Tag: first-time mom

Feeling a sense of real emotional connections with other women has been crucial to my adult survival as a mom, wife, and woman trying...

You are pregnant. Congratulations! Now, welcome to a shocking reality: there is a massive, billion-dollar industry for baby gear and supplies that will play...

Enough time has passed that I have graduated from being a nervous first-time mom of an infant to a slightly seasoned mom of a...

I'm not going to bore you by going on and on about all the ways motherhood has changed me. You won't hear me erupt...

When I was younger, the idea of becoming a mom felt foreign to me. I thought that I would be a different type of...

The journey through pregnancy, infancy, and postpartum is a whirlwind—equal parts exciting, joyful, exhausting, and unforgettable. From the very first positive test, you pour...

What do you do when what you thought would be the happiest day of your life becomes the most traumatic? This is a reality...

As I continue to forge knee-deep into my parenting, I’ve been thinking a lot about the adage, it takes a village to raise a...

I’m in my mid-30s, which means I successfully made most of my life-altering decisions before social media became an everyday part of my life. I selected...

My first ever mom 'title' was – 'not sure I'll ever be a' mom. Fast-forward, I am a 'step-mom' to three girls, a 'new'...