flume
October 13th, 2022 | by Sara Beck
she was so little and so red and my god so loud and it escalated like an ambulance coming closer
Browsing the "birth" Tag
Chronicle of a Trip: Part 2, Kaputt
September 23rd, 2022 | by Sofia Quesada
The move to the women's shelter (Frauenhaus) and the anonymous stay there. An overwhelming experience with a small baby.
Chronicle of a Trip: PS / Post Script
September 2nd, 2022 | by Sofia Quesada
Giving birth is the end of one period and the opening of another.
Lawton, Oklahoma
August 2nd, 2022 | by Melissa Wabnitz Pumayugra
Mere hours after she died in the room alone, stale potato chips left on the adjacent table, my son emerged.
Contraction
July 19th, 2022 | by Cara Howard
It dawned on me: I’d been crowded out of my own home. Even worse, I’d participated in my own disappearance
This Was Not The Plan: On Birth, Grief, and a Pandemic Delivery
June 17th, 2022 | by Molly O. Kemper
It’s disheartening to hear someone sigh so morosely every time she looks up your vagina
The Golden Hour
March 10th, 2022 | by Alyssa Sinclair
She wore only a diaper. There was an oxygen tube in her nose. There was an IV in one arm, bulky gauze taped in various spots on her hands.
Spirit of the Sun: Birthing Again at Home
January 31st, 2022 | by Laura Eliasieh
Pregnancy with my second daughter inspired me to deepen my understanding of our family’s ancestry. Connecting with the soulful past,
A Better Mother: On Breastfeeding in a Pandemic
January 13th, 2022 | by Julia Nusbaum
There was a pandemic raging outside the walls of my hospital room. All I wanted was to keep my baby safe.
Fucking Colic. And Fuck Colic.
July 20th, 2021 | by Holly Jean
At first, I felt like it was my responsibility to bring Jack to peace because I was the creator, the mother, the vessel. I was the food supply