Life

New mama: You may not believe you can do this, but I do

You’ve got this.

True life: I miss my friends

There’s a freedom that comes along with being around people who *like* me more than they *need* me.

To the mom whose partner is traveling *again* this week—I am with you

Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s not hard.

The important thing women need to know about feeling bloated

It’s common, but sometimes it’s a symptom of something bigger.

This new fertility option for lesbian couples is amazing—and it’s called ‘shared motherhood’

It’s called reciprocal IVF. 

This viral photo of a rainbow baby shows the true journey of IVF

So gorgeous ?.

I needed to fall asleep next to you tonight, my baby

Thank you for asking me to.

Feel like crying at work? Here’s how to handle it

It happens to the best of us.

You know you’re a toddler mom when…

14. No small item is safe. They’re either trying to eat it or throw it at your face. You become a ninja overnight.

To the mama on the plane with the screaming baby—I understand

I’m looking your way not out of judgement, but out of solidarity. I’m looking your way because I sympathize.

To the moms who keep it real, thank you

There’s no greater gift than to be invited into another person’s truth.

When I look in my child’s eyes at drop off I don’t want to imagine it might be the last time

After the shooting in Florida is it finally time to ask ourselves—are we failing our children?

The answers to 8 secret questions you want to ask your gynecologist

We’ve all been there—yes, even me, a midwife. Sitting on that cold…

Top baby names in 7 cities around the world—from Dallas to London

We’re obsessed with them all. ?

True life: I fear for my child’s safety, and I wish I didn’t have to

We need to change what we are doing because it’s not working. It’s only falling apart faster and faster.

Transgender woman successfully induces lactation to breastfeed her baby

History, made.

The 4 biggest misconceptions about new parenthood

Dear new mom, rest assured you are not alone.

They did what? 7 fascinating facts about birth through history

Wait, what?!