new motherhood

I wasn’t prepared for the adjustment of becoming a single mom

Everything from the pattern of our wedding china to the curtains in my daughter's nursery felt like a reflection of our family and myself as a wife and mother.

The newborn months require intense mental and physical stamina—but you’ll make it through

I eventually found there's no magic solution to aid in this season of parenting. It helps to find a community of women going through the same struggles. Prioritizing self-care and spending time connecting with your significant other are also healthy ways of dealing.

What bringing home a newborn baby feels like

Newborn time is soft and doughy. It's not quite moldable yet. It's sticky.

Motherhood is: Wondering ‘When will I feel like myself again?’

The truth is, your definition of "myself" will change during this time.

It takes 6 months for new moms to adjust to motherhood, new study reveals

It's totally normal to feel like you don't know what you're doing at first.

Motherhood is: Looking at myself and wondering, ‘Who am I?’

All of the elements of "self" came into question: my body had changed. Relationships were changing. I questioned my place in society, my work, contributions, decisions and balance.

The eye-opening advice I wish I had gotten as a new mama

Be confident in your abilities and instincts. I wish I had been more confident.

Gisele Bündchen opens up about new motherhood: ‘I kind of lost myself’

"All I ever wanted was to be a mom, but when you're actually experiencing that, it's a shock," shares Bündchen.

Best gifts for new mamas + babies—that they’ll actually love

Each mama is different, but we guarantee she'll love having these gifts on hand in the weeks and months postpartum.

The one gift all new mamas *really* need? Grace

Maybe it's letting them know that whether you do or don't fully understand, that you admire them and love them—No. Matter. What.

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

I started feeling stressed out every time he cried, which was often.

To a fellow overwhelmed mama—I see you, and I’m here to help

I want to make the time to not only do things for myself (self-care and all), but I want to make others feel special, too.

You don’t have to look like Kate Middleton after giving birth to be a queen

I see in her the same beauty that I see in every woman who has just done the work of bringing a child into the world.

The second I met my daughter, my heart felt complete

I was told time and time again about the incredible love I would feel for this little baby I had yet to meet.

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

Pretending everything was okay wasn’t working for us. 

True life: Somewhere along the way, I started feeling like a ‘real mom’

Being a mother is the most challenging, heartening, strengthening and humbling role I have ever had.

Dear new mama: You won’t feel this lonely forever

Did you ever imagine that having everything you ever wanted would make you cry this much?

8 eye-opening lessons I learned in the first year of motherhood

5. You have taught me it’s okay to not be ‘okay.’

30 hilarious + eye-opening truths about the 4th trimester 😳

19. Babies grunt a lot! And loudly. They make lots of tiny noises. And they are really adorable.

New mama: You’re allowed to feel what you feel—even if it’s messy

Motherhood is nothing if not an amazing, complicated mess of mixed emotions.