Since becoming a mother, I’ve found myself looking around my home wondering, is this really the healthiest place for my growing family? I’ve started to look at the cleaning sprays under my sink, the plastic dish pods that explode into microplastics all over our dishes and the thick gooey substance I pour over our clothes [...]
Standing in the checkout line at a grocery store, I watched a mother holding a crying baby in one arm while unloading her cart with the other. Her toddler was knee-deep in the candy shelf, creating chaos with sticky hands and zero awareness. My former self—before motherhood—would have judged that scene. I would have wondered [...]
Motherhood has reshaped everything I thought I knew—about love, identity, purpose, and strength. It’s not just a role I’ve stepped into; this first year of motherhood has completely transformed me. In this post, I’m sharing a personal reflection on what it has felt like to become a mother— the overwhelming love, the quiet moments, the [...]
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since I gave birth to my baby girl. As I reflect on this incredible journey, I can’t help but go back to where it all started—my pregnancy. It came with its share of challenges and fears, but it also held so many beautiful moments and quiet [...]
It was Tuesday evening when my husband and I arrived at the hospital. The contractions came and went sporadically. They confirmed my water broke and sent us upstairs to my labor room. We settled ourselves in. We looked at each other with excitement. We knew it would now only be moments until we got to [...]
Giving birth for the first time is one of the scariest moments in a woman’s life. Birth pains are the worst pains. Everyone knows that. I’m not sure how other women overcome that fear. Do they have mothers, sisters or aunts to walk that path with them? Is the support enough? Do they elect medication [...]
It was mid-August when a pregnancy test read back to me “positive.” My heart smiled but I am filled with both dread and excitement. I am happy to be pregnant. I want nothing more than to grow my family. But I anticipate the journey of pregnancy to be a tough road ahead. I have seen [...]
