There’s Light At the End of a Hard Pregnancy
That little pink positive mark hit me. Hard. The pregnancy test revealed the news that I guiltily hoped was negative.…
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By Megan Kewaza Dear Firstborn, Because of You My Heart Grew
To my firstborn, Some days it feels like I just found out about you—pregnant for the first time ever. But…
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By Megan Hogg The Smell of Dreft and Hope
My husband and I sink onto our living room couch at the end of the day, cocooned within distant, sound-machine…
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Going from One to Two Kids Was So Much Harder than I Expected
I didn’t know what I didn’t know. And boy, DID. I. NOT. KNOW. But, I really thought I did! I really…
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By Nicole Schoolfield How Do You Know If You’re Meant to Have Another Baby?
“I think I want just one more baby.” I stood at my infant’s changing table peering into his sweet eyes.…
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By Kamrie Smith I Dreamed There’d Be More Babies
Four. The number of kids I imagined in my future family. Three. The number I had when the doctor said, "No…
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By Alicia K. Albertson What Happens When Only One of You Wants Another Baby?
I wanted another baby, but the timing wasn’t right. We were exhausted after our second. He was up every three…
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By Gina Mydlo When Are You Going to Have Another Baby? It’s Complicated.
I’m always surprised when people who I barely know so bluntly ask personal questions. I have a neighbor who lives…
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By Katelyn Washington Back to ‘Mommy’ Again
I’m mommy again after being mother for so long. . . and I didn’t know how badly I needed to…
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By Katelyn Brown Dear Second Child, I Love You the Same
Dear second child, I love you just the same. I needed to say it. I needed to hear myself say…
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By Winnie Munroe I Had a Miscarriage But I Still Want Another Baby
I had a miscarriage. I want another baby. My husband had a vasectomy a year BEFORE the miscarriage. I didn't know I wanted…
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By Kiley Hillner Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?
"Are you ready?” They see my large, round belly and waddling gait at 37-weeks and ask. I think about the…
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