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    17 Things Your Friends Should Have Told You about Becoming a Mom

    Shannon Perez October 18, 2022 Pregnancy

    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

    Toni Hammer September 27, 2022 Pregnancy

    How was I going to raise a child? Because I had never felt the maternal urge, I felt lost, overwhelmed, and ill-prepared.

    pregnancy, motherhood, preparations, parenting, choice

    3 Guidelines for Talking to a Pregnant Woman

    Because I Said So June 28, 2022 Pregnancy

    Like many other pregnant women, I don't enjoy listening to all of the unsolicited comments about my changing and growing body.

    pregnancy, body image, parenting, body, comments, criticism, friends, motherhood

    There Was Another

    Katie Shea Britton June 11, 2022 Pregnancy

    “Fight or flight” is commonly known but that space in between is rarely discussed.

    pregnancy, miscarriage, loss, sadness, motherhood, death, parenting

    A Vision of Babies—What the Psychic Said

    Lynn Shattuck June 5, 2022 Pregnancy

    Every cell in my body wants to be pregnant, biology overriding the thought of sleepless nights, foul diapers, and no freedom.

    pregnancy, family, fertility, timing, motherhood, psychic, marriage, sex, career

    Letter to Baby Bean

    Sara Farmer February 12, 2022 Pregnancy

    By Sara Farmer. Your sister died unexpectedly and I suddenly found myself desperate for another baby immediately.

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    Oh La La, Sexy Compression Socks

    Erin Britt January 21, 2022 Pregnancy

    By Vicki Lesage. Keeping my butt glued to the couch for three months straight would be really hard.

    parenting, newborn, compressions stockings, bedrest, motherhood, infant, brother

    Take the Cannoli

    Erin Britt December 16, 2021 Pregnancy

    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?

    bakery, food, nostalgia, childhood, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, moving, house, east coast, canoli

    Heart-Shaped Box

    Erin Britt October 6, 2021 Pregnancy

    By Kristen Levithan. There are many ways in which having difficult pregnancies was the perfect preparation for the much harder work that came afterward.

    bicornate uterus, divided womb, uterus, pregnancy, miscarriage, bedrest, complications, motherhood, parenting, placental abruption

    Why I Published My Pregnancy Journal

    Erin Britt August 22, 2021 Pregnancy

    By Nadine Bubeck. Many women are under the impression that pregnancy is perfect.

    pregnancy, c-section, preemie, nicu, motherhood, parenting, journal, writing
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