I Never Thought I’d Miss Having Little Kids
byTime is so precious because it’s so fleeting. Just yesterday, I had two little ones; the one on my hip and the other clinging…
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The Meandering Road To Loving My Baby
byBefore our son was born, my husband and I took the recommended baby health and safety classes. Yet, I didn’t quite feel like one…
I Didn’t Get A Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) And That’s Okay
byMy first son was born via an emergency c-section after 54 straight hours of prodromal labor and six hours of active labor. He was…
I Am Healing The Mother Wound By Making Women My Sisters
byThe biggest lie my mother told me was that women would always be my competition. It is a lesson that my mother instilled in…
Do We Need To Normalise Formula Feeding?
byI love Chrissy Teigen. She’s honest, she’s funny, she’s a mum and she’s a great advocate for normalising breastfeeding. However, she recently posted on…
My Mum Said “You’ll Understand When You Have Your Own Kids”
byYou’ll understand when you have your own kids. That’s what I recall my mum saying to me on many occasions. Usually when she was…
How Pregnancy Taught Me My Body Is Powerful
byIt’s all too familiar. The story of a woman who’s uncomfortable in her own body. A woman who never accepts who she is and…
Raising My Daughter To Love Her Body When I’m Still Learning To Love Mine
byWhen I fell pregnant with my first child six years ago, I was relieved when the scan showed that I was having a boy!…
Do You Ever Think, “I Love You, But I Didn’t Choose You?”
byI don’t have kids, and I still don’t know what the future holds for me when it comes to motherhood. Will I want and…
Being A Stepmom Is Both Relentless And Beautiful
byI am the ungrateful stepmother to a six-year-old boy. This boy is just like any other boy. He’s sticky and excitable; and cuts his…