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Real Mom Essays
Did I Inherit a Family Curse of Infertility?
"I was now the third woman in my family named Jane Scales not to have children."
I Tried for Years to Have a Baby Before Finding My Children Through Foster Care
This mom's path to parenthood didn't look the way she expected, but she wouldn't change a thing.
Breaking the Stigma of Miscarriage in My Small Southern Town
One mom on the quiet heartbreak of dealing with a miscarriage when everyone around you is pregnant.
I Used an Egg Donor
When I tell people, this is the number one question they ask me.
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Birth Stories
Why I Fought for a VBAC
"I realized a C-section wasn’t something I would voluntarily choose to repeat again."
I Gave Birth in 2 Hours
"When your body tells you it's time, you push."
Anxiety About Giving Birth
I had the worst childbirth phobia of anyone I knew — until the day I went into labor.
Surprise Baby & a C-Section
My birth story wasn't anything like I thought it would be — it was better.
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Pregnancy, Parenting and Baby News
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This Viral Video Shows Exactly What Your Body Goes Through During a C-Section
It perfectly illustrates just how amazing your body is — and shatters the stereotype that C-sections "don't count" as giving birth.
Tamron's Going to be a Mom!
Tamron Hall and her husband are expecting their first child together.
Parents Don't Need to Apologize for Traveling With Their Babies
Do we expect drunk people to hand out ear plugs so we don’t have to listen to their loud tirades? No.
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