By Sylvia Schroeder Each Day Is An Offering
You rode the rapids from the protection of my womb into the hands of a stranger. With that final push,…
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By Kristen Tenini The Deepest Cuts on a Mama’s Heart Linger
Blood began to pour across the cutting board. I yelled a choice swear word and looked down to where the…
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By Carolyn Moore I Hold You Still
There are nights you fight sleep with every ounce of your being. You writhe in my arms. Pull away from…
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By Michelle Murphey To the Woman I Was Before I Had Kids, You Cannot Fathom the Beauty Ahead
Hey you, my energetic, tan-legged and perfectly simple pre-baby self. There is so much I want to tell you, so…
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By Crystal Karges To the Mama in the Fourth Trimester Fog
Dear mama in the fourth trimester, I see you. I feel your sheer exhaustion and disarray. I understand what it’s…
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By Megan Swanek We Lost Our Baby at 17 Weeks Pregnant
No heartbeat. Fetal demise. These were the words I was told at my routine appointment three days ago when the…
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By Kim Derrick When Baby Fever Hurts
Disclaimer: I have two children, one of them is still a baby some would say, as he isn’t yet two.…
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By Krystal Kleidon Confessions of a NICU Mum
Dear NICU mum, I see you sitting there in the hospital café, clinging to your cup of decaf wishing it…
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