Sushi. Wine. Kitty Litter. Lunch meat. Runny eggs. Rare steak. Know this list? If you’ve been pregnant, you probably do. It’s just a few...
So I have a question.
When did society dictate how our birth experience is perceived? Since when do those who give birth unmedicated earn a...
Ok, let’s get real for a second. Regardless of what your Aunt Sally may have told you, or how great Beyonce looked in her...
I decided to wean at 2:00 AM. At 1:00 AM, I woke up in a fit of chills; blankets pulled tight around me while...
When my first baby, M, was born three years ago, it was a transformational experience, one I know so many other mothers share when...
5. The loneliness. It's hard to connect with other adults, even other moms. It seems like everyone's got their opinion, and no matter who...
Breastfeeding didn't feel natural to me. Both my daughters latched on, but I personally could not continue. It was me. I couldn't do it....
You don’t know me, but I am your friend, your coworker, a fellow room mom, or the woman taking a walk one night in...
Hair Glorious Hair
Most of my life my hair has been a feature I have been proud of. I was teased because I wore it...
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten...
Breastfeeding moms all know that feeling of your baby starting to cry and frantically looking around for the best place to feed. I’m a...
“So you’re a midwife?” I think I’ve been asked this question about 50 times since January. Ecstatic, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that...
You've probably heard the phrase "crunchy mom." Some are loud and proud of their natural mom lifestyle, while the moms on the other end...
When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child last July, we faced many of the same questions as other...
In + Around Indy
See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
