By Sarah McHargue Surrendering Fear To Shalom: A C-Section Story
“Alright, it looks like we are all ready to go, Dad you get dressed and we’ll head down to the…
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Getting An Epidural Doesn’t Make You Weak
I intended to go all-natural, but I ended up getting an epidural. That doesn't make me weak. There's this stigma…
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By Laurie Davis You’re Allowed To Be Disappointed in Your Birth Story
As I sat with my swollen belly expecting my first baby, I wasn’t naive. I knew labor and delivery of…
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By Jessica Swanda Our Parents Met Their First Grandbaby Through a Hospital Window, and it Was the Sweetest Thing Ever
I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting…
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By Alizabeth Worley This is What it’s Like To Have a C-Section
Michael and I leave for the hospital at five in the morning. I’m 39-weeks pregnant and scheduled for a C-section…
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By Emily Roussell Here’s to the Keepers of Warrior Hearts
Do you remember those first moments with your newborn? Most of us likely experienced a mix of bliss paired with…
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By Jordan Burch This Wasn’t What You Planned
This is probably one of my favorite photos ever. Of course, it's my sister. But it's so much more than…
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By Lynsey West To the Mama Sitting in the NICU: Hold On
Imagine for a second . . . you’re 30 weeks pregnant. One minute you’re walking into a routine OB appointment,…
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By Matt Stone The Day My Son Was Born, My Wife Almost Died
Let's get this over with already. That was the thought going through my head after an agonizing 16 hours of…
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By Jacqueline Waxman My Baby Was Born on September 11th
An open letter to my 9/11 baby: You asked me this morning why “those people blew up New York" on…
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By Carolyn Moore Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts
Ahh, having a baby. That glorious, sacred beauty of ushering new life into the world, when the miracle your body…
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By Lilly Holland I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan
I woke up violently shaking and fading in and out of anesthesia-induced sleep. Through tired, scared eyes I could barely…
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