By Her View From Home Being a New Mom Is Hard and It’s Okay To Say It Out Loud
Years ago I had someone tell me how bad they felt for my generation of moms. “You’ve got too much…
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I Used to Feel Shame for Having PPD, but Now I Just Feel like a Mother
I had my first son when I was 23 years old. My husband and I named him Isaac, which means…
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Trying To Conceive Almost Ruined Our Marriage
“I know it’s not true, but I feel like you don’t love me anymore.” My husband’s words caused me to…
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By Courtney Hughes How Do You Know it’s Really the Last Baby?
I love being pregnant. I love everything about it. I am, however, one of the lucky ones who has been…
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This May Be the Last Time I See Those Two Pink Lines
My little caboose, I’ve just finished staring at the two pink lines. It’s not the first time. In fact, I’ve…
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By Ellie Hunja Trying For a VBAC Was Right For Me
I was a big, overdue baby, and my mom has never let me forget it. After enduring a heatwave and…
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By Shara-Rae Jansen Why I Won’t Tell You About the Hard Parts of Motherhood
I gasp and aww as you share the news of discovering the pink double lines on the pregnancy test. I wrap…
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What You Really Need To Know About Having a Baby
Buy newborn clothes. Everyone tells you not to buy newborn-sized clothes because your baby won’t need them long. So, of…
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By Jordan Morgan Becoming a Mother Broke Me in the Very Best Way
I thought I knew about the world. I thought I knew myself. I thought I knew my marriage. I had…
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Our Surprise Baby Was Just What Our Family Needed
Having a third child bonded our entire family in unexpected ways. My two oldest children are almost exactly three years…
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Surrogacy Made Us a Family
Surrogacy has always interested me, although when I think back to the time before I needed it to expand my…
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By Amanda McCoy The Bringer of Life: A More Adequate Postpartum Definition
At my postpartum check-up, the nurse chatted with me about my postpartum feelings. She set down the blood pressure cuff…
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