For the first time in my mothering life, I’m heading back to work full time – and that means pumping. Declan is 2.5 months old and while I’m excited to return to work I enjoy, I’m also sad that we have to be apart (I will save my rant about…
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Let me let you in on an important secret that society doesn’t seem to want us to know about sleep. Babies wake up. Sometimes a lot. Older babies wake up too. So do toddlers. Even school aged kids wake up. And you know what? Adults often wake in the night…
One CommentThe subject of birth plans comes up quite often for pregnant women. Do I or don’t I? The idea of a birth plan is becoming increasingly “mainstream” and more women and their partners are starting to think about birth preferences. Even so, I am always surprised when the question “What…
Leave a CommentI think election season is getting to me. I love politics and current events. Callum refers to the den where the radio is as the “Diane Rehm” room if that tells you anything (you might be an NPR junkie if…). One of the biggest reasons I love Facebook is because…
One CommentIn honor of World Breastfeeding Week, another post about breastfeeding! When I was pregnant with Callum and first researching breastfeeding, I wasn’t sure how I felt about nursing in public (NIP). You see, once upon a time I, too, thought nursing in public was a bit…odd. What did I know?…
7 CommentsI was so pleased to see Ina May Gaskin pop up in my news feed this morning writing a piece on childbirth choice for the Huffington Post’s Global Motherhood section. Gaskin is perhaps the most famous midwife in the US; her books including Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and Spiritual…
One CommentWatch baby’s airway. It’s the number one rule of babywearing and is particularly important for newborns and babies with any sort of breathing issue. This rule applies to any sort of “baby holder” – baby carriers and slings, but also bouncy chairs, swings, and even carseats. All of these can…
3 CommentsThe fabulous Best for Babes recently released their 2011 State of Breastfeeding in the US report. Best for Babes focuses on breastfeeding education and support, particularly in helping women to recognize and overcome “booby traps” that often impede successful breastfeeding relationships. According to their statistics (taken I believe from the…
6 CommentsYou may have heard of the fourth trimester. Basically, it’s the idea that the first 3 months of life are very much an extension of life in the womb for baby. Baby has spent 40 weeks (or there abouts!) having her every need attended to. She never knew hunger, was…
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