Real Mom's Stories
I Still Can’t Believe I Birthed a Human
It’s hard to imagine what childbirth will really be like before you have done it. You can guess, of course. You can read all the books. You can take the classes and do the prep and imagine every po...
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SHE SAYS: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - My Story, As a Mom
The birth of my first child was nothing short of traumatic. Prolonged labor, prolonged pushing, and severe tearing left me in pain and feeling like a stranger to my own body. Postpartum recovery wa...
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SHE SAYS: I Didn’t Breastfeed My Child. I Survived. I’m Okay. I’m Happy.
As a young mom, I met a lot of other moms as well. Naturally, your circle shifts from bachelors to family people as you grow. The same happened to me. However, when I started engaging with other mo...
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SHE SAYS: My Experience of Going back to Work While Breastfeeding
Read my personal story of the challenges I faced as a working mom going back to work while breastfeeding. From pumping schedules to engorged breasts, see how I managed it.
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SHE SAYS: I Needed to Have an Elective C-section
When I was expecting my first, I did not think I’d have anything other than a natural birth. I spent weeks worrying about when I’d be going into labor naturally, and right up until a few days befor...
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SHE SAYS: Is It Incompetent If I Don’t Breastfeed?
I cried a river when my husband opened the first tin of Enfamil for my son; they told me it was the best formula that is closest to a mother’s milk. I think the tears were a result of my aching bon...
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SHE SAYS: I Thought I Was Alone with the Embarrassment of Milk Leaking
No matter how many “what to expect when you’re expecting” books I devoured after finding out I was pregnant with my first child, the data and information did nothing to prepare me for overwhelming ...
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SHE SAYS: I Don't Love My Baby. Does That Make Me a Bad Mom?
My entire pregnancy was spent imagining whether I’ll give birth to a girl or a boy (we wanted to keep the gender a surprise), I also envisioned what he or she would look like, I wanted my baby to h...
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SHE SAYS: I Didn’t Like My Post-pregnancy Stretch Marks But I Grew Into it
Becoming a mother was the most exciting and blissful part of my life. The idea of harboring a new life for 9 whole months and bringing a pure soul into this world had me jumping with joy the minute...