Tag: postpartum

  • What Nobody Tells You About Parenting: The Hard Truth

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    Last time I wrote about the reasons I love being a parent. This time I am not sugarcoating anything. Here is what nobody tells you about parenting – at least not honestly enough. 1. Your time disappears completely I have three children under five – Ms who is four, Mr who is two and has…

  • When Motherhood Feels Like Too Much: An Honest Confession

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    I usually write about our days and find something good in them. Today I want to write about what is underneath that. The honest version Things are not going well with me. I want to write that plainly because this blog has always been about honesty, and the honest version of right now is harder…

  • Having Breastfed Three Children: What Nobody Tells You

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    Three children, three c-sections, three completely different starts. And one thing that has been true every single time: it’s so worth it. Why breastfeeding matters – and why I fought so hard for it When I was pregnant with Ms, I read a lot. Not parenting forums, not opinion pieces – actual science. And what…