Plus sized-model and all-around bombshell Ashley Graham and her husband Justin Ervin recently welcomed their son, Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin, into the world on January 18th, 2020, in an intimate home birth setting. Graham, who is no stranger to sharing her life online, soon took to social media to share...
Walking slowly while wearing supportive mesh-underwear. Shuffling your feet quietly in the middle of the night as to not wake your sleeping baby. Flinching in discomfort while straining on the toilet. It’s a scene that millions of mothers across America can relate to, and yet it was banned from being...
I’m not exactly well-versed in the history of this holiday, but Valentine’s Day seems to be all about grand gestures. Giant teddy bears, chocolate-covered strawberries, three-course candlelit dinners, bubble baths with champagne, and king-sized beds covered in rose petals. But my Valentine doesn’t do any of those things for me....
If you haven’t already read my brief birth story, let me fill you in. I transferred to a birthing-center during the third trimester of my pregnancy, where I planned to have a water birth with the assistance of my wonderful midwives. The birthing center I chose had a special promotion...
Let me preface this article by saying that my husband is the bomb. He has always been nothing but supportive of me and my transition into motherhood and has never given me a hard time over dirty dishes or unwashed laundry. He understands that motherhood is demanding and that being...
I have what you might call a “good sleeper.” Yes, I know that sleep is developmental, and I think that society’s obsession over how much a baby sleeps is a little asinine, but I can’t help it. On most days, my daughter will go down for a three-hour nap. Three....
My ideal vacation is leisurely and relaxing. Sleeping in until my internal clock tells me it’s time to rise. Relishing a cup of coffee in the sun. Eating a slow, savory breakfast. And reading a good book on the beach, only to be interrupted by the occasional call of the...
I’m a foster mother. What this means is that there are so many unknowns in my life that are unique to my motherhood journey, things that are present only in my foster parent experience, that never presented themselves in my biological motherhood experience. And I think a lot about how...
I was a summer baby, and three of my four kids were born in the warmer months. I have never gotten over the fact that summer eventually ends and turns into short, cold days for months on end. I’m from Maine, you see. “Winter” up there is a shockingly dramatic...
I think we can all unanimously agree that the postpartum period is overwhelming. From recovering from childbirth, learning your baby’s cues, tending to your other children if you have them, and running on a total lack of sleep, it can often feel like you’re moving through life in a daze....