The Greatest Gift I Never Knew I Wanted is You
I never wanted to be a mother. The complete opposite of my sister, who knew very early on she wanted…
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To the Exclusively Pumping Mama, You Are Not Alone
I am sitting here staring at my pumping supplies. Wondering how it all went by so fast. Wondering why I…
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It’s My Last Pregnancy, So I’ll Savor it a Little More
Is it possible to be reminiscent of something that hasn’t yet ended? I ask myself this when I begin to…
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Postpartum Depression Left Me Scared To Have Another Baby
My husband and I recently decided we wanted to try for another child. We have three kids at home, and…
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I Understand Now Why They Say I’ll Miss This
I’ve missed this. I told myself as I rocked my third and youngest baby girl to sleep. It’s been seven…
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I Fell in Love With a Boy Who Calls Me Mom
I fell in love with a boy. And that moment I first saw him? I was done. Completely enamored. Entirely…
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I Won’t Miss Being This Tired, But I Will Miss You
“Don’t blink,” they say. “It goes so fast,” they say. And perhaps the favorite of exhausted moms everywhere, “One day…
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Dear Boy Mom, Don’t Underestimate Your Son
The first four months of my baby’s life were so tough. He was not a good sleeper. I spent those…
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I Don’t Want to Take Any of These Moments With You For Granted
When my son was two days old, I watched as he scrunched his eyebrows and opened his mouth wide, yawning…
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Dear New Mama, Do What’s Right For You
As pregnant mamas, we sometimes fight insane, unwanted requests from family members who want to be in the delivery room.…
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Motherhood Changes Everything—Including Friendship
Before becoming a mom, I had the most naive view of new motherhood. I saw it this way: you have…
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I Get To Be a Mom and That’s a Gift
Motherhood has shaped me. It sounds cliché, I know, but beyond my wildest understanding, my desire to be a mother…
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