Sabrina Joy Stevens
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Owning My Queerness Was Easier After Motherhood
I had some early clues about my sexual orientation as a kid, but it wasn’t until pregnancy and motherhood that I fully wrapped my mind around my queerness and its meaning. You probably wouldn't guess it to look at me in the context of my family; I'm… → Read More
Red Hats in the Black Museum
Yesterday, I was on a group trip to The Museum. The Black one. The long-time-coming Black Smithsonian that I for many frustrating reasons had not actually gotten to tour until that day. It was a… → Read More
13 Breastfeeding Essentials That Have Literally Saved My Boobs
Though breastfeeding is theoretically the most "natural" way to feed a baby, that doesn't mean there's no learning curve involved in getting started, or an absence of little tips, tricks, and products that can make your nursing life a helluva lot eas → Read More
10 Things My Midwife Told Me About My Home Birth That Were Thankfully True
When I made the switch from my old OB-GYN to the midwives who would ultimately attend my son's birth, I requested all of my old medical records to give them. While scanning them after they finally arrived, I noticed that my blood pressure readings we → Read More
8 Things I'm Glad I Didn't Know About Weaning
Well into my pretty enjoyable breastfeeding experience with my son, I decided that unless my feelings drastically changed, I'd let him self-wean. It seemed like the simplest way to do things, and I was in no hurry to give up one of my most useful mot → Read More
9 Mistakes Every Extended Breastfeeding Mom Will Make
I'm not sure how moms in years past made it through the earliest days of breastfeeding before smartphones and Netflix. Those early nursing sessions take forever, so I got in the habit of watching things (or reading) to keep myself occupied. (Yes, bre → Read More
8 Ways Authoritative Parenting Actually Helped My Relationship With My Partner
For all the (often, exasperated) talk about how "parents these days" are raising "kids these days" to be spoiled, unruly brats, many parents of our generation are actually succeeding at what researchers have found is the most effective parenting styl → Read More
12 Postpartum Moments That Made Me Feel Like An Actual, Real-Life Mom
For the longest time, being a mom — and being an actual adult, really — felt like something other people did, but not me. My parents were real parents, other people are real parents, but me? No. Even though I've known I wanted kids for pretty much fo → Read More
12 Signs You're Kicking The First Trimester's Ass
Even before I got the big fat positive (or BFP, as its known among online mom group aficionados) that let me know my son was on his way, I started noticing little things that made me think it was time to take another pregnancy test. Dressed to the ni → Read More
10 Things Every Pregnant Woman Needs All Men To Know
Chances are, if you're reading this, you're either a pregnant woman who's rolled her eyes too many times today, or a cisgender man who wants to learn more about how to stay on the pregnant lady in his life’s good side (or needs to learn, in the case → Read More
14 Frustrating Bed-Sharing Moments Every Mom Goes Through
When I first pictured having a baby, I always assumed there'd be moments in the day when I'd put my son down for a nap or bedtime, flick on the baby monitor, and go about my business like a normal adult and not a life-sized stuffed animal. So imagine → Read More
8 Reasons Why I Never Call A Birth A "Delivery"
The first time I ever dropped an f-bomb on live radio, I was about six months along with my son and the host asked me if I was expecting a delivery from the stork. "F*ck the stork," I replied, pregnant with righteous indignation, staring into his ci → Read More
12 Times When You Need To Trust That Your Toddler Knows How To Toddler
A couple of weeks ago, my son's sleep habits (already fairly challenging) went completely haywire. Naps went from being hard-fought to nonexistent; bedtime kept creeping later and later after months of being consistent. Then, all of a sudden, he spon → Read More
13 Things Every Co-Sleeping Mom Needs To Do For Herself Tonight
Co-sleeping can be fantastic. It makes all the nighttime (would-be) interruptions way easier to manage, it lets you know ]your baby is still breathing, and it maximizes the amount of time you can smell their amazing baby heads and feel their soft lit → Read More
12 Reasons Why Saying A Pregnant Woman Is "About To Pop" Are Fighting Words
Of all the irritating, frustrating, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things people used to say to me while I was pregnant, the suggestion that I looked like I was "about to pop any day now" made my blood boil like little else. Even now, nearly t → Read More
10 Mistakes Every Exclusively Breastfeeding Mom Will Eventually Make
A couple of months after giving birth to my son, I got food poisoning. Food poisoning is always awful, but it's extra awful when you're exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) a baby, because it makes it even harder to stay hydrated. Trying desperately to ge → Read More
12 Things Millennial Moms Know Better Than Anyone Else
Uh oh. The word "millennial" is in the title of this article. I'm pretty sure that's your cue to roll your eyes and drop some critical comments without even reading. (Go ahead, I'll wait. Just be warned: the rest of this article might challenge the p → Read More
10 Ways Labor Brought Me Closer To My Partner
The day before my son’s birthday, I make a point of doing some of the things I did the day I went into labor with him, and we reminisce about his birth story. Labor was a really special experience for me, not only because I learned just how strong I → Read More
10 Times You'll Be Forced To Realize Your Kid Is Exactly Like You
Months ago, I was exasperated while trying to change my squirmy son in a public bathroom when another mom looked over and gave me an understanding smile. Glancing back and forth between our faces, she suddenly gasped and smiled even wider. "Oh! He lo → Read More
10 Times My Mom-Self Proved My Pre-Mom Self Didn't Know Sh*t
I was a perfect mom before I had kids. My kids never laid eyes on a single screen, or touched anything that wasn't immaculate, or made a mess, or drew any attention to themselves in public. This was an easy accomplishment, since my kids only existed → Read More