Everything Feels Wrong During Pregnancy After Loss
To the woman who is pregnant after a loss, I see you. I know this should be such an exciting…
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The Newborn Nights Feel As Endless As My Love For You
In the dark, the moments stretch too long between sleep. All night we listen for your calls: puckering cherub lips,…
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It’s Not My Turn For Sleep or Romance, But It’s My Turn to Soak Up the Magic of Raising Little Kids
It's not my turn. It's not my turn to go where I want, when I want. It's not my turn…
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By Carie Moore Hey Mama, Your After is Just As Beautiful As Your Before
I’ve been seeing a lot of super inspiring before and after pictures lately, so I decided to do my own.…
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By Charissa Bates This is What Cancer Looks Like
While I was going through active treatment and recovering from procedures and surgeries, certain moments during the day triggered this…
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By Katarina Bohn Please Don’t Comment on My Son’s Size—He Already Knows He’s Short
I pulled up to my son’s school one day last week, and he climbed into the car full of his…
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By Jasmine Davis I Will Forever Carry Both Life and Death
I have experienced the miracle of feeling life move within me. I have felt the pain and devastation of carrying…
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By Alicia Searl I Won’t Miss the Eye Rolls, But I Will Miss You
“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
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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 Ellie Hunja I Was Waiting to Connect with My Autistic Son and I Almost Missed the Love that Was Already There
When we’re exhausted and completely emptied by the demands of motherhood, the connection we feel with our little ones is…
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By Lindsay Rieck I’ll Cherish These Moments With You, Because I Never Know When They Could Be the Last
"The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time, until there are no more times. And even then,…
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By Emily Garcia I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always
You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
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