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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Motherhood is a Rollercoaster
“Why is motherhood hard?” my good-intentioned, kind-hearted, and (clearly) child-free friend asked me. I paused, staring into my glass of…
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By Katelyn Washington Back to ‘Mommy’ Again
I’m mommy again after being mother for so long. . . and I didn’t know how badly I needed to…
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By Keren Kanyago I Lost Friends When I Became a Mom, But I’m Not Sad
I had a host of friends before I became a mom. They swirled around me like insects fluttering around a…
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My Pospartum Thoughts Were Darkest at Night
Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts I sat in my recliner to go to sleep in the usual fashion, but it rarely…
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By Melodie Rose Sharp As a New Mom, God Shows Me I’m Not Alone
I sat still, quietly still, as I listened to my baby boy breathe heavily in his sleep. My hair was…
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By Tricia Rose Stone Dear Mom-To-Be, The Beauty is Just Beginning
There is a stack of gifts next to her, all beautifully wrapped. On top of the pile of gifts is…
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Dear New Mom, Give Yourself a Little More Grace
Last summer, my friend and I sat with our husbands on the porch at our rented beach bungalow, vision casting…
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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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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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