By Sarah Miller Giving Birth is Scary—And I Would Do it Over and Over Again
My mom always said she loved giving birth, and she’d do it over and over again. Each time she said…
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By Jen Hummel Mama, You Were Made for This
Today, I walked into my 20-week anatomy scan alone. Before I kissed my husband and daughters goodbye this morning and…
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By Justina Murphy There’s Just Something About That First Pregnancy
In the midst of decluttering and cleaning, I didn’t expect to be stopped by something so tiny. A blanket. A…
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By Her View From Home Dear Baby, I Will Protect You With Everything I Have
Dear baby, I will protect you with everything I have. You deserve to come into this world safe and loved…
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By Devan Lapresi Today I’m Sad For the Expecting Mamas
I went to my well-baby checkup today alone. I recorded the heartbeat for Ben to hear as this was the…
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By Jenny Albers Check in With Your Pregnant Friends
Check in with your pregnant friends. Because the weight of the coronavirus pandemic isn't what they thought they'd be carrying.…
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By Jennifer Vail Being the First Friend to Have Kids is Lonely
My friends and I had our whole futures mapped out back in high school. We knew just what we were…
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By Kacie Duncan What I Really Mean When I Say I’m Fine
The nurse handed me a piece of paper with questions I had been dreading to answer. I put on my…
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By Caroline Murray You’re My Last Baby So I’ll Savor You a Little More
To my last baby . . . I knew you were my last. I saw the positive pregnancy test and…
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By Jaime Weak Sometimes You Have to Fight For Your Marriage
Our marriage has, overall, been easy. I don’t mean to say it has come easily—we have prayed over it, we…
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By Mandy Thudium Nothing Can Prepare You For Parenthood, But You Learn
Two of our best friends had a baby this week. As I humbly held their child, so new to this…
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By Jessica Vix Allen They Said I’d Bounced Back, But I Felt Absolutely Awful
The first remark came two days after my daughter was born, as we stopped at the receptionist’s desk in the…
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