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Baby, Motherhood
September 15, 2019
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Dear New Mom: Please Speak Up

Hi new mom. Old mom here. Yep. I’m a mom currently raising one teen and one pre-teen. It’s a whole new world where I’m at, but that…

Baby, Motherhood
September 12, 2019
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To My Adopted Baby: You Saved Me

To my adopted baby, As you get older, you’re going to hear a lot of people talk about adoption in terms of saving a child. What I want you to…

Baby, Motherhood
September 3, 2019
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They Said I’d Bounced Back, But I Felt Absolutely Awful

The first remark came two days after my daughter was born, as we stopped at the receptionist’s desk in the pediatrician’s office to make her…

Baby, Motherhood
September 2, 2019
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Admire the Baby, But Don’t Forget to Nurture the Mother

“When can I come see the baby?” A question new moms might hear over and over. At least at first. Sometimes before she has left the…

Baby, Motherhood
August 22, 2019
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Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts

Ahh, having a baby. That glorious, sacred beauty of ushering new life into the world, when the miracle your body nurtured for nine months slips into…

Baby, Motherhood
August 20, 2019
616 Views
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From One Mom With Postpartum Depression to Another

I could spot her a mile away. It was the first time I’d seen her out since after the baby. She was doing all the right things, smiling, nodding,…

Baby, Motherhood
August 19, 2019
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Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?

For a few weeks, I thought I might be pregnant. I already have four children, ranging in age from 12 all the way down to two. I change diapers in the…

Baby, Faith, Motherhood
August 17, 2019
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The Day My Baby Was Born, I Was Born Again Too

When I saw the double-blue lines on the pregnancy test, I erupted into loud, boisterous sobs. While most women’s cries stem from excitement and…

Baby, Faith, Motherhood
August 12, 2019
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Postpartum Depression Stole My Joy, But God Gave it Back To Me

I have to admit, watching new moms on my social media feeds and out in public used to fill me with envy. These moms looked so proud and filled to the…