How to Write a Birth Plan Template: A Guide to Empowering Your Birth Experience
September 3, 2024
Learn about why using a birth plan template can help you enter childbirth with confidence.
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How Pregnancy Helped Me Heal My Relationship with My Body
August 21, 2024
After a complicated relationship with her body, pregnancy has helped this mom-to-be feel more at home and confident in her own skin.
Guilt Has Always Been Part of My Motherhood Experience (And That’s Normal)
August 19, 2024
A mother explores how every stage of motherhood has challenged her to be kinder to herself.
An Unexpected Bond Helped Me Survive Pregnancy in the Pandemic
August 19, 2024
One psychiatrist shares her journey through pregnancy as she navigates professional boundaries when she finds support in one of her patients.
How I Coped with PTSD After Birth Trauma
August 19, 2024
Childbirth can be an extremely traumatic experience, leaving you with PTSD or lingering anxiety. Here’s how to cope with these feelings.
I Wasn’t Ready to Become a Mother Again—And That’s Okay
August 14, 2024
A mom explores struggling to connect to her second pregnancy.
Can We Please Stop Pretending Motherhood is Perfect—When It’s Not?
August 13, 2024
Moms carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, and it’s hard to act like everything is perfect. This mom gets real about perfection.
Can You Completely Prevent PPD or PPA? An Expert Weighs In.
August 13, 2024
On top of caring for your newborn, you may have postpartum depression and anxiety. Many mothers wonder if you can prevent it. Well, can you?
As a Doctor I Thought Breastfeeding Would Be a Breeze—It Wasn’t
August 1, 2024
A new mother struggles with finding herself as she navigates breastfeeding.
Please Stop Assuming Everyone Can—And Wants to—Breastfeed
August 1, 2024
However you choose to feed your baby is OK—whether you chose not to breastfeed or were unable to. One mom shares how unsolicited comments about breastfeeding shaped her self-confidence in early motherhood.