birth
Before becoming pregnant, I came out as nonbinary but didn’t change much of my appearance.After giving birth, I felt detached from myself and knew I needed to make changes.Giving birth became the fuel I needed to start hormone replacement therapy finally.My morning sickness began at six and a half weeks.…
Olivia Rubin is a 43-year-old fashion designer who created her own rainbow-inspired brand in 2017.In 2014, she purposefully dressed in black to blend when she was struggling with postpartum anxiety.A rainbow skirt she designed in 2017 was the start of her personal and business reawakening.This as-told-to essay is based on…
Fortesa Latifi went back to working only one week after giving birth and felt intensely guilty. Many new mothers return to work early, seeking identity beyond motherhood.The important thing is to be able to have a choice, which many mothers in the US don’t have, Latifi writes. Only a week…
After my first child was born, I thought I’d be able to work a modified schedule.Upper management never approved it, and I had to return to work four weeks after giving birth.I struggled to stay awake while driving home and had dizzy spells from exhaustion. When I gave birth to…
At 11, my kid came out as nonbinary and changed her name and pronouns.I immediately accepted my kid’s new name but accidentally deadnamed her on a trip.My teen thankfully took it in stride, and I hope that’s because she feels my support. My two teens and I were in Germany…
Russia could be running out of Russians.In the first half of this year, Russia’s population recorded its lowest number of births in 25 years, according to official data published on Sunday.From January to June, 599,600 babies were born in Russia — 16,500 fewer than the same period last year. It’s…
Naomi Osaka, 26, doesn’t plan on having “many more” kids because she had a traumatizing experience giving birth to her daughter.The tennis player posted a video on her TikTok account on Sunday, responding to a comment questioning whether she was pregnant and wishing her many more kids.”I just wanna say,…
Perched on the edge of the exam table at my doctor’s office in a Chicago suburb, I was shivering under my thin gown.”Do you have any questions about the delivery?” My OB-GYN stepped back and readjusted her glasses.I paused. My questions were not about the mechanics of delivery, since I…
