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Dear Rainbow Baby on Your First Birthday

Loss, Motherhood
March 18, 2026
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By Megan LaPorta

Dear Rainbow Baby on Your First Birthday

The days before we knew you seemed to drag on. Our hearts had been broken and beaten, and we felt…

I Thought I Wanted Another Baby, But I Really Just Want To Rewind Time

Motherhood
March 3, 2026
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2 Minute Read

By A Cogent

I Thought I Wanted Another Baby, But I Really Just Want To Rewind Time

I don’t want another baby... But I used to think I did. The sweet newborn snuggles. The experience of my…

Living, Motherhood
February 10, 2026
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2 Minute Read

By Chelsea Drown

I Love Your Babies As My Own

I’m the one who gets to watch everyone else’s babies. Diapers and bottles have been out of my home for…

You See a Big Family, I See a Lifetime of Love

Kids, Motherhood
April 21, 2025
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By Tara Hanratty

You See a Big Family, I See a Lifetime of Love

We rarely go out in public without hearing comments about our large family. By today's standards, four kids is apparently…

Baby, Motherhood
April 2, 2025
3K Views
3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

He Was Almost the Boy I Let Get away

After two kids, two miscarriages, and a journey through postpartum depression, I was afraid to keep trying for the third…

Baby, Motherhood
August 21, 2024
1.8K Views
3 Minute Read

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.…

My Second, It Only Took a Second To Fall In Love With You

Baby, Motherhood
January 19, 2024
5K Views
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By Francesca McGuire

My Second, It Only Took a Second To Fall In Love With You

You were the second. The second child who, as a mother, I wondered if I could love as much and…

To the Loss Mom Whose Tears Keep Her Company Tonight

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
November 15, 2023
2.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Elizabeth McConeghey

To the Loss Mom Whose Tears Keep Her Company Tonight

Three pregnancies in one year. Three first trimesters. Three moments of celebration . . . until they turned to moments…

Having Two Under Two Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
November 10, 2023
8.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Madison Boling

Having Two Under Two Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

My baby was 14 months old when I found out I was pregnant with baby number two. He had just…

I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby

Baby, Motherhood
October 25, 2023
28.9K Views
3 Minute Read

By April Hayes

I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby

I was sorting clothes into tubs to donate, consign, or keep for my 1-year-old, and I came across a newborn…

It’s Okay to Grieve after a Failed Vasectomy

Baby, Motherhood
October 8, 2023
7.7K Views
5 Minute Read

By Shelby Oredson

It’s Okay to Grieve after a Failed Vasectomy

“My period is 10 days late,” I whispered to my husband while lying in bed one night in February, our…

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
August 5, 2023
3.6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Elena Clark

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

In the beginning, motherhood was a magical journey full of excitement and wonder. Every new milestone brought me joy and…

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Dear Rainbow Baby on Your First Birthday

I Thought I Wanted Another Baby, But I Really Just Want To Rewind Time

I Love Your Babies As My Own

You See a Big Family, I See a Lifetime of Love

He Was Almost the Boy I Let Get away

Second Babies are the Lucky Ones

My Second, It Only Took a Second To Fall In Love With You

To the Loss Mom Whose Tears Keep Her Company Tonight

Having Two Under Two Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby

It’s Okay to Grieve after a Failed Vasectomy

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

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