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No, I didn’t fall in love with my son the first moment I met him

I picked him up and moved to the couch to comfort him. And there, that moment, that is when it hit me.

kid playing dress up outside

A letter to my wild child

At every turn, you find new limits to test, places to explore, and journeys to be discovered. There is never a dull moment with you in the family.

Relax, your body knows *exactly* what to do during birth

So calm your brain and watch what your body can do.

The chaos of motherhood is a part of the magic

Sometimes it’s not clear that something doesn’t matter until you get a little space from it.

Something very strange happens to *time* when you become a mom for the first time

Whatever happened, wherever she eventually went, this was it. We were it.

What every parent needs to know about human emotional development

1. We often use the word emotion and feeling interchangeably, but they refer to different things.

I suddenly found myself missing 4 am feedings

Take time to treasure the still, silent moments that your baby falls asleep in your arms.

What I want to tell my pregnant self about being a mom

You will learn as you go and that’s okay. Baby thinks you’re an expert, even when you make mistakes.

Millennial mamas: Let’s be the generation that ends mom shaming

It’s not easy being a mama. Especially in a social media saturated society. But we need to be a team. We need to support each other.

It’s science: paid parental leave is good for baby’s developing brain

A parent’s touch, voice and even the scent on their skin help a baby’s brain make sense of the world.

This new DNA-powered app predicts what your unborn baby *might* be like

New technology is helping parents “see” their babies months before they meet them.

Saying ‘thank you’ doesn’t feel like enough—why I’m so grateful for my labor and delivery nurses

Thank you for your positivity and genuine belief in my abilities to get my baby out safely.

In the depths of my anxiety, my husband has been a constant force of love and support

When you text me to tell me you are proud of me, I feel loved and remember that I do not have to prove my worth.

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Should we have another baby? The pros and cons of having a third child

Even with logic urging me to stick with two kids, I could not manage to get the idea of a third out of my head.

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