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  1. childbearing
    My Appointment With a Vaginapractor Moved Me to TearsAs a new mom, I finally felt seen.
    By Louisa Farrar
  2. how i got this baby
    How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Dreaded Nighttime“I just felt like I was completely alone with this baby who wouldn’t sleep, who cried all the time.”
    By the Cut
  3. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Didn’t Want to Wait for a ManThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  4. motherhood
    A New Crop of Mom Thrillers Taps Into Our Worst FearsOur children’s death, and anything that would lead to it.
    By Jen Gann
  5. exes
    Both Sides of a Breakup: She Called a Divorce Lawyer While 8 Months PregnantTwo exes explain why it ended.
    By the Cut
  6. how i got this baby
    The Mom Whose Husband Walked 13 Miles to the HospitalIf anyone had told us there was a chance I’d have the baby in the next 24 hours, my husband would have never left the hospital before Shabbat.
    By the Cut
  7. motherhood
    Maybe There’s Nothing Natural About MotherhoodA sentimental celebration of biological instincts undermines us all.
    By Leni Zumas
  8. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wasn’t Sure a Birth Mother Would Choose Her Family“When the mother has an obvious disability, she’s probably not the mother you would pick for your child.”
    By the Cut
  9. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Thinks You’re Never Ready to Be a ParentAfter her first daughter was stillborn, she didn’t know when she’d feel ready to try again.
    By the Cut
  10. pregnancy
    I Got an IUD, and I Got PregnantI thought I was done having kids.
    By Lindsay Hunter
  11. pregnancy
    Preparing to Give Birth While BlackI thought about a lot more than whether to have an epidural.
    By Ashley Stoney
  12. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Gave a Baby BackThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  13. birth control
    Swedish Contraceptive App Blamed for String of Unwanted PregnanciesNatural Cycles is the first app to be certified as a method of birth control in the E.U.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  14. how i got this baby
    The Woman Who Spent $110,000 Trying to Become a MomThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  15. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Didn’t Want to Bring a Child Into the World to Die“It just felt cruel, to me.”
    By the Cut
  16. how i got this baby
    The Mom Whose Pregnancy Hardships Gave Her Patience“I’d be a different parent, I think, if all of this hadn’t happened.”
    By the Cut
  17. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wanted a Baby More Than a Husband“I think I’m a better mother than a girlfriend or a partner.”
    By the Cut
  18. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Tried ‘Natural’ Family Planning’It was as if reason had gone out the window.’
    By the Cut
  19. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Learned to Let Go“I think one of the things that being pregnant taught me was that I can’t control everything.”
    By the Cut
  20. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Felt Like She Was Failing“My husband wanted to talk about what would happen if we couldn’t get pregnant permanently.”
    By the Cut
  21. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wants More Women to Know About Her Rare Pregnancy Complication“My husband couldn’t even be in the room. Only doctors saw our son’s birth.”
    By the Cut
  22. how i got this baby
    How I Got This Baby: Pregnant at 19At the abortion appointment, she changed her mind.
    By the Cut
  23. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Used to Feel Different From Other Moms“I am a special-needs mom, but I’m also just like anyone else.”
    By the Cut
  24. moms in movies
    A Bad Moms Christmas Is a Serious Movie About IdentityHo ho … hear me out.
    By Jen Gann
  25. moms in movies
    The Almost-Fearless Kids in The Florida ProjectAt first, the mini heroes seem like they’re not afraid of anything.
    By Jen Gann
  26. motherhood
    5 Women on What Postpartum Depression Feels Like“I felt smothered, and heavy, like I couldn’t breathe.”
    By Jen Gann
  27. motherhood
    What My Daughter Taught Me About Honoring the DeadBefore I became a mom, I didn’t even know where my father was buried.
    By Wendy Spero
  28. how i got this baby
    The Mom Whose Husband Begged Her to Take MedicationThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  29. first person
    Why I Let My 10-Year-Old Go Camping UnchaperonedBecause parenting is a wilderness, no matter where you are.
    By Allison Stockman
  30. how i got this baby
    The Woman Who Isn’t Sure She’ll Be a MomFor this week’s How I Got This Baby, a woman who hasn’t gotten a baby — and doesn’t know that she will.
    By the Cut
  31. motherhood
    Did Television Finally Get Postpartum Depression Right?As a young black mother with a personal history, I’m grateful for the most recent episode of Black-ish.
    By Ashley Stoney
  32. parenthood
    Choosing a Preschool for My Black DaughterWhat we considered when selecting a school for our toddler.
    By Carla Bruce-Eddings
  33. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Spent More Than $11,000 on SpermAfter many failed fertility treatments, Katie couldn’t stand the idea of spending another dollar on sperm.
    By the Cut
  34. parenthood
    What I’ve Learned From Parenting AbroadFor most lessons, the best teacher turns out to be my son.
    By Lenora Chu
  35. motherhood
    Should I Have a Mastectomy for My Children’s Sake?As a mother with a genetic risk for breast cancer, I’m not sure what to do.
    By Taylor Harris
  36. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wasn’t Sure How Cancer Would Affect Her FertilityOn this week’s How I Got This Baby, a woman whose cancer treatment made her realize how much she wanted a biological child.
    By the Cut
  37. abortion access
    3 Women on Banning Abortions for Down SyndromeThree women who received prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome discuss their views.
    By Jen Gann
  38. parenthood
    The Off-Stage, Very Sick Child in Mary JaneBy never showing his face, the play allows the audience to project into his plight.
    By Jen Gann
  39. motherhood
    What’s Missing From Ivanka Trump’s Depiction of MotherhoodIf Ivanka Trump’s postpartum-depression announcement helps destigmatize the condition, that’s good. But it’s not nearly good enough.
    By Kate Ristow
  40. how i got this baby
    How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Didn’t Go Into Foster Parenting BlindlyIn this Week’s How I Got This Baby, a couple who made a tough decision about their first foster daughter, then adopted four children.
    By the Cut
  41. bearing children
    How Much Would You Pay to Monitor Your Baby?Yesterday, the New York Times laid out some options.
    By Jen Gann
  42. first person
    I May Not Be a Natural Mom, But I Am Naturally JudgyBecoming a parent felt strange. Judging other parents came easy.
    By Kira Garcia
  43. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Didn’t Expect Using a Known Sperm Donor to Be So HardThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  44. bearing children
    It’s Okay to Politicize Your Child When Politics Are Threatening His LifeRepublicans are endangering health care for American families, again.
    By Jen Gann
  45. bearing children
    Bearing Children: How to Bring Your Baby to the Office for a VisitFirst, don’t expect it to be fun (for you).
    By Jen Gann
  46. parenthood
    British Men Aren’t Taking Their Parental LeaveFewer than one percent of men in the U.K. are taking advantage of the country’s shared-parental-leave offering.
    By Jen Gann
  47. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Faced the Odds of Getting Pregnant at 44This week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  48. how i got this baby
    The Trans Man Who Didn’t Expect to Enjoy Being PregnantThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
  49. bearing children
    The Surprising and Not-Surprising Effects of Listening to a Baby CryIt might make you better at video games, for one.
    By Jen Gann
  50. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Found Out How Hard It Is to Get PregnantThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
    By the Cut
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