Beds
August 16th, 2018 | by Marianna Marlowe
1 She falls back on the bed, spreading her legs. She is still fully clothed, as is he. He fumbles at
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Unrealistic Birth Plans and A Reality Check: On Giving Birth to Baby Number Five
August 7th, 2018 | by Marion Ruybalid
I had my whole birth plan thought out with baby number five. Our bedroom would be almost dark except for
Birth / Rebirth Part II: Comics
August 2nd, 2018 | by Cara Gormally
Motherhood is everything I didn’t expect: pleasure in the mundane; tears welling up when something moves me deeply; joy and
Birth/Rebirth: Comics
July 18th, 2018 | by Cara Gormally
I’ve been fascinated by making and growing humans since I started to try to conceive. Birth is normal— approximately 350,000 people
How to Give Birth in Two Days or Less
July 17th, 2018 | by Laura Morgan
Contractions become more and more frequent until they are one minute apart and one minute in duration. During this time
Mama don’t have time for low fat: Poems
April 27th, 2018 | by Elana R.L. Story
For the body of a mother In the end, I wished for stretch marks to line my body like
Like Pulling a Baby Out of a Hat
March 27th, 2018 | by Carla Bruce-Eddings
I remember when the promise of adulthood spelled money, success, and power. An end to clumsiness, both bodily and emotional,
CUPCAKES AND CANCER
January 22nd, 2018 | by Kristen Forbes
The day my daughter was born, I sent my parents on a mission. The plan was simple: while I was
Shared Labor: A Birth Story
December 15th, 2017 | by Julia Whitehouse
When I told my husband, Ben, that I wanted to have a home birth with a midwife and a doula
Everyone Out Including the Baby
October 25th, 2017 | by Andrea Askowitz
At midnight, my midwife, Dana, drove me to the Hollywood Birth Center. My mom, her boyfriend Bob, and my two