Dear new mum of a premature baby or baby with special needs, I know this isn’t what you expected—a baby born too early or with some medical complication(s) following birth, but this is now your and your family’s reality. You’re feeling a myriad...
Dear New Mom, I am you. I am either you three years from now, or five months ago. I am hoping it is only the former, as the mother of the most incredible three-year-old girl, Bex, and a survivor of postpartum depression and anxiety, who is now halfway through her...
Dear New Mama, Oh! It’s your very first Mother’s Day. It’s so special. So very very special. And beautiful, too. All of the emotions! The joy, the excitement, the anticipation. The thoughts that run through your mind that tell you that THIS, this...
Dear new mom, They told me that the first three months of parenthood were going to be rough. But we had no way of knowing or preparing for the days ahead. The only real advice I was given was to get as much rest as possible, and it gets so much easier after the...
Mama, I see you. I see your hurt. I see you going through the motions, holding on with every fiber of your being to your sanity. I hear you. I hear you choking back tears as you bite your lip to try to keep your breaking from escaping past your lips. I hear you trying...
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.