“After years of self-improvement and major progress with my anxiety, having a newborn was the ultimate trigger for it all to come rushing back.”
5 Simple Tricks For Overcoming Your Postpartum Anxiety
‘Positive? How is that possible? Our youngest only 10 months old, I stared blankly at the pregnancy test.’: Mom candidly details journey with 3 under 3
“Oh, God. I was going to have 4 kids, 3 under age 3. How was I possibly going to handle two toddlers AND an infant while coaching our eldest through virtual learning? I called my friend of 20 years, shaking and sick to my stomach with the test in my hand: ‘I don’t think I can do it.’ She said simply, ‘You can. And you will.'”
‘If she stays home with her kids: ‘How can her family financially keep up?’ If she works: ‘But they’re only little once.’: Mom urges ‘you’re a good mother, throw the unrealistic expectations away’
“In our society, a mother suffers guilt no matter what she does. If you listen to everyone else, you’re always going to fall short.”
‘Collectively, we are going through one of the hardest times in history. Individually, we are all fighting our own battles others know nothing about.’: Burnt out mom urges ‘we can do hard things’
“These moments are here to teach us lessons, to break us down and rebuild a stronger version of ourselves. You are a warrior, you are a fighter, you are a survivor.”
‘After 6 years of battling infertility and finally getting my miracle baby, COVID-19 almost killed me.’: New mom recounts postpartum COVID, ‘She was the one who kept me going’
“I was saved by a nurse who must have been a mom. I begged her to help me, and told her I have a three-day-old baby at home. She assured me she would get me to my baby.”
‘263 lbs, I loaded the stroller and walked 3 miles a day. Rain, wind, or shine.’: PCOS warrior, mom of 6 urges ‘find your why’ after losing life-saving 130 pounds
“In April of 2014, my son arrived. He became my WHY. My purpose and reason for committing to being healthy. I knew this time was different. It wasn’t like all of the other times because this reason was greater than life. It was life.”
Parenting Feels Like An Open Invitation For Criticism
“When I became a mom, I was shocked by the amount of unsolicited advice I received. The mommy shaming train took off the second I got pregnant.”
Dear Society, Please Put Postpartum Moms First Before Visiting Their Newborn
“I know you are excited, but remember it is not your right to visit a new baby, it is a privilege.”
Remember To Check On Moms, Not Just Babies
“After my boys were born, there were appointments. There were regular pokes and prods. Their well-being was front and center. Then there was me.”