I Wouldn’t Wish the Pain but I Would Wish the Perspective
Ten months ago, I gave birth to my miracle. She was born at 31 weeks after months of bleeding, uncertainty,…
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By Andrea McGraw Loving This Body through New Eyes
This body created life. Housed it, nurtured it into being. It nourished those lives and brought comfort when the world…
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By Angela Williams Glenn He Was Almost the Boy I Let Get away
After two kids, two miscarriages, and a journey through postpartum depression, I was afraid to keep trying for the third…
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From the Other Side of Postpartum Depression
As I sit on the other side of depression, I feel like I could stay in these moments forever. It’s…
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When Love Wears a Mask
The sound of my son's crying followed me everywhere, even in silence. Three months postpartum, in the thick of a…
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By Brittany Olson If You Had a Traumatic Birth Experience, You Will Find Joy Again
I’ll never forget the terror that pierced my heart when I found out I was pregnant. My mother was abusive…
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God Held My Baby and Me in the NICU
I had been here before. I had sat in the green recliner, holding my baby with wires attached to their…
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By Her View From Home I Blamed Everything But Postpartum Depression
Looking back, all the signs were there. But I truly felt like everything was fine. I was just living a…
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By Heather Congrove Everything Changes When Your Baby Is Born
It is amazing—the transformation a woman goes through during pregnancy. Each day upon waking, she must adjust to a different…
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By Dr. Emily Guarnotta When Grief and Postpartum Collide
“It’s brain cancer.” The words reverberated through the phone. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was three months…
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By Maria Ottoboni For Her
"You're pregnant!" The words I had been waiting for throughout my adult life were finally being spoken to me. I…
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Just Take the Family Photos
I debated taking family photos this past month. My body hadn’t been quite the same since I had my daughter.…
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