Momologues

Sixty-two self-identifying mothers responded to 18 text prompts. Read them here.

Poop.

My husband promised not to tell me if I pooped during labor. Of course, I asked him anyway. He just stared at me - terrified. ~~~

You never really get rid of that muscle memory.

I don’t usually talk about my pregnancy, birthing story, or the first two years of my son’s life. I stick to more upbeat topics. I was...

Momma bear and nipple stimulation

With my second child, my water broke nine days early with the full moon, so baby was not really in any mood to join us yet. But we needed...

The day he didn't show up.

I’m going to start in the middle, on the day my husband forgot to show up. The day I gave birth to my second child. He showed up in body...

Five things that I didn’t know about pregnancy:

1. When you’re pregnant, even your vulva gets fat. 2. After you have the baby, it still rules your body: breastfeeding, diet, back...

Anticipation

My first baby, woke me up in the middle of the night. Woke dad up, we were excited, and nervous! There were no cell phones back then, so...