For many parents, the financial and logistical realities of birth are prompting a bigger question: What does “baby-friendly” actually look like when you’re the one giving birth?
This is a story where time folds in on itself: a child conceived in one century, born in another, sharing DNA with a sister who now tucks her own children into bed.
She opens up about the stark contrast between her American mother’s approach to postpartum and that of her Mexican mother-in-law, and how that difference reshaped her understanding of what new mothers truly need.
According to a brand new report from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, births among women in their 40s have more than tripled since 1990, while the teen birth rate has plummeted to a historic low.
There’s something about the mix of big-hearted protectiveness, sibling teamwork, and tiny hands holding tight that makes this clip impossible to scroll past without smiling or tearing up a little.
Her advice stems from real experience as both a mother and an entrepreneur who's tested countless products in search of ones that actually work for real families.