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True life: I miss my friends

There’s a freedom that comes along with being around people who *like* me more than they *need* me.

Updated Feb. 22, 2018

I needed to fall asleep next to you tonight, my baby

Thank you for asking me to.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom playing airplane with little girl

You know you’re a toddler mom when…

14. No small item is safe. They’re either trying to eat it or throw it at your face. You become a ninja overnight.

Updated Mar. 04, 2022

To the mama on the plane with the screaming baby—I understand

I’m looking your way not out of judgement, but out of solidarity. I’m looking your way because I sympathize.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom hugging a little boy wearing a backpack

When I look in my child’s eyes at drop off I don’t want to imagine it might be the last time

After the shooting in Florida is it finally time to ask ourselves—are we failing our children?

Updated Dec. 10, 2021

The answers to 8 secret questions you want to ask your gynecologist

We’ve all been there—yes, even me, a midwife. Sitting on that cold…

Updated Feb. 22, 2025

Top baby names in 7 cities around the world—from Dallas to London

We’re obsessed with them all. ?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

True life: I fear for my child’s safety, and I wish I didn’t have to

We need to change what we are doing because it’s not working. It’s only falling apart faster and faster.

Updated Jan. 15, 2022
two women walking with strollers

To the moms who keep it real, thank you

There’s no greater gift than to be invited into another person’s truth.

Updated Apr. 22, 2022

The 4 biggest misconceptions about new parenthood

Dear new mom, rest assured you are not alone.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

25 ways to improve every parent’s sleep habits

Parenthood is real, and so is society’s increase in sleep deprivation.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

True life: I had postpartum rage and depression (and didn’t realize it)

If you feel this way too, you’re not alone.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is using her own pregnancy to champion paid leave for moms ?

Senator Tammy Duckworth proves it. When we have more mothers in power, more mothers can be empowered. 

Updated Dec. 22, 2021
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