They’re Selling You Separation Masked As Convenience

Becoming a mom shouldn’t feel like stepping onto a conveyor belt of bullshit. But from the second you pee on a stick, you're bombarded with “must-haves,” overpriced gadgets, and a million things that promise to make motherhood easier—by pulling you further away from your baby and your instincts.

Crib. Snoo. Swing. Bassinet. Bottle warmer. White noise machine. Nursing pillow. Diaper pail. The list is endless—and expensive.

But the truth is that everything they sell us takes us one step further away from our babies and ourselves.

The Baby Industrial Complex

Let’s call it what it is: capitalism’s claws are intentionally dug in to our postpartum experience. From the designer nursery to the “smart” baby monitor that promises peace of mind but actually feeds your anxiety, we’re being sold solutions to problems we didn’t even have until someone invented them.

Want to co-sleep? Sorry, that’s dangerous and irresponsible (and free) so you should buy this $1700 smart sleeper bassinet, instead.
Want to breastfeed? Better drop $500 on a pump, stockpile a freezer full of bags, and snag a machine that sanitizes your nipples (well, the plastic ones—because obviously you’ll need bottles so dad can bond with the baby too 🙄).
Feeling overwhelmed? Here's a planner, three apps, and a self-care kit in a box (with a coupon for wine).

It’s all marketed as support. But it’s not support if it disconnects us from our gut, our babies, or our truth.

The Loss of Inner Knowing

Before there was Google and 8,00 different parenting books stocked on the shelves at Barnes and Noble, we knew how to mother. You knew how to mother. Your body knew how to give birth, how to feed your baby, and how to soothe.

But instead of helping you trust that knowing, society sells you books, tools, and gadgets that suggest you can't possibly do this on your own. It tells you to hand over your confidence in exchange for convenience.

But convenience comes at the cost of connection.

It’s not that tools and tech are evil (I mean, I owned at least 7 different baby wraps and I’m not sure what I’d have done without that stupid exersaucer). They’ve conditioned us to default to products instead of presence. Instead of slowing down. Instead of listening to ourselves or our babies. Instead of asking what do I actually need? and what’s just bullshit?

The Lies We’re Told

They tell us we need all the things.
They tell us the secret is in the swaddle.
They tell us independence is the goal—for both the baby, and for us.
They tell us that separation is normal..

They fucking lie.

Being a mom isn’t about stuff. It’s about connection.

It’s not about managing your baby like they’re some kind of project that comes with a reward at the end. It’s about getting to know them. It’s about getting to know yourself.

What If We Reclaimed It?

What if we said: fuck the registry, I’m registering for support, not stuff?

What if instead of spending hundreds on a high-tech bassinet, we spent time creating a postpartum sanctuary—with meals, community, safe spaces, and a quiet place to cry?

What if we refused to be “consumers” and became creators of a new kind of motherhood? One that’s rooted in trust, slowing down, connection, and rebellion.

Because it is rebellious—in a culture that thrives on our disconnection—to choose to be present. To opt out of consumerism. To tune out the noise. To say “no” to the lies and “yes” to the messy, beautifully human experience of being a mom.

Come Back to Yourself

You don’t need more stuff. You need support. You need community. You need rest. You need permission to trust your gut, your body, and your baby.

Every time you pause before clicking add to cart, every time you ask who profits from me feeling overwhelmed and under-prepared?, every time you choose to take it slow, be present, or rely on skin-to-skin instead of another solution in an Amazon delivery box—you’re choosing connection over consumption.

You’re breaking a cycle.
You’re building something better.
You’re reclaiming motherhood on your terms.

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Welcome to the revolution.
Let’s burn the mainstream motherhood blueprint and build something better.

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