Whoever says that birthing a child and becoming a mother are the simplest parts of being a woman is cruel and out of touch with reality. But don't let this first sentence in my review of Die My Love (2025)

It happens so slowly that by the time you realize that you have been engulfed in an invisibility cloak, it becomes too heavy to shake off. During the 280 days of pregnancy, the fetus becomes priority and

Hello, my dear @motherhood community! I hope everyone is doing great and enjoying parenting at its finest. Let me share my long-harbored story about my regrets since I left my job to focus on my son and

Hi, Hive friends! As a Filipina who grew up in the tropical islands of the Philippines, going to 4-season countries is always new to us. I've been to Japan and Taiwan which I experienced the spring and

As I posted in my previous blog here, my hair was already too long that I didn't noticed. Usually, I would trimmed it shoulder level for less maintenance. However, I haven't find time to visit salon for

At first I thought, I wouldn't be able to handle it because when I gave birth to my first child, someone else attended to me. Culturally, postpartum bath is usually handled by elderly women that have stopped

Everyone deserves rest when it comes to the issue of giving birth, we have some responsible fathers who are always there to help their wives during pregnancy, so I would say fathers deserve paternity leave

Initially, I didn't realize that what I was going through after birthing my first child was postpartum depression. Through my actions, my husband began to wonder if I was mentally okay or something. Several

Post Partum, I've been hearing about this word from someone who gave birth. Read a lot of stories on how they suffered, overcame and others who fell from depression gave up. When I was pregnant, I was

A narrative poem about my life some years ago....

Postpartum depression is a type of depression that can occur after a woman gives birth. It is a serious mental health condition that can affect a woman's ability to care for herself and her newborn. Postpartum

Postpartum period is seen as an interesting and important period if life for a nursing mother here in Nigeria. It's a period in a woman's life where she is adjusting to her new role,where are pelvic organs

A plate for nursing mothers.

Hello darling hivers, today I want to share my cultural practice. I am from the eastern part of Nigeria. We are called the Igbo speaking tribe. We are known for our rich cultural heritage. Our tradition

The questions for this week took me lots of time to digest but I am glad I can finally answer at least one of the options. Option one asks If you could permanently change any physical thing about your

When's the baby due? .... Fielding assumptions and feeling weird while doing it

I know your body looks different from what you expected. Your belly is still big, your body is still sore or incision area still hurts, breasts are sore and you need more sleep? As much as I know you want

... and that’s my first time doing a hand stand (well the third time to get the pic right 😂). I was always a wit scared I couldn’t hold myself, but there is a first time for everything 😆 #motivation

... comes to taking pics 😂 today I did good with push-ups. am I getting my strength back ? or maybe getting a few good nights of sleep in a row has something to do with it 😜