Moms like to share their experiences with each other, right? And if we hear the same story enough times from different sources, we tend to believe it'll be true for ourselves as well. Breastfeeding is one of those mom topics that I love to talk about. When I was new to it, I was always seeking ...
Expecting
Trying for a VBAC (what you should know)
If you opened this post, then I'm guessing you've had a C-section. And since you're trying for a VBAC, I'd also bet that you didn't want to have that C-section. Maybe you cried. Maybe it felt like failure. Maybe you were terrified. Maybe you felt ashamed. Maybe you were fine with it but the recovery ...
Dear Parents in Waiting
Dear Parents in Waiting, It's not fair. Nothing about this mess of a life is fair. And sometimes it's downright cruel. I don't know why the pregnancy tests keep turning up negative. I don't know why miscarriages have to happen. I don't know why you lost your precious baby. I don't know why ...
Surviving post-pregnancy hair loss
Yes. Post-pregnancy hair loss. It is a thing. It's not a thing we talk a lot about. But somewhere between two and four months after baby comes, it'll be the only thing you can think of. Just when baby starts to reach and grab with those perpetually clammy little hands (YOUCH!), you're losing hair ...
The one thing every mom should put on her birth plan
I'm by no means a professional on the topic of labor and delivery, but I've lived through two vastly different births now. So I've learned a thing or two about birth plans. The overdue pregnancy with induced labor that ended in an emergency c-section taught me not to get too hung up on a birth ...
My husband live tweeted my birth
My husband is not a writer; in fact, he has one of the worst memory banks I've ever known for someone in his age bracket. But he IS a tweeter. And his live-tweeting of both of my births has been the sweetest thing for three reasons: 1.) It's his birth story. He would never, ever sit down ...
How to Rock Your Adoption Home Study
Having a caseworker come to your house to figure out whether you're fit to adopt the child you feel like you've been waiting your whole life for--it's quite possibly the most intimidating guest you'll ever host. But you need not panic or fret, I have ten tips to help you ROCK your adoption home ...
I love your birth photo, but I don’t love mine
I love birth photos. The ones with the exhausted new mom clutching her naked new baby in sheer joy. Love to see them, and love to hear the stories behind them. But, I don't have one of those. Or at least I didn't with my first baby. I have this kind of awkward picture that I’ve only let a ...