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Pregnant Leading into Breastfeeding for Almost a Decade

Post author:Regan Long
Post published:April 7, 2021
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An entire decade. After celebrating my fourth baby's 1st birthday, I have come to realize that by the time I am done breastfeeding her, I will have been pregnant and/or…

5 Things They Don’t Tell Men About Pregnancy

Post author:Doug Johnson
Post published:March 24, 2021
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For men, pregnancy can be very confusing. There are physical changes, lifestyle changes, appetite changes, emotional changes, sleep pattern changes, hormonal changes, doctors appointments, and on top of all that,…

Here’s what giving birth during the pandemic looked like

Post author:Jena Muhr
Post published:March 22, 2021
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On March 13, 2020 when the world ended in California, I was 20 weeks pregnant. My husband and two girls went for my anatomy scan where we were to find…

We need to stop telling women miscarriage is like a bad period

Post author:Teri Sinnott
Post published:March 11, 2021
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Trigger warning: miscarriage. Just recently, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared they are expecting another child after suffering a miscarriage last year. Whether you care about celebrities or not, I…

No, I will not call breastfeeding “chestfeeding”

Post author:Abby Johnson
Post published:February 11, 2021
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Two hospitals in the United Kingdom have instructed their nurses and midwives to start using the term "chestfeeding" instead of "breastfeeding" as they fly off the ledge of reality in…

“Another girl, are you going to try for a boy?”

Post author:Teri Sinnott
Post published:February 5, 2021
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"It’s a girl!" I remember yelling as the pink silly string came out. Here we were at our first gender reveal party and announcing our third baby was going to…

I kept my baby…

Post author:Guest Post
Post published:December 1, 2020
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I kept my baby.Even though I was sixteen, even though I didn’t know how I would, I kept my baby.Even when everyone told me “kids shouldn’t have kids”or that I’d…

Awestruck in the Bathroom

Post author:Katelyn Brown
Post published:June 19, 2020
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Do you remember this moment?The moment your heart stopped.The moment the world started spinning in slow motion.The moment your knees went weak and your hands started shaking.I do ...My husband…

I just “gave up”

Post author:Regan Long
Post published:June 14, 2020
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12 years ago today I just “gave up” ... I was over a week passed my due date with my first baby. She showed signs of coming 6 weeks early…

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