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GIVEAWAY: Win a Custom Portrait of Your Motherhood Moment
Win a custom portrait of yourself in a “moment” of motherhood that you would like to capture and remember, by NSFMG member and artist, Guady Pleskacz.
Excerpt from "Sabbatical"
It was the pumping. Dirty diapers, sleep deprivation, the stretch marks — none of it bothered her quite like the pumping.
Come See My Talk with Dr. Alexandra Sacks at Tips by Trimester
Tips by Trimester: A Motherly Becoming Mama event is an experiential and informative full-day event exploring all three trimesters of pregnancy—plus postpartum!
How Much Is OK to Drink When Breastfeeding?
The debate over alcohol and breastfeeding has been one of the most contentious of all mom related discussions.
Moms Who Don't Play it Safe | Elizabeth Flynn
WILD WMN is an entity that’s hard to define — because it intersects so many different areas — from art, to healing circles, to gathering spaces, to creatively inspiring events, and much more.
Mother: Divided
To say I had a difficult pregnancy is an understatement. After suffering a miscarriage with my first pregnancy, I found myself pregnant with twins on our second try.
Parents After Bedtime
We’ve all seen the Friday night parenting memes. The couch, the wine, your partner at the opposite end of the couch, the remote, and (of course), the NETFLIX.
Moms Who Don't Play it Safe | Erin Spahn Erenberg
Totum is a lactation cookie brand, and an online platform and community for mothers, combined.
What Lies Beneath the Mental Load of Motherhood?
The photos from our January 29th event are in, and we are obsessed (per usual), by the beautiful work of our friend Renee Kahn-Bresler, who manages to do magic even in dim lighting.
When The Struggle Is Real For Him, Too
It hasn’t been easy writing this, because I’ve wanted to be sure that I make clear how loving and wonderful my husband is, while also disclosing the extent to which he struggled as a new dad.
My Body's Reprise: How Ballet Revived Me After Cancer
In August of 2015, my life neatly bisected itself into two parts: Before and After. I started off the summer as a normal 34-year-old mother of two young sons.
Why Does It Hurt When I Have Sex?
For many women, it comes as no surprise that sex feels “different” after having a vaginal delivery. Often, we expect to feel “loose” after delivering a baby vaginally, because of the stretching that the vagina goes through;
How to Get Help Right Now.
Due to an overwhelming response of comments over the past few days, regarding postpartum anxiety (PPA) and other PMAD symptoms, I’m realizing that there is an enormous need here.
What is Postpartum Anxiety and What Resources Can I Turn To?
We tend to have a general familiarity with the concept of Postpartum Depression (PPD), but perhaps the reason many mothers do not identify with having experienced it is because of a misunderstanding of its full scope and definition.
Alexis's Postpartum Depression Story | Motherhood Understood
Depression, in some form, has dipped in and out of my adult life, like an old boyfriend who, every couple of years, sends you an email or a text that ends up derailing your entire day.
Surviving Your Toxic Family Around the Holidays
Many of us can relate to having that one uncle whose lecherous stare is gross enough to make you want to take a shower, immediately