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August 24th, 2015
 One comment Many pregnant mothers are facing a planned (also called “scheduled”) cesarean section, but don’t know that they can and should develop a birth plan just the same as women anticipating a vaginal delivery! Each hospital, each surgeon, and each anesthesiology team will have a different status quo, a different “standard” way they do a . . . → Read More: Birth Plan for a Planned Cesarean August 17th, 2015
Leave a comment I had lunch with a very pregnant friend the other day. Her feet were puffing out over the straps in her shoes. Her eyes were watery and runny. Her nose was stuffed. Her hips ached and she lumbered, great with child, limping around the head of the baby dropped into her pelvis. “Isn’t it . . . → Read More: This, Too, Shall Pass: Pregnancy Mantras for Late August August 10th, 2015
One comment My son just turned 1 this weekend, and I’m still wearing my maternity pants. I’m doing so for several reasons. First, I’m still about 20 pounds heavier than I was before I had this third baby, and the maternity pants are more forgiving than “regular” pants. But! Maternity pants are just. So. Comfortable. I . . . → Read More: Transitional Pants July 30th, 2015
One comment You know how when something very strange happens and it’s so weird, you just don’t want to tell anyone? Not even your mom? That happened to me about 10 times a day while I was pregnant. Thankfully, once I got the nerve to open up about what was happening, I learned that those weird . . . → Read More: You’re Not Crazy: Weird Pregnancy Symptoms That Are Actually A Thing July 23rd, 2015
Leave a comment The goal of this post is to give some pointers for mothers looking to process your birth experience through writing. Maybe, like me, you had challenging birth experiences. Maybe, like me, instead of feeling euphoric after birth, you felt a host of darker emotions. I work as a writer, and so I write stories . . . → Read More: Writing Your Birth Story to Find Healing from a Challenging Experience July 16th, 2015
Leave a comment My first son was a bolter. Now, at age 5, he runs away from me far less often, but from ages 18 months through about 4, once his toes touched the ground, he was off. If you are the parent of one of these children, you know how fast they are. My husband . . . → Read More: Taking Your Bolting Toddler *and* Baby in Public July 9th, 2015
Leave a comment When I was pregnant with my first son, I read everything. I really, actually think I read everything that was ever written about pregnancy and breastfeeding. Somewhere along the way, I missed the memo that breastfeeding sometimes takes practice. I mean, of course it does. Before you have your first baby, you have never . . . → Read More: Remember: Breastfeeding Takes Practice |
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