No One Warned Me About These Postpartum Emotions
Don’t worry mama, you’re not crazy. You’re not crazy when you feel overwhelmed by the smallest things, like the prospect of having to change…
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Now We Are Two
In those precious first moments, After your body left mine, A hazy cloud shifted instantly. One I didn’t realize was smothering me. Gone was the…
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Born in a Pandemic
My sweet baby girl, I carried you safe and warm in my womb, comfy and loved with the sound of my heartbeat to keep you content Little did you know…
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The Silent Struggle of Secondary Infertility
Another negative pregnancy test. Another period. Another cycle begins. Another hope for a child ends. I mourn my loss quietly in the bathroom,…
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This Isn’t How I Pictured Your First Year of Life
Your first year of life hasn’t at all been what I had imagined, I’ve said it a hundred times. I gave birth to you, my precious girl, my first…
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In This Moment, All is Well
She sways in the rocker, ever so quietly. The soothing sounds of white noise just about drown out the soft creaks. I need to fix that, she says to…
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I Need You to Nap But I Miss You When You Do
Naptime. I yearn for it. I wait for it. I NEED it. Don’t get me wrong, being your mommy is my favorite responsibility. I love…
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Dear Quarantine Baby, I Cry For What We Missed
Around six months ago, I sent my husband up to the loft to bring down a load of boxes. I didn’t go up because I hate the loft and also because…
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I’m Going To Hold Onto Every Last Minute of You
I spent the first five months of your life just waiting for you to get bigger. I was exhausted in a way I have never imagined possible, and yet I…
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This is What it’s Like To Have a C-Section
Michael and I leave for the hospital at five in the morning. I’m 39-weeks pregnant and scheduled for a C-section because our son is breech with a…
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