Kimberly Morand: I Am A Good Mom
“You better hurry it up because you’re going to get wet,” I said to my son. He flashed me a devious grin and grabbed hold of my legs before he ran from under the umbrella and towards the entrance of the school. The other kids were quickly filing in through the double...Angie Maddison: On Not Letting Yourself Go
Dear new mum (mom, mama, incredible human being who made another human being!), In the week after my best friend gave birth to her first child, she turned to me and said, with no small amount of accusation, “Why didn’t you tell me?” And I heard her. I did. Because...Kristin Shaw: On Postpartum Anxiety
Dear mom-to-be, I had my son when I was 38, in 2009. I had a planned c-section that was easy and uneventful – my son was expected to be much larger than he actually was, and since I had gestational diabetes my doctor didn’t want to take any chances. I stumbled...Jenni Chiu: On “Will it ever end?”
Dear new mom, It’s possible that there will be a time… several times… maybe even an incomprehensible amount of times when you will find yourself sleepless, swaying in the dark, crying, cradling your baby, and thinking, “Will it ever end?’ The sleep deprivation… the...Alexandra Rosas: On Reaching out
Dear New Mom: You’re finally a mom, and you’ve wanted this baby for so long. You’ve had dreams of what it would be like when you finally held the baby you’ve waited for, forever. Your plans included so much, like the colors of your nursery, and...
Meet Katherine
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.
Meet Katherine
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.