Your heart beats almost twice as fast as mine – twice as happy, twice as energetic, twice as important. It is soft and gentle, but imperative. I can feel your sense of urgency under my hand. Urgent – that is your underlying premise in life.
17 Things Your Friends Should Have Told You about Becoming a Mom
There are some other things your mom-friends should be sharing with you as you travel toward the path of parenthood
I Didn’t Want To Be A Mom
How was I going to raise a child? Because I had never felt the maternal urge, I felt lost, overwhelmed, and ill-prepared.
3 Guidelines for Talking to a Pregnant Woman
Like many other pregnant women, I don't enjoy listening to all of the unsolicited comments about my changing and growing body.
There Was Another
“Fight or flight” is commonly known but that space in between is rarely discussed.
A Vision of Babies—What the Psychic Said
Every cell in my body wants to be pregnant, biology overriding the thought of sleepless nights, foul diapers, and no freedom.
Letter to Baby Bean
By Sara Farmer. Your sister died unexpectedly and I suddenly found myself desperate for another baby immediately.
Oh La La, Sexy Compression Socks
By Vicki Lesage. Keeping my butt glued to the couch for three months straight would be really hard.
Take the Cannoli
By Sonia Greenfield. Is it possible that the proximity to the Amalfitano Bakery, a real gem of authenticity, influenced my decision to buy the house we now live in?
Heart-Shaped Box
By Kristen Levithan. There are many ways in which having difficult pregnancies was the perfect preparation for the much harder work that came afterward.