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Baby, Motherhood
February 11, 2020
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By Melissa Bowers

Sometimes Love Comes After First Sight

You will fall immediately in love with your baby. This is what they tell you. Here are the other things…

I Wish Someone Had Noticed My Postpartum Anxiety

Motherhood
January 25, 2020
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By Elisa Cinelli

I Wish Someone Had Noticed My Postpartum Anxiety

“Have you been depressed or thought of suicide?” The question rolled off the doctor’s tongue, and I smiled and shook…

Mothering With Anxiety One Hard-Fought Moment at a Time

Motherhood
January 20, 2020
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By Elizabeth Petters

Mothering With Anxiety One Hard-Fought Moment at a Time

I have always been a little scared of being a mom, and at times, terrified. It makes a lot of…

Baby, Motherhood
January 12, 2020
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By Mel Hargrove

Dear Mama, To Me You Are Perfect

You may not love it, Mama, but I do. I see the way you look at yourself in the mirror,…

To the Mama Sitting in the NICU: Hold On

Baby, Motherhood
January 6, 2020
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By Lynsey West

To the Mama Sitting in the NICU: Hold On

Imagine for a second . . . you’re 30 weeks pregnant. One minute you’re walking into a routine OB appointment,…

Motherhood
January 4, 2020
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By Jessica Urlichs

I’m a New Mom, Let Me Cry These Tears

I sit on the hospital bed as a new mother, which I became in mere seconds, to a perfectly healthy…

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Baby, Grown Children, Motherhood
December 4, 2019
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By Kayla Runkel

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Dear Mom, Today I came home from the hospital with my brand-new baby boy. As my weak postpartum body hobbled…

Battling the Darkness of Postpartum Depression

Baby, Motherhood
November 23, 2019
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By Lori Parrott

Battling the Darkness of Postpartum Depression

I felt it coming . . . that dreaded fog slowly rolling in. As my new baby lay peacefully sleeping…

Postpartum Depression Does Not Define You

Motherhood
November 3, 2019
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By Yvette Mystakas

Postpartum Depression Does Not Define You

Hey, beautiful mama. As I glance at you at the park, at the café, pushing the pram down the street,…

Admire the Baby, But Don’t Forget to Nurture the Mother

Baby, Motherhood
September 2, 2019
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By Nicholle Godar

Admire the Baby, But Don’t Forget to Nurture the Mother

“When can I come see the baby?” A question new moms might hear over and over. At least at first. …

Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts

Baby, Motherhood
August 22, 2019
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By Carolyn Moore

Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts

Ahh, having a baby. That glorious, sacred beauty of ushering new life into the world, when the miracle your body…

To the Mom With the Traumatic Birth Experience

Baby, Grief, Motherhood
July 5, 2019
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By Taraneh Kerley

To the Mom With the Traumatic Birth Experience

In 2016, I gave birth to my son after a challenging and stressful pregnancy. From the first month of my…

postpartum

Sometimes Love Comes After First Sight

I Wish Someone Had Noticed My Postpartum Anxiety

Mothering With Anxiety One Hard-Fought Moment at a Time

Dear Mama, To Me You Are Perfect

To the Mama Sitting in the NICU: Hold On

I’m a New Mom, Let Me Cry These Tears

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Battling the Darkness of Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Does Not Define You

Admire the Baby, But Don’t Forget to Nurture the Mother

Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts

To the Mom With the Traumatic Birth Experience

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