No matter the journey into motherhood, our stories are valid and different. This story of trying but not trying to get pregnant is complicatedly mine.
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As I count down to the birth of my second son, I’m preparing for this season of new motherhood a little differently. Here’s how.
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Contributor Kolina Cicero is writing about why (and how) she prioritizes herself, even in the midst of the many demands that come along with parenting.
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Today contributor Brittany Chaffee is exploring the complex paradox of wanting to become a parent. What happens if you want to be a mother…and you also don’t?
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Kolina Cicero is exploring what happens when we’re able to let go of outside expectations and pressures and learn to believe we are enough.
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We’re sharing 8 simple ways to support new parents from near and far, to help them navigate the precious yet exhausting newborn phase.
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“My body had just done this incredible thing for a third time. My rational mind wanted to revel in that spectacular feat, while my feeling mind wanted my old self back ASAP.”
Today Meggie Maas is sharing 6 things that can help you move through the postpartum period with more grace and acceptance for your body after baby.
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“I’ve never imagined the process of pregnancy to be so sensual and juicy. It felt instantly unfamiliar and gauzy and epically simplified. I’ve never been pregnant. But by watching this video I wanted to be, desperately, as if the carnality of the whole thing pushed emotions down to my guts; made me primal.”
Today Brittany Chaffee is exploring the many layers that come along with the process of carrying a child, particularly the idea of sensual pregnancy. It’s an intriguing look into an idea we don’t often discuss, and well worth a read if we do say so ourselves.
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Today contributor Meggie Maas is sharing her tips for transforming the postpartum period into a time that’s a bit more approachable (and maybe even more enjoyable too).
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“While my husband oscillated between feelings of joy and terror post-positive test, I was preoccupied about how this new addition to our family would alter the world I’d worked so hard to build and who I’d become as a result.”
Contributor Kara Nesvig is exploring the vast questions that impending parenthood presents: namely, what will change once the baby arrives? And what will stay the same?
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