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Are we done having kids ‍♀️?‍

Mommin’ is my jam.

Updated Apr. 12, 2018

It’s all going way too fast

As much as I would love to push pause and keep my babies “my babies” forever, there are also things I look forward to. 

Updated Apr. 12, 2018

What got me through the first raw months of motherhood? Messages from other moms

The flood of private messages after my baby’s birth was just what I needed. I just wish it wasn’t such a secret.

Updated May. 09, 2022

Hearing my 6-year-old say, ‘I don’t want you’ broke my heart

But not in the way you’d think.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

A letter to myself in the middle of the 4th trimester fog

This “new normal” is going to feel more “new” than “normal” for a little while—and that’s okay.

Updated Sep. 30, 2022

To my friends who don’t have kids—I miss you, and it won’t be this way forever

Thank you for sending invites out over and over, and understanding when I say no 90% of the time.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My cancer diagnosis taught me I can’t protect my child from her feelings

Pretending everything was okay wasn’t working for us. 

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Working motherhood is: Counting down the minutes until I see my baby

Nine hours and 40 minutes that someone else would feel my daughter's hand wrapped around her index finger.

Updated Aug. 30, 2022

True life: I honestly don’t know if I want more kids

Are we done? Is our family complete? Do we have room in our home and our hearts for one more?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

We kept our baby’s name a secret because we wanted something just for us

It was a hidden treasure that kept us connected, a shared secret we could whisper about.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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5 foods to fight postpartum depression

Add these mood boosters to your postpartum diet to keep depression at bay.

Updated Feb. 09, 2022

New report sheds light on how a mother’s age affects the gender pay gap

But that’s not the whole story. 

Updated Apr. 10, 2018

A letter to myself, before becoming a mom

There are pieces of you still burning brightly within me. However, there are parts of you I had to let go.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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Natalie Alcala’s Pregnancy Style

The founder of Fashion Mamas is giving us #bumpenvy.

Updated Jan. 14, 2022

I finally learned to let go of my mom guilt once my second child came along

I’m learning and growing just as much as my kids are. 

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Motherhood is: Looking at old photos of your kids as they sleep

Even if you feel so relieved that they are finally, finally asleep.

Updated Oct. 02, 2022
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