Motherly Stories

To the mama stressing about her baby hitting milestones—I see you

We enjoy the moments with our little ones and let them develop on their own time.

9 phrases to never say to same-sex parents

5. "Who is the real mom?"

We deserve better: American mothers have been neglected for way too long

It's time to take motherhood seriously.

I don’t feel guilty for going on trips without my child

Everyone needs a life buoy to breathe easier. For some it's wine, for others melatonin—for me it's the first rush of air I inhale in a new city.

Dear teachers: You are my hero

You are relentless. You are inspiring. You are shaping an empathetic, open-minded and diverse generation. You make our lives as parents so much better.

My child isn’t giving me a hard time—he’s *having* a hard time

Once I could see his struggles from a lens of empathy, I was able to respond in love.

I had an unexpected C-section and these pictures tell my story

One mama tells us how she coped when her birth didn’t go as planned.

A letter to my daughters the night before I go back to work from maternity leave

It's going to be really hard.

How I felt when the doctor told us our baby has Down Syndrome

We wanted to run away—not from her, but from everyone else.

I can’t remember what it’s like to *not* be a mom

Of course I remember some things—where I lived, what I did most days, what I hoped for in motherhood. But I cannot remember what it FEELS like to be me-before-kids.

I’m a mom and multitasking is my superpower

Because of multitasking we can cook dinner while unloading the dishwasher, settling an argument and finally texting our friend back. (We might be three days late on that text, but look—we remembered! See? Our brains are fine.)

What goes through my mind as I grieve the loss of my mom

There are a million things that change and take on new meanings and shapes. There are a million words that suddenly don't seem so nice anymore. There are a million faces that don't bring comfort like they used to.

My kids and I stopped sticking to a regular schedule—and it has made such a huge difference

I dropped the "shoulds" and started doing what worked best for us.

Motherhood is: Needing to be *not* needed just for a little bit

I love my snuggles and I love being the antidote to their fear and sadness. But occasionally, I do wish they understood that they could easily wake their dad for help, or that he is equally capable of putting socks on the correct way.

Meet me offline, mama

Bringing Motherly right to your home through our book, This is Motherhood.

Motherhood blew my mind

Motherly's co-founder looks back on the mission that gave birth to our first book, This is Motherhood.

Thank you for being my friend—the one I can go to for anything

We were able to bare our ugliest secrets, our silliest insecurities, our pettiest worries and our darkest fears about life as a mom.

As a mom, I’m ‘Chief Memory Maker’—a job that is equal parts wonderful and hard

But you know what it is? It's worth it. It's so worth it to me.

I wish my mom was here to see me be a mother

I yearned to hear what her pregnancy was like and what labor might be like for me as her own daughter.

How to boost your happiness when motherhood feels SO hard

Here are three simple, effective strategies we can do to increase our own happiness levels.