First time motherhood 113 Articles

by Jennifer Gomez

Ten Tips I Learned To Ease Stress Before Having A Baby 1. If you are working, get Disability insurance and right away. I didn't get it because I was young and healthy, but what I didn't know was that it covers maternity...read more

by Liz Davies

No matter how old you are, or how stable your marriage, or how financially secure you are, you're never ready for your first child! You probably spent the majority of your pregnancy proudly buying pregnancy magazines an...read more

by Tracy Glockle

I began parenting with the typical new parent resolve: I'd never pop a pacifier in my baby's mouth just to shut him up; I'd never hand my baby over to someone else when he was crying; and foremost, I'd never get frustrated...read more

by Kat Stovall

No matter if you are seventeen, as I was, or in your forties no one can prepare you for the roller coaster of emotions and experiences you will have as a first time mom. The best advice I can tell you is enjoy it, make ...read more

by Mary Maguire

I never expected to be expecting. I wasn't prepared for pregnancy or parenthood. For 9 very long and large months I lived in a world of worry and what ifs. But the moment my baby girl was born into my life everything chang...read more

by Kristen Fornarino

I've always loved babies. When I was 12 years old, my mother gave birth to my little brother Ryan, and I loved helping her out with him. Changing him, feeding him, playing with him, getting him to sleep - I loved doing it ...read more

by Brandy Hodges

Becoming a first time mother is the most amazing thing a woman can have happen to her. All the years you have lived until now are all the preparation you have. From the moment you find out there is a little life growing...read more

by Kim Mayers

I am a first time mother of a beautiful baby girl and let me just tell you there is nothing in the world like looking into your baby's eyes for the first time. My little girl was 2 and 1/2 weeks early and I had to be induc...read more

by Sommer Stephens

Preparing for First Time Motherhood is a daunting task. You have pretty much lost all control over your own body - physically you are changing to allow your baby to grow inside of your belly, you have ailments that you ma...read more

by Jen Carney

During my pregnancy I read countless books, magazines, newspaper articles and online texts about what to expect when you become a new mother, the changes in your life, etc. etc. Even my mother, a pediatrician, tried to ex...read more

by Ashley Wright

While some people focus on the destination, others relish the journey itself. I was always of the former persuasion; an eye and mind for nothing but the outcome. I never took time to enjoy the voyage or indulge in the inci...read more

by Beth Hewitt

The fact is you never stop being a first-time mother, because even when you're first born reaches adulthood they still have the ability to spring surprises on you. Let's start at the beginning. The ability to be a first...read more

by Nicole Hanes

Get ready for the ride of your life. Becoming a mother is like being tapped into a swimming pool on a hot, Texas day. You know it's gonna be cold, you're ready to wade in, but you just can't bring yourself to take that lea...read more

by Maya Moore

The day I found out I was pregnant was the most emotional day of my life. My sister had already had 6 children. The time for me had finally come. Being just a newlywed I knew then, that things would change drastically f...read more

by Elana Corbet

A few years ago I was dreaming of the stage. It didn't really matter at the time if that stage was the theater, or a concert hall, I just knew that I was going to be in the lime-light someday. I was going to live in ...read more

by April Groves

There had been months of waiting. Now here it was. I am pregnant. I can hardly believe it. She would be my first and I can hardly describe the anticipation. Because she is my first and I am barely twenty, my body does...read more

by Christine Conner

Along with the joy and excitement of a new pregancy, particularly a first one, comes a miriad of decisions. You have to decide everything from what kind of pain relief you'll need to the colour of the nursery! And the sh...read more

by Chee Cai Ching

On 18th November 2007, i was admitted into KK hospital in Singapore at 1030pm at night on 18th Nov with my cervix dilated at 2cm and after 5 hours at 330am, the dilation was only at 3cm. The contractions came and go, my ba...read more

by Eboni Manning

I remember when I discovered I was pregnant with my first child. In the wee hours of that cold January morning, my husband held me close as I cried tears of joy onto his striped pajamas. At 11:54 AM, August 26, 2006, my...read more

by Dianna Barcellos

Being a first time mom has been absolutely everything and nothing that I thought it would be! When my son was born and they plopped this baby boy on my belly, I thought, "Oh lord, what now?" My husband seemed to take to ...read more