Therese Borchard: A Letter to New Moms

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I have just one piece of advice for you: don't try to be a martyr. Consider your own needs along with the baby's, your husband's, your mother's, your mother's cousin's and those of La Leche League. Learn from my mistake. I tried so hard to do...

Deb Arora: A Letter to New Moms

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I'm going to cut to the chase here, because you're busy thinking about itsy bitsy onesies and rosy-smelling baby poop. You're thinking about the sweet scent of that pretty baby's head at 2:30 in the morning, and about how great it's going to be to...

Katherine Stone: A Letter to New Moms

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They say you don't have anything unless you have your health. I have a bad back. Many peoplehave degenerative disc disease when they are elderly, but mine decided to rear its ugly head in my 30s. It started out with a herniated disc that caused so much painI...

Vicki Glembocki: A Letter to New Moms

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I have just put my six-week-old baby's car seat in the cart at Babies "R" Us. I think we will be able to make it without incident — Pampers and out. This is my first baby and our first shopping trip solo. We have no choice. There are no Pampers...

Rita Arens: A Letter to New Moms

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Mommy. Yes, that's your name now. It's okay to feel a bit of distaste, if you do. I did. I didn't become a mother until I'd been a lot of other things, and until your baby calls you "Mama," it can feel odd when the rest of the world does....