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Sophie in the Moonlight: A Letter to New Moms

I am a well-endowed woman, always have been, although I do think the Girls were a bit more impressive in my twenties when my waist was 10 inches smaller than my bust. I’m guessing I’m not alone in that physiological phenomenon. When I hit 21 and went clubbing with...

Sarah Pond: A Letter to New Moms

by Katherine Stone | 5 comments

The world I inhabit now is one where sleeping-in is a distant, sweet memory. Where four hours of consecutive sleep is something to celebrate. This is a topsy-turvy, merry-go-round world where every two hours is a cycle of greeting baby when she awakes, diaper changes,...

Julie Green: A Letter to New Moms

by Katherine Stone | 3 comments

Things it might be helpful to know before reading this: After the birth of our first child, I had the usual "baby blues" but within a week or so after giving birth I felt mostly like my normal self. I enjoyed new motherhood most of the time — there...

Catherine Connors: A Letter to New Moms

by Katherine Stone | 6 comments

Give peas a chance. If you're anything like me, you have trouble asking for help. I have a lot of trouble asking for help. And accepting help. Pretty much anything to do with being helped, I cringe away from. So I basically never ask for help, ever. Especially...