Katherine Stone: A Letter to New Moms

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

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

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....