“I was expecting a few ounces to get him some breastmilk once or twice a day. She sent me home with 300 ounces of milk!”
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“I was expecting a few ounces to get him some breastmilk once or twice a day. She sent me home with 300 ounces of milk!”
“I lay in premature labor at 17 years old, as If I wasn’t terrified enough already. I made a decision that evening as I laid in the hospital bed ready to bring my son into the world. I was going to prove that doctor wrong. I was going to grow up in the next few hours and prepare myself to raise this child as an adult, not a teenager. This boy was going to become my entire world and I was going to be his. And while I wasn’t sure how difficult the journey was going to be, I was going to take it.”
“It was HILARIOUS. All the mama’s lined up with babies in hand. On the count of three they sat their babies down and ran behind me! It was total chaos, but absolutely adorable.”
“It doesn’t let me stop. Ever. Once a worry has made its way inside my mind, it’s trapped there. It lives there. It comes on strong like a wave crashing down over my head.”
“This was something I thought I had prevented. I don’t want to see another baby go through this. The doctors told me it’s very common in this area, but this is the first I have ever heard of it.”
“I lost my best friend to a heroin overdose. Grief stricken, I wanted to see what was sooooo great about dope that people would risk their lives for it.”
“There was no logical reason, in our minds, to start a family. But, as soon as those girls locked eyes on mine I knew… I would kill or die for them.”
“We were stuck. Average family of 6 living the American Dream. Neck deep in a 30-year mortgage.”
“I’d spot someone in the parade look our way, squint at our shirts and posters, and RACE into our arms. I told them over and over that they were impossibly loved and needed and precious. We hugged until our arms fell off.”
“You don’t know a mother’s challenges, strengths, weaknesses…her life. You don’t know any of it.”