Introduction: Motherhood is the new wave -- My growing belly bump -- A conversation with Dr. Heather Irobunda, MD, on gestational diabetes -- All jokes aside, speak up, Sis : what you need to know about Black maternal health -- A conversation with Tracie Collins, founder of the National Black Doulas Association -- Announcing your pregnancy in the age of social media -- A conversation on nutrition with Agatha Achindu -- A pregnant hormonal woman has taken over my life : I am sis, sis is me -- What are my options for labor & delivery? -- Why is the world all up in my vagina??? -- Focusing on the bag, part I : securing your coins before giving birth -- The mighty powers of the nesting mother -- Party party party... like a pregnant rockstar -- Focusing on the bag, part II : packing the essentials for D-day -- A dedicated view into pregnancy and parenting for our black fathers, featuring Anthony Hamilton -- Who is Braxton Hicks and why is my crotch on fire? -- Forty things women wish they would have known before childbirth -- D-day -- A conversation with Krystal Milky Mama founder, Krystal Duhaney -- Breastfeeding and the black mother -- Hey single mama, you are not alone -- A postpartum conversation with midwife Aiyana Davison -- #THISISPOSTPARTUM : a chapter on abortion, surrogacy, and what comes next -- How sis got her groove back.