«Feeling low and feeling really bad about feeling low»: Women's
experiences of motherhood and postpartum depression
This is our little life adventures blog about
my experiences of motherhood, lifestyle and crafts as we grow.
SISJ encompasses musings of style, inspirational interviews, informative fashion and beauty reviews, and her personal
experiences of motherhood, all with her trademark humour and honesty.
This collection lets Indigenous women tell their own stories about
experiences of motherhood, womanhood and citizenship in Canada.
For her Invites exhibition Fugazza presents new and recent work informed by
her experiences of motherhood, travel and the process of making objects.
In many ways, it was the feminist movement that helped women communicate their actual
experiences of motherhood rather than feeling that something was wrong with them.
Breastfeeding can be one of the most beautiful and rewarding
experiences of motherhood, but it can also be frustrating, hard work.
Mother Nature, also by an anthropologist, shares
experiences of motherhood as witnessed across the world and various cultures, across history and a variety of time periods, and even across species.
This is our little life adventures blog about
my experiences of motherhood, lifestyle, food, crafts, and travel as we grow.
It is a good way to explain differences of
experiences of motherhood or maternal love but it is inadequate to define motherhood (and both are related).
As a freelance writer, she enjoys helping other moms share in the great
experiences of motherhood.
Three years on and I still love sharing
my experiences of motherhood (good and bad) and all thing family.
What is less debatable is the way economic class defines women's
experience of motherhood in the United States.
CATHERINE: And so I do, so I've been doing this weekly series called The Momma Interviews, and so it's been kind of fun just to get you know, advice and um, support from other moms, you know»cause I think a lot of times we're in this by ourselves or we're the only ones that feel a certain way, so what would you say um, so one of the questions I ask is, what do you feel is your greatest personal struggle with
the experience of motherhood.
Breastfeeding beyond 12 months remains of the most surprising and fulfilling things in
my experience of motherhood; it has banished and continues to confound all my pre and misconceptions.
Mitera celebrates and supports women all around the world throughout their motherhood journeys and as they become better versions of themselves through the incredible
experience of motherhood.
My vision for Sakura Bloom really stemmed from my own personal
experience of motherhood... and it was somewhat accidental!
When my husband started giving our son a bottle at one feeding per night, the resulting sleep transformed
my experience of motherhood.
Some new moms might have difficulties enjoying
the experience of motherhood as the fear looms that this baby will also be taken away.
The collection demonstrates the authors» reverence for the simple moments with children, and their appreciation of
the experience of motherhood in a refreshing and inspiring way.
I am particularly passionate about helping women transition into and through
their experience of motherhood.
What surprised us was the bond that we felt, instantly, over the shared
experience of motherhood.
«Tully» is about
the experience of motherhood, not only in terms of its demands and difficulties and the exhaustion that comes from caring for an infant, but of the psychological landscape, as well.
A woman who went through the things Neel went through wouldn't trivialize
the experience of motherhood with cheap sentiment.
It all centres around
the experience of motherhood and is unforgettable.
Inspired in part by
her experience of motherhood, Nengudi works with nylon mesh «because it relates to the elasticity of the human body.
«This body of work reflects the simultaneous elation and emotional erosion that coalesced into
my experience of motherhood in modernity.
Specifically, it resulted in clinically enhanced outcomes in breastfeeding duration and, for some subgroups of mothers, women's
experience of motherhood and children's mental development.
I am particularly passionate about helping women transition into and through
their experience of motherhood.
The experience of motherhood in the postpartum period will also be addressed with a focus on the discrepancies between expectations and reality, grief and loss as an integral part of this life - changing transition, and the incorporation of a woman's new role as a mother into her previously established sense of herself in the world.
Not exact matches
Motherhood, lack
of management
experience, and traditional socialization have all been cited as reasons for delayed entry into entrepreneurial careers.
Canada may have a pretty generous policy towards maternity and parental leave — especially compared to the U.S. — but many women still encounter significant career setbacks or
experience the so - called «
motherhood penalty» when they take time off to have kids, and many employers still wrestle with how to accommodate the disruption
of employees going on leave.
Their natural inclination toward
motherhood and the
experience of being a mother are,
of course, causes
of the development
of this personal capacity.
She asked why that was the case, and they talked about the problems
of combining marriage,
motherhood, and training in medicine (which she had
experienced personally), the resentment
of women that many doctors have, and the irony that a profession dedicated to caring for people was so overwhelmingly composed
of men.
A new stage
of devoted
motherhood began, where all her commitment, creativity, religious and educational
experience combined in creating a loving family home with a distinctly Christian ethos.
All the mothers would be encouraged and loved on, while I would only be reminded
of the joys
of motherhood that I might never
experience.
And yet, I wonder if the reason that today's Christian mothers
experience life as being burdensome and unfulfilling is because they have misunderstood the purpose
of their lives, and how
motherhood fits into that purpose to begin with.
If the aborted child seems forgotten in Nathanson's focus on her own suffering, that is only a temporary lapse; the child is, after all, another means to self - actualization:
motherhood envisioned as an «unparalleled peak
of the mountain»
of personal
experience.
And as every mother knows, Mary also
experienced the quotidian sorrows
of motherhood: the first bruised knee, the unkind words
of other children, the frightening illnesses, the surprised eyes
of a little boy the first time he witnesses injustice, cruelty, or the suffering
of another, the gifts she wished she could give him, the memories she wished she could preserve forever, the disappointments she wished with all her heart she could stop.
With their vast
experience in working with women during pregnancy, birth and the early stages
of motherhood, know that you can feel safe expressing yourself in this non-judgmental support group.
Your
experience may be totally different, but we're all just learning as we go here, as is true with most
of motherhood!
When she launched The Happiest Mom, I invited her to share some
of her
experience to inspire moms to have more fun during the first years
of motherhood.
It was this
experience that opened my eyes to how impactful beginning
motherhood with trauma can be on a woman's identity, sense
of competence as a mother, and connection with her baby.
I offer a regular workshop for women who have
experienced a traumatic birth where we can build each other up and connect on the shared heartbreak
of motherhood while truly witnessing and hearing each other's stories.
In my
experience, the parents that aren't quick to admit that
motherhood (and parenthood in general) is overwhelming, are the parents with older children who are out
of the house and successfully on their own.
She is the mother
of two beautiful girls, a certified pre and postnatal exercise specialist with over 15 years
experience and the co-founder
of Bellies Inc., the creators
of the AB Tank Complete System, the most comprehensive, holistic system that combines restorative exercises and abdominal wrapping to help women build core confidence from pregnancy through
motherhood.
Not every mother will find breastfeeding to be «one
of the most satisfying, bonding and nourishing (to * both * mother and baby) aspects
of motherhood» — that is purely subjective and
experiences vary widely, even among mothers who don't have complications.
What I fear is that my clients and all who inquire with me feel I only care about their birthing
experience, when that is just a sliver
of what I can do and want to do to help women & families transition into
motherhood.
Heather, another mother afflicted with disordered eating and anxiety, described her
experience of new
motherhood saying, «I didn't expect it to be such an assault on our marriage, an assault on everything that you know.»
My hope is that if their
experiences of early
motherhood are not what they always dreamed
of, they will know they are not alone.