, scaring men away and tripping at inopportune moments.

Website

leahcampbellwrites.com

Hometown

Anchorage, AK

Kids

1

Fun Facts

If I could swap places with someone for a day, it would be:

Lady Gaga because Taylor Kinney.
3 things I can’t live without:

Chapstick, cheese and my little girl.
Proudest parenting moment:

The first time my daughter peed in the woods — Alaskan girl, through and through!

Similar Contributors

Leah Campbell

Posts by Leah Campbell

Well helloooo there, stubborn chin whiskers ...

Body & Mind

My Painful Childhood Haunts Me More Now That I’m a Parent

My Painful Childhood Haunts Me More Now That I’m a Parent

There's a panic I feel rising within me as my daughter grows closer to the ages I remember most ... and I worry about having to relive it.

Parenting

Yes, I’m Really “Sure” I Want Another Child

Yes, I’m Really “Sure” I Want Another Child

Will it be easy? Absolutely not. But then again, motherhood never is.

Parenting

Let’s Be Honest — This Is the Real Reason Moms Always Text Instead of Call

Let’s Be Honest — This Is the Real Reason Moms Always Text Instead of Call

Even when you want to answer the phone, it's just not that simple.

Parenting

Netflix’s ‘Llama Llama’ Is Finally Showing My Daughter a Family That Looks Like Hers

Netflix’s ‘Llama Llama’ Is Finally Showing My Daughter a Family That Looks Like Hers

“Mama! Llama Llama doesn’t have a daddy either! It’s just him and Mama Llama. Just like you and me!”

Parenting

This Current Breakdown of Car Seat Safety Recommendations May Surprise You

This Current Breakdown of Car Seat Safety Recommendations May Surprise You

"Many people believe that if their younger child is big for his or her age, they will be okay to turn forward facing before 2."

Parenting

The Real Reason Schools Need to Stop Policing Attendance

The Real Reason Schools Need to Stop Policing Attendance

"These are kids with chronic health conditions we’re talking about, not kids who simply don’t want to be at school."

Parenting

Sorry, But I Just Can’t with the Drop-Off Play Date

Sorry, But I Just Can’t with the Drop-Off Play Date

If that makes me a helicopter parent, then so be it.

Parenting

The Double-Edged Sword of Adoption No One Ever Talks About

The Double-Edged Sword of Adoption No One Ever Talks About

"It’s still not easy for her. Maybe it won’t ever be. Maybe it’s not meant to be."

Parenting

I Used to Be a Laid-Back Mom — Until My Daughter’s Diagnosis Changed Me

I Used to Be a Laid-Back Mom — Until My Daughter’s Diagnosis Changed Me

"We're lucky. But lately, I find myself holding my breath, waiting for the other shoe to drop."

Body & Mind

I Nearly Burned My House Down — and I Had No One to Count on But Myself

I Nearly Burned My House Down — and I Had No One to Count on But Myself

"I was shaken and scared. And I wanted to know someone else was in our home helping me keep my daughter safe."

Parenting

What Being an “Empath” Really Feels Like as a Mother

What Being an “Empath” Really Feels Like as a Mother

"I am more tuned into people than just about anyone I’ve ever met."

Parenting

Dear Friends: I Love You, But I Won’t Be Coming to Your Wedding

Dear Friends: I Love You, But I Won’t Be Coming to Your Wedding

I know what you're thinking: "Who doesn’t love an excuse to get on a plane and go somewhere for a party?" I’ll tell you who: Moms.

Relationships

Amber Tamblyn Writes Powerful Op-Ed on Sexual Harassment: “I’m Done With Not Being Believed”

Amber Tamblyn Writes Powerful Op-Ed on Sexual Harassment: “I’m Done With Not Being Believed”

"There are not two sides to every story."

Entertainment

‘The Fosters’ Highlights One of the Hardest Challenges of Adoption We Rarely Talk About

‘The Fosters’ Highlights One of the Hardest Challenges of Adoption We Rarely Talk About

For parents by adoption, making room for your child's bio parent isn't always easy. Take it from me.

Entertainment

To My Faraway, Pregnant Friend: Now More Than Ever, I Wish I Could Be There

To My Faraway, Pregnant Friend: Now More Than Ever, I Wish I Could Be There

Motherhood has a way of making distance feel even greater,

Relationships

Why This Moment Between Gal Gadot and a Young ‘Wonder Woman’ Fan Has Us Choked Up

Why This Moment Between Gal Gadot and a Young ‘Wonder Woman’ Fan Has Us Choked Up

We needed an amazing female superhero movie like this one; probably more than we even realized.

Entertainment

I Shared My Daughter’s Diagnosis and All Strangers Want to Do Is Blame It on Vaccines

I Shared My Daughter’s Diagnosis and All Strangers Want to Do Is Blame It on Vaccines

"I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that vaccines did not do this."

Parenting

Study Says Kids of Single Moms By Choice Are Just As Happy As Those in Two-Parent Families

Study Says Kids of Single Moms By Choice Are Just As Happy As Those in Two-Parent Families

Single mothers by choice are just as capable of raising happy, successful, well-adjusted children as any other family might be.

Parenting

It’s Been 10 Years Since I Donated My Eggs — Here’s What I Wish I’d Known Then

It’s Been 10 Years Since I Donated My Eggs — Here’s What I Wish I’d Known Then

Somewhere in this world are two children who share my genes. And I'll never get to know them.

Body & Mind

My 4-Year-Old’s Medication Could Leave Her Infertile — and It’s Tearing Me Apart

My 4-Year-Old’s Medication Could Leave Her Infertile — and It’s Tearing Me Apart

My daughter needs to be on this medication — but I'm scared.

Parenting

He Ended His Life Before We Even Had a Chance

He Ended His Life Before We Even Had a Chance

Now there’s no hope. No possibility. No promise for the future. There’s nothing. And when I think about that, I just feel so … sad.

Relationships

Not Every Parent Needs a Break From Their Kid

Not Every Parent Needs a Break From Their Kid

To each parent their own. Let's just stop judging.

Parenting

I Know My Daughter Doesn’t Look Like Me — Please Stop Telling Me She Does

I Know My Daughter Doesn’t Look Like Me — Please Stop Telling Me She Does

My adopted daughter and I share qualities far beyond what we see in the mirror.

Parenting

I Want My Daughter to Know That It’s OK to Sometimes Fall Apart

I Want My Daughter to Know That It’s OK to Sometimes Fall Apart

I want her to know that life has its ups and downs. That we can be sad and still swing back to happy again.

Body & Mind