By Brittany Olson If You Had a Traumatic Birth Experience, You Will Find Joy Again
I’ll never forget the terror that pierced my heart when I found out I was pregnant. My mother was abusive…
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The Fragile Hope of Being Pregnant with a Rainbow Baby
We so often talk about the rainbow baby. The little bit of light that comes after some of the darkest…
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By Katie Revai LeFevre I Hope I’m Not Done With the Baby Stage Forever
My oldest child, my 3-year-old daughter, just started preschool. Only for two hours a morning twice a week, but nonetheless,…
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RSV Season Is Back and So Is My Plea: Please Don’t Kiss the Babies
It’s been two years since the darkest chapter of my life as a mother. My then-newborn son, a preemie, had…
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God Held My Baby and Me in the NICU
I had been here before. I had sat in the green recliner, holding my baby with wires attached to their…
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By Victoria Hulmes Close Your Eyes, Mommy, I Am Here
As candles flicker across the world, United in love tonight, I think of you, my little one, My baby: my…
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Today I Washed Your First Load of Laundry
I’m 31 weeks pregnant today. For a while, whenever I’d begin to get a let’s get nesting, I’m not ready…
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I Never Liked Holding Babies Until I Held My Own
I never liked holding babies until I held my own. Babies scared me. Or scratch that—motherhood scared me. When I…
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To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep
To the mom whose baby doesn’t sleep, This is a hard season. Is there anything more maddening than having a…
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By Her View From Home I Blamed Everything But Postpartum Depression
Looking back, all the signs were there. But I truly felt like everything was fine. I was just living a…
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By Heather Congrove Everything Changes When Your Baby Is Born
It is amazing—the transformation a woman goes through during pregnancy. Each day upon waking, she must adjust to a different…
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By Krystal Sieben Second Babies are the Lucky Ones
I’ve been hit with a major nostalgia wave this week as one of my dearest friends welcomed her secondborn son.…
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