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I went back to work as a personal trainer 5 weeks after giving birth. We needed the money, and I pushed past my pain.
I was 24 when I had my first child and no one talked to me about taking care of myself postpartum. …
Sarah Bregel
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When my nonbinary teen changed her name, I supported her. But I still accidentally use her birth name, and it can upset her.
During a family vacation, I accidentally deadnamed my kid, forgetting to use her chosen, nonbinary …
Dana DuBois
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I went back to work a week after giving birth. I felt guilty but it made me feel like myself again.
A week after giving birth, Fortesa Latifi took a work meeting. Working made her feel like a person …
Fortesa Latifi
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I went back to work 4 weeks after giving birth. I had dizzy spells from how exhausted I was.
After my first child was born I went back to work pretty quickly. I struggled to stay awake driving…
Mary Sauer
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I almost died during childbirth due to an allergic reaction. I don't remember my son being born.
Kayleigh Summers had an amniotic fluid embolism that caused heart and lung failure. She doesn't rem…
Kelly Burch
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Hilary Swank says she's glad she waited until her late 40s to have kids. It made her a more present mom.
Hilary Swank gave birth to twins at 48. In a recent interview, she said she's glad she's an older m…
Kim Schewitz,Julia Pugachevsky
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I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.
Chantal Panozzo gave birth in the US after having her first abroad. She felt there was something ve…
Chantal Panozzo
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An American mom raising teens in Paris said French parents don't check or track their kids' phones and give them privacy for sex
Pamela Druckerman, author of "Bringing Up Bébé," says American and French parents are still parenti…
Jane Ridley
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I gave birth to my daughter in Japan. My husband and I loved living there, but she needed better healthcare, so I moved back to the US.
We moved to Japan for my husband's job, but when my daughter was born with spina bifida, I moved ba…
Katie Spence
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I got very superstitious after giving birth to my daughter, which could be postpartum OCD. Here's how I'm working through it.
My intrusive thoughts about my daughter's sleep regression might be postpartum OCD. I'm trying to s…
Jen Glantz
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Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth says giving birth was like her first CrossFit Games. It was the best day of her life, but not easy.
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, a CrossFit champion, returned to competing five months after giving birth, an…
Rachel Hosie
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After giving birth, I was in pain every time I had a bowel movement. Now I give stool softener at baby showers.
At my 6-week postpartum appointment, I was still in pain every time I had a bowel movement. But my …
Minna Dubin
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My grandmothers had a 24-year age gap. The difference in our relationships taught me youth and health aren't the same.
My grandmothers had a 24-year age gap. Our relationships were different; I was closer with the olde…
Kelly Burch
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I'm Dutch and gave birth in India. I learned that moms here receive unconditional postpartum support.
After moving to Mumbai six years ago and giving birth for the first time, a new mom learned how Ind…
Isobel Benesch
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My husband and I stopped forcing date nights after I gave birth. It took a ton of pressure off.
I worried if we stopped 'date night,' our marriage would fall into a rut. But I realized it felt fo…
Dori Rose
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When I had children, my mother-in-law refused to be called 'Grandma,' which confused me. 30 years later, I finally understand.
The writer often wondered why her mother-in-law often dyed her hair blonde and napped during the da…
Laura Landsbaum
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Iran may pay for you to be trans, but it comes with a cost your dignity
Iran funds gender-affirming surgeries. While that may seem progressive, BI's investigation reveals …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser,addition…
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I experienced hair loss after giving birth. Using rosemary oil every night is helping my hair grow back.
I started using rosemary oil to encourage hair growth after I gave birth for the third time. I saw …
Ashley Abramson
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Lindsay Lohan says she feels little pressure to 'snap back' after giving birth to her son
Lindsay Lohan told Bustle that she was "so attached" to her son that the last thing on her mind was…
Amanda Goh
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I had a hard time accepting my mother's fiancé. When she asked me and my sisters to walk her down the aisle, it helped me let go.
I was a parentified child and my parents' divorce was rough. My mom asked me to walk her down the a…