We Are Mothers Who Have Lost
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Each year in the United States, there are about 3,500 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID). These deaths occur among infants less than 1 year old...
When Motherhood Loses It’s Luster
by Cari Dugan
I remember being pregnant with my first babe. Belly round. Tired, but deliriously happy. I was so fascinated with motherhood. It was if it was a completely new idea. At...
10 Commandments of Buying Baby Gear
by Kate Awsumb
My elaborate daydreams of having a baby always featured the coolest of the cool gear – the swiveling space station stroller, the handmade wooden block set, the boutique matchy-but-not-too-matchy three-piece...
10 Things People Say in Your Third Trimester
by Leah Pihlaja
{Photo Credit: Photography by Nealy} You’re glowing. Actually, I’m 99% sure that’s sweat. Are you going to get drugs? My cervix is going to open up to 10 cm and...
This is MY Mom Body: Part 3
{Find all of the posts in this series HERE} It’s incredible how much we can allow ourselves to be affected and influenced by our Body Image, but as moms, we...
Thanks, But No Thanks
by Leah Pihlaja
A recent article on 6 Baby Items You Don’t Need was posted where Ami mentioned nixing the diaper genie (yes, the heaven-sent diaper genie that leaves fumes lingering in your house...
Six Pieces of Advice I Ignored in the First Six Months
by Kate Awsumb
Like every visibly pregnant woman to ever stand in a Target checkout line, I got my fair share of unsolicited baby-rearing advice. Great grandmas, teenagers, other new moms – they...
Sleep When the Baby Sleeps
by Cari Dugan
Sleep when the baby sleeps. Once upon a time when I had three kids under the age of five, two of those kids still in diapers, I would hear that...
My Dog is Still My First Born
by Kristin P.
My husband and I have been blessed with one 3-year old son. And yet, in many ways, he is not quite our first-born. Not entirely. Because in some ways, that...
The Gift of DNA | An Adoptee’s Perspective
by Leah Pihlaja
Recently, Rachael Dolezal quickly came in and out of our news just as fast as Kylie Jenner’s lip challenge. She was outed by her family as being a white woman who...
Little Boys
by Nealy
There’s nothing quite as sweet as the love of a little boy. They (other moms of boys) warned me when I was pregnant with my first boy. He will totally...
Save Your Money: 6 Baby Items You Don’t Need
by Ami
When you’re about to be a new mom, there is no shortage of items that you believe you must have in order to properly care for a baby and survive the...
Dear Future Baby
by Lauren Jerle
There was recently a parody of Meghan Trainor’s Dear Future Husband. The viral video was sang by two hopeful Minnesota dads, as they anticipated the arrival of their adopted child....
Hey Mom-To-Be, Check These Out!
by Leah Pihlaja
The other day, a friend said something that really stuck with me. “There are far too many miserable things about being pregnant, food should not be one of them.” AMEN...
