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Pregnancy Hacks: The best affordable, comfortable and supportive clothes

01/04/2019 nwamamas

By April Wallace There’s no shortage of maternity clothing lines out there. As soon as you do a Google search for baby name lists or buy a single baby product, your social media advertisements and […]

An open letter to stay-at-home moms: You’re an amazing and strong woman, too

11/26/2018 nwamamas

By April Wallace, writer mama During a late-night scroll through my Facebook feed, I got sucked into reading the comments of a post announcing an acquaintance’s return to work from maternity leave. “You’re an amazing […]

Mama to Mama: What it’s like to be pregnant when your firstborn’s a (brand new) toddler

09/19/2018 nwamamas

By April Wallace, writer mama I’m expecting again. My husband and I, along with my stepson and my 15-month-old son, will welcome another little boy to the Wallace family around Valentine’s Day. At 18 weeks […]

The best breastfeeding stories + weaning advice

09/12/2018 nwamamas

By April Wallace, mama writer My son was 11 months old before I realized that I had given no significant time into researching how to wean him from breastfeeding. I knew I would wean gradually. […]

Cutting the cord on C-section guilt

07/05/2018 nwamamas

By April Wallace Just over one year ago, I was getting ready for the birth of my baby boy, Henry. Around that time, a girlfriend asked me if I had a mantra to use during […]

Stepmothers on Mother’s Day

05/11/2018 nwamamas

Stepmothers on Mother’s Day By April Wallace, featured writer Some of my most heartbreaking moments have been Mother’s Days that happened before my son Henry was born. stepmothers on Mother’s Day My husband and I […]