Fourth Trimester

5 reasons babywearing is a game-changer for new mamas

2. Get your hands back (and stop unwanted hands touching your baby)

Why it’s okay for my kids to see me cry

Being okay with tears means to see them, feel them, pay attention to what they are here to teach us but eventually wipe them, smile again and take action where needed.

As a breastfeeding mom, seeing my baby take a bottle for the first time was magical ✨

I was in awe! Look! She doesn't have to eat only from my breast! She is doing it! You're doing it together!

An ode to mesh underwear—we couldn’t get through postpartum recovery without you

They are going to be there for you those first few days of postpartum life like no one else.

5 challenges I’m not worrying about with baby #2

Now that I'm here for the second time, I have a different perspective on the fourth trimester.

An ode to the pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding bridesmaid

You are the real MVP. 🏆

5 easy ways to get active in supporting maternal mental health

1. Be gentle with yourself

To a fellow overwhelmed mama—I see you, and I’m here to help

I want to make the time to not only do things for myself (self-care and all), but I want to make others feel special, too.

The second I met my daughter, my heart felt complete

I was told time and time again about the incredible love I would feel for this little baby I had yet to meet.

You don’t have to look like Kate Middleton after giving birth to be a queen

I see in her the same beauty that I see in every woman who has just done the work of bringing a child into the world.

A letter to myself in the middle of the 4th trimester fog

This “new normal” is going to feel more “new” than “normal” for a little while—and that’s okay.

My cancer diagnosis taught me I can’t protect my child from her feelings

Pretending everything was okay wasn’t working for us. 

A letter to myself, before becoming a mom

There are pieces of you still burning brightly within me. However, there are parts of you I had to let go.

True life: Somewhere along the way, I started feeling like a ‘real mom’

Being a mother is the most challenging, heartening, strengthening and humbling role I have ever had.

I’m learning to love my postpartum body—imperfections and all

Nothing could really prepare me for seeing my naked body for the first time after delivering my beautiful baby.

Getting ‘my body back’ after giving birth is about SO much more than a number

It’s not just the pounds and inches shed that matter.

8 eye-opening lessons I learned in the first year of motherhood

5. You have taught me it’s okay to not be ‘okay.’

30 hilarious + eye-opening truths about the 4th trimester 😳

19. Babies grunt a lot! And loudly. They make lots of tiny noises. And they are really adorable.

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

You’ve got this.

Postpartum insomnia is real—and here’s what you can do about it

Yes, you're going to be tired—but you don't have to be THIS tired.