They say hindsight is 20/20. I caught myself saying this to a new neighbour yesterday. He told us that he and his wife had just welcomed their first child 6 weeks ago. He remarked on how often people were telling him to ‘enjoy every moment’ and that ‘time would pass…

The first year of motherhood has been the biggest and best thing I’ve ever done. My lowest lows and highest highs all smashed into 365 days (not to mention the 9 months spent incubating prior to that). As I reflect on a whole year of sinking deeper and deeper into…

To the mothers who are becoming mothers during global crisis. The viral pandemic that has stripped us of what we expected. What is normal. What we had hoped this would be. To the mamas who place their hands on growing wombs and put masks on their faces. Paranoia clutching at…

There’s a scene in the docuseries, ‘Expecting Amy’ when someone asks Amy Schumer if she resents being pregnant. She replies saying, “I don’t resent being pregnant, I resent everyone who hasn’t been honest. I resent the culture and how much women have to suck it the f*ck up and act…

To my baby, my son, my sweet sweet boy Thank you for coming into my world and turning it on its head For teaching me more than I ever thought possible in such a short time I am willing myself to not forget one moment of it To imprint it…

To all the things I didn’t know about the beginning of motherhood. To the hours, days, and weeks after birth. To the things I didn’t know because I couldn’t know. …

I’m just over six weeks postpartum and in no way am I an expert in any of this newborn stuff, but I do know what it is I absolutely could not live without at this point. A couple mamas-to-be asked me to put this list together, so I have! Thank…

I gave birth to our son Malcolm Eli on Friday February 21, 2020 at 11:02am. I was 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I have spent 5 weeks reflecting on my labour and delivery. I still sometimes catch myself back in some of the particularly excruciating moments and well up…

I put this list together to share with you the resources, products, and practices that I’ve used throughout my pregnancy. I definitely don’t claim to know it all, but I would have loved to have had all of these ideas in one place when I was in my early pregnancy…