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new mothers
"I can’t help but reflect on how arduous the first year of motherhood has been. And I’ve got the data to prove it."
I think you are extraordinary.
The United States of America is in a time of critical change -- an election is upon us and the political world is an absolute circus. If we're going to talk about making America great again, let's start by discussing the need for a major overhaul when it comes to maternity leave.
We seem to ignore, or to overlook, that several aspects of the experience of motherhood place a new mother in a state of great loneliness.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The company is offering an amazing new program to help nursing moms ship their breast milk back home when they're traveling for work.
As the end of the year approaches, I try to keep focused on what is ahead and help my son to do the same. But when he tells me he's scared about next year and that he doesn't want to go... I can't say I blame him.
Snuggle them and smell their sweet little baby smells. If they fall asleep in your arms, take a moment and savor it. In seven years, I have never, ever regretted any time I spent just loving on my boys. You won't, either.
I'd love to sleep in past 7 a.m.. I'd love to snuggle my baby without getting my face slapped, scratched and snatched in one fell swoop.
The moment you were conceived, you made me a mom. But as you started to grow, I grew too... and you made me more than a mom.
It isn't easy, since nothing worth doing ever is, but these first days and weeks and months will unfold and so will your love.
