What Society Expects of Mommies (And How We're Going to Bust That Wide Open)

So, what does an OB/GYN have to say about Mommyhood? (Hearts n' rainbows? Not always, Pinkies!) We think you'll enjoy Lissa's fabulous exploration of her own experience with Mommyhood, the pressures therein, and our intentions to bust these SuperMama myths wiiiiiide open!

What I signed up for

When Matt's sperm met my egg in a fallopian tube deep within me, I had no idea what I was signing up for. Sure, I stopped my birth control pills intentionally, and yes, I'm an OB/GYN, so I'm pretty up on how babies are made. We consciously made the decision to become parents, and I was pretty sure that having unprotected sex would lead to a pregnancy, and that nine months later, I would give birth.

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