Dear Pregnant Mama, You Look Beautiful
I had just finished clumsily fighting to get my toddler into the car when I heard the sweet voice from…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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Dear Young Mom, You’re Going To Make It
As my heart leaped to my throat at the first glimpse of that faint pink line surfacing on the First…
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You Are My Reason
You are my reason. You are the reason I get up each morning. Even though my eyelids are as heavy…
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By Tynea Lewis To the Mom Drowning in Postpartum Depression: It Won’t Always Be This Way
To the mama struggling with postpartum depression, I know right now you’re surrounded by darkness, but it won’t always be…
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Dear Husband, I’m Exhausted—Please Love Me Anyway
Dear husband, please don’t hate me. I won’t be pregnant forever. I know I’m difficult right now. I know my…
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Dear New Mama, Do What’s Right For You
As pregnant mamas, we sometimes fight insane, unwanted requests from family members who want to be in the delivery room.…
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By Emily Scott Moms of Older Kids, We Need You
Sure, we all can get tired of hearing the phrase, “Enjoy every moment. It goes so fast.” But the advice…
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What We Should Be Telling New Moms-To-Be
There’s no denying it. Motherhood is hard. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done and will ever do—and people…
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Return of the Newborn Mommy
It had been two years since I had last seen her. I had honestly all but forgotten her. She lived…
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By Liz Newman Friendship Changes When One of You Has a Baby
I always knew motherhood would bring a world of change, and I feared one of those changes would be my…
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By Carolyn Moore I Miss the Feeling of a Newborn Baby On My Chest
A few days ago, I was on the phone with a friend who’d just had a baby. As we were…
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Having a Baby During the Pandemic Was Hard in Ways We Never Imagined
As someone who has given birth and gone through the postpartum period in this pandemic, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by all…
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