The possibility of one day sharing our child with another woman who they will know as stepmother isn’t something any of us think about on the day our precious little ones are born. But with a divorce rate in the United States as high as 50%, it is inevitable that many of us will someday face this challenge – or

Over a 10-year period, I have gained and lost over 150 pounds! I have had 9 pregnancies and 6 deliveries! My. Body. Is. Amazing!! Whether you’ve had 1 pregnancy or 10, your body is amazing! Whether you’ve gained and lost 80 pounds (my mom with me, bless her heart), 20 pounds, or somewhere in between, your body is amazing! My

A cursory google search reveals that the general consensus, at least among bloggers, is that friendships between parents and non-parents rarely work out. “It’s inevitable that your friend groups will change,” says one. “She doesn’t understand my life anymore,” says another.  I’m here to tell you: that is only true if you allow it to be. If a friendship doesn’t

At the beginning of summer, I bought my six-year-old daughter a jump rope.  I didn’t think too much of it at the time, as I was mainly trying to find low-key activities that we could enjoy outside, but that didn’t cost a lot of money, and maybe she could do by herself. At the last second, I added a second

“Exhaustion and hormones, coupled with the tremendous changes in routine and identity that come with becoming a mother, just plant the seed for worry…but for many women, that awareness of how fragile a baby is can flip the switch of worry that’s really hard to turn off.” -Alexandra Sacks, M.D.   Typical worry is a given and lists of common

Dear Children, As you lay sleeping in your beds, tired and still just a little bit sweaty from your summer fun, I have some confessions. I know that while you were awake, I might have expressed exhaustion about a number of these things. Nay, even frustration at some of them. But now that you are in bed, I am delighted

You weren’t the first. I was a deer in headlights then. I learned so much from him. You weren’t the second. That was like riding a bike. I felt so confident with him. You came third, & I thought that I was so ready for you… and then out you came, wildly screaming. Just to prove me wrong, you haven’t stopped

When I was a new parent there were 2 distinct camps apparent in all of the motherhood circles: the experienced mothers lamenting about days gone by as they lectured us about enjoying this time, and the flustered new moms complaining about this very same advice. Every mother of a squirming baby or screaming toddler has experienced smiling and nodding politely

Do I really have what it takes to be a “good” mom? What happens if the baby and I do not bond? What if it turns out I do not like kids as much as I thought I would? Will I survive the many sleepless nights? Am I going to look back and yearn for my days before kids? Am

It’s no secret that becoming a parent is a profoundly transformative experience. For mothers, this undergoing often starts as early as conception and only intensifies throughout gestation. But fathers, on the other hand, often report feeling as though their impending parenthood doesn’t always feel “real” throughout their partner’s pregnancy- until they find themselves in the delivery room! There is something