By Nicole Schoolfield Will My Husband Love Our Newborn More Than He Loves Me?
While I was in the third trimester of my pregnancy with my first child, I had a true fear of…
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By Jillian Benfield I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born
The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families…
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By Sonni Abatta Can I Be a Mother to a Baby for Just One More Day
Long live the flour sack days, that short period of time where your whole, warm body melts right onto my chest.…
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By Hannah Rosenboom As You Pray For a Miracle Baby, My Friend
Sweet friend, The one who has yet to see two little lines. The one who, month after month, keeps…
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By Kathryn Malherbe This Isn’t What I Thought Motherhood Would Be Like
I did not sign up for this. This thought went through my head as a screaming four-week-old newborn was lying…
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By Kathy McClelland Finding Hope in a Devastating Diagnosis
In the summer of 2013 my husband and I sat anxiously across the table from a geneticist in a sterile…
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By Krista McKinney Maternity Leave Wasn’t What I Planned
Thirty-some-odd weeks pregnant, belly pressed up against my cubicle desk, I took a quick break from work to tap out…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Bonding With My Baby Was Worth the Wait: When “Love at First Sight” Isn’t Your Story
As I scroll through my newsfeed on Facebook, it seems like all my friends are having babies these days. I…
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By Kayla Friehe I Remember How it Felt To Be the Only One Who Held Them
I remember how it felt to be the only one who held them. As they sat cradled under my heart,…
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By Julieann Selden I Hope Our Son Turns Out Just Like You
I held my breath as they took the first ultrasound. I wasn’t sure what I wanted, but when they delivered…
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By Kathy Sisson Discovering the Natural in an “Unnatural” Birth
I’ve never been good with blood—or pain for that matter. I’ve fainted while ripping off a Band-Aid, getting a flu…
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By Anneliese Lawton My Second Baby Taught Me to Mother Without Fear
I spent my childhood preparing to be “Mommy.” I played house. I practiced fixing boo-boos. Heck, I even gave birth…
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