“Some mommas would leave with their coolers full, and in tears. To me, it was just doing what was supposed to be done.”
Got milk? ‘Dairy Godmother’ donates 128 GALLONS of breast milk to mothers in need
‘I miss my other daddy.’: Foster mom’s heartbreaking account of child’s vulnerable admission
“How do we explain this loss to him? How do we teach him that sometimes goodbyes mean for now, but other times they mean forever?”
Please Stop Telling Moms To ‘Enjoy Every Minute’
“My kids are all past toddlerhood now and I still don’t enjoy every minute. Not even close. I struggle really hard to be present sometimes.”
I Never Thought Infertility Would Be Part Of My Story
“I felt defeated and ashamed, like I was lesser because of my struggles. I realized I wasn’t. I was stronger than I ever thought.”
‘My womb was just the babysitter’: Woman emotionally recounts being a surrogate to ‘miracle’ twins
“All I ever wanted to be was a mom. When we were finished with our family, I wanted to find a way to help someone who was struggling with fertility.”
‘NEVER, EVER GIVE UP.’: After 5 miscarriages, rainbow baby was ‘worth every second of the wait’
“Even now I can feel my heart ache as I remember each of my 5 miscarriages, angels I will never get to hold. You just learn to dance in the rain while waiting on that rainbow!”
‘She messaged me, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll be home in the morning.’: Mom tragically loses ‘beautiful’ daughter to heroin overdose
“I told my husband something was wrong. I finally laid down, only to be woken by my doorbell minutes later.”
‘I placed my son for adoption, married the birth father, and now have 2 more children who are relatives of my birth son. CRAZY.’: Young couple begin ‘beautiful’ open adoption after unexpected pregnancy
“I was 20, homeless, and spiraling out of control. I never imagined myself as ‘that girl’ who got pregnant. I’d known the father for a month and had no clear future ahead of me. ‘I’m so sorry I could not be ready for you,’ I kept telling my son. 48 hours. That is how long he was ours. I wanted this stranger in my stomach to have a chance at life.”
‘It was my birthday when she no longer knew my name or who I was.’
“I kiss her and say, ‘I love you.’ She is quiet. I stay close and wait. Nothing. I am afraid to move. Afraid I won’t hear her say her words to me.”
‘I didn’t care HOW I became a mom.’: Couple learns they’re pregnant 6 years after adopting first child
“I found myself sobbing on the bathroom floor. Everyone around me seemed to sneeze on command, get pregnant, and deliver a baby. But why couldn’t we?”