by Jenna Hatfield |
Dear New Mama, Is there anything more jump-off-the-train-track of your life than having a baby? There wasn’t for me. When my first baby was born, my life was switch-tracked at 100 mph. If I had known there was a junction up ahead, I could have braced myself. Had...
by Miranda Wicker |
Dear New Mama, How are you? Yes, YOU. I really want to know. I’m sure everyone else has been cooing over your new little one, as most people do, but not me. I’m here for you. Personally, I’d rather not be around a screaming newborn. Or a newborn in general. ...
by Miranda Wicker |
Dear New Mama, I see you. I see the love you have for your child, even if you don’t quite feel it yet. I see the exhaustion in your eyes. The questioning if you are doing things right. The worry. The fear. Some of these are normal new mama things. Sometimes they are...
by Miranda Wicker |
Hey Mama, I see you. It’s hard, I know, I’ve been there. I’ve experienced the fear, the love, the panic. I’ve experienced the confusion and sense of failure. I’ve experienced the disappointment when motherhood wasn’t the blissful, maternal experience that you expected...
by Miranda Wicker |
Dear New Mom, I’ve been there. And I’m here to tell you that no matter how it feels right now, how all -consuming the darkness or anxiety or sadness or despair is, there is light that will soon be found. It isn’t a switch that you flick on and...