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I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting rooms and no visiting hours. My husband and…
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Michael and I leave for the hospital at five in the morning. I’m 39-weeks pregnant and scheduled for a C-section because our son is breech with a…
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Do you remember those first moments with your newborn? Most of us likely experienced a mix of bliss paired with some nervous apprehension as we…
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This is probably one of my favorite photos ever. Of course, it’s my sister. But it’s so much more than that. At that very moment,…
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Imagine for a second . . . you’re 30 weeks pregnant. One minute you’re walking into a routine OB appointment, and the next minute you’re being…
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An open letter to my 9/11 baby: You asked me this morning why “those people blew up New York” on your birthday. You are six; of course, this…
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Ahh, having a baby. That glorious, sacred beauty of ushering new life into the world, when the miracle your body nurtured for nine months slips into…
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I woke up violently shaking and fading in and out of anesthesia-induced sleep. Through tired, scared eyes I could barely muster the strength to…
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Oh my gosh, he’s got a little pig nose! This was my first thought when I saw my son, Benjamin, when they lifted him above the curtain that…
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To the expectant mother: Let me prepare you now by saying, whatever your expectations for how this day will go, throw them out the window. They are…
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