Momologues

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

Dec 13, 2020

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...

Dec 13, 2020

Terrified I wouldn’t recognize my own child

I remember right after my daughter was born they took her to the nursery, cleaned me up and moved me from the birthing room to a regular...

Dec 13, 2020

I write this not knowing what the future holds

Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to miscarriage. Pure exhaustion, beyond any flu; vulnerability that can’t be...

Dec 13, 2020

I am discovering who I am, again

My nurse on the day we left the hospital: “isn’t it amazing, it’s like your heart left your body and is now in the world” she said. This...

Dec 13, 2020

They didn't push him up, they didn't sew my cervix shut

Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to death. Something felt wrong. I went to the bathroom and knew something...

Dec 13, 2020

They don’t tell you so much. They can’t.

"They don’t tell you so much. They can’t. No one can tell you what it will be like to be ten days overdue, lost in a hazy world of...

Dec 7, 2020

I've seen worse

My dad’s Alzheimer’s was ramping up when I was pregnant with my daughter. When I went into labor he insisted on being there, even though...

Dec 7, 2020

Incompetent Cervix

Five days after my due date, there was still no baby, no effacement, and I was not dilated at all. Being diagnosed with an “incompetent...