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Breastfeeding is one method of feeding babies. I happen to think it’s a pretty good one. For reasons I still can’t comprehend, many find breastfeeding offensive.  I just don’t get it, what’s so offensive about feeding a baby? Thankfully, I’m also rather certain that most people aren’t bothered by it at all. In more than […]

I seriously spent the entire nine months of my pregnancy afraid I’d end up having a c-section. That was totally not the plan. Crazy as it might sound, a completely natural labor was what I’d hoped for. Obviously, that didn’t end up happening, but that’s a story for another day. You see, a c-section scared the […]

If you’re pregnant or a new mom, I’m sure you’ve realized that breastfeeding vs. formula feeding is a pretty hot topic in the mom circle. Some would say the debate whether to nurse or feed your baby formula is a central part of the dreaded Mommy Wars. Breastfeeding moms are often discriminated against and can […]

This is  my second go around as a mom with a new baby.  I’m learning that some of the tricks I discovered the first time still work, but some of them are total failures.  I’m learning that it’s not quite the way I remembered it before. Every baby is truly different.  I’m learning new tricks […]

I know a lot of people can’t stand baby talk, but I actually love it!  I love cooing at my daughter and inventing silly words and faces just to make her smile.  She has the best smile in the world and I’ll do whatever it takes to see it! Opponents of baby talk usually argue […]

Before my daughter was born two months ago, we spent the majority of my pregnancy trying to prepare my son for her arrival. He was so excited! He couldn’t wait to meet his sister. He talked to her every day and told us all the things he would do with her when she arrived. We […]

  I’m sure at some point after you became a mom, you realized just how painfully unprepared you actually were. We all do. Sooner or later, it dawns on us that everything we thought we knew was wrong. I remember telling my husband that I wanted a natural birth, at least as much as possible. […]

After my son was born, I hung out in the hospital as long as I could. I was a first-time mama who didn’t have a clue and I thought I felt more comfortable there. It’s not like I was in any hurry to figure things out for myself. The key word was thought. I realized […]

Have you thought about delayed cord clamping? Have you done it?  We did and I feel great about the decision. There can be many benefits to delayed cord clamping.  After studying the benefits during my first pregnancy, we opted to delay clamping with both our children’s births.  The first time, we received some negative feedback […]

I gained 45 pounds during my first pregnancy. I lost nearly half of it when my son was born. The other half I lost in the first six months of his life without even trying. I credit breastfeeding. Losing weight while breastfeeding is a benefit that that advocates of breastfeeding love to promote, but the […]

Have you ever heard of pregnancy limbo? Oh, that’s definitely something I’ll never forget. I will forever remember those first few months. I had been feeling nauseous for the last couple of days, but I just chalked it up to being flu-type sick. After all, it was October. And then something made me buy a […]

Babies give everyone the gift of gab. After you have one, you’ll suddenly have random people walking up to you to chat whenever you leave the house.  Perfect strangers will stop you in the grocery store and at the post office to ogle your infant and ask you questions. Sometimes these polite attempts at conversation […]

Before we had our first baby, a lot of people told us “enjoy it, you won’t be able to do that after the baby comes.” What is the “it” I’m referring to? Oh, just everything. Seriously, we heard that about everything from sleep to sex to going to the movies. Don’t worry, they were only […]

Children are never too young to be read to. I love having story time with my children. I’m already sharing my favorite board books with my two month old daughter. We love Sandra Boynton. Her books are hilarious!  If I had to create a list of favorite books for my children, she would definitely be […]

Before the invention of formula, there were awesome women called wet nurses that nursed other people’s babies.  Sometimes these women did it because they saw a child in need, sometimes they were paid and other times not.  I think wet nursing is truly amazing and selfless. Today, when moms are in need, other moms often […]

My daughter cries a lot. She’s two months old and she cries all the time! I have lost count of the number of times we have been to the doctor.  All they can tell me is colic and reflux. Most of the advice we receive isn’t helpful at all, but we have found a few […]

I didn’t realize I was “crunchy” until my son was about six months old. Sure, I had made a lot of “granola” choices but I was just making decisions that made sense for our family and our new baby. It finally hit me one day on the phone with my sister. She was pregnant with […]

Breast is best, that’s what the experts say. There isn’t a pregnant woman in American that can’t quote that line. But what about the women who don’t? or can’t? Breastfeeding isn’t always an option after all. For others, it’s not something they want to do for a variety of reasons. Many breastfeeding supporters go to […]

Pregnancy makes you moody and hormonal. We know that, but knowing it doesn’t help stop the tide of emotions we are experiencing as we grow another human inside our bodies. So here’s the deal, there are some things you just can’t say to us pregnant ladies. We don’t want to hear it, so just keep […]

It’s crazy to think that we’ve grown another human being and given birth to him or her, but we most certainly have. After all of that, our bodies will never be the same. I know that even though I weigh exactly what I did before I was pregnant, things still aren’t the same. I know […]