Sharing Stories
What we’ve heard from moms over and over again is that hearing each other’s stories is one of the most validating experiences as a new mother. We share a lot about ourselves in order to help you know you’re not alone. We are cultivating a collection of your stories as well. New Mama Project is a place where mothers can share their postpartum stories, read others, and hopefully get a sense of universality, or the idea that what you’re experiencing is a shared, universal experience. Browse the posts below to read some postpartum stories.
Maya’s Postpartum Story
I really love coffee. It makes me a better mother, a better employee, a better wife, a better friend – really, just a better human being. I have spent tens of thousands of dollars at Starbucks and hours upon hours of my time at Starbucks. Some days, I am working furiously on my laptop, racing the clock to 4:30PM school pick up for my children.
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M’s Postpartum Story
I am a type A, organized, plan-ahead kind of person. Becoming a mother was something my husband and I had planned, yet I had anxiety about exactly how it would feel and how it would disrupt our happy status quo. Early in my pregnancy, I read countless books and did as much research as possible to prepare myself for pregnancy, birth, and the early days of having a newborn.
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Stephanie’s Postpartum Story
In February of 2014, I conceived my second child. We also found out in that same month that our first child is Autistic. When dealing with Autism, people love to talk about causes, statistics, and interventions, and as we shared the news of our daughter’s diagnosis and my pregnancy, we were met with lots of interesting statements.
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