Pregnancy + Postpartum

A strange social phenomenon happens when a woman becomes pregnant. It may start when she announces her pregnancy, but it becomes ever more prevalent as the baby (and thus, the mama) grows. Suddenly, all the conventional rules of tact...

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 straight back in a tight ponytail as a girl. The boys loved the long wavy...

It’s hard to believe that I’m even writing the word, “pandemic.” That’s something I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be living through, and certainly not with a newborn (or two, in my case). Over the incessant...

Millennials and Gen Z love to break tradition. We are going to many weddings now without bouquet tosses and first dances. Gender-neutral names are growing in popularity.  It was previously traditional to have a bridal shower and baby shower,...

When I announced my pregnancy last year, a number of people—mostly strangers—reacted to the news with a peculiar and somewhat rude question: “Don’t you think bringing a child into this world is morally questionable?” Of course, most of them didn’t state...

Disclaimer: I am not a lactation consultant or a doctor. If you are having problems with breastfeeding, please seek help at your local La Leche League or an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Trust me, they are worth...

I felt sick to my stomach reading a blog post this week from a mother who wanted to breastfeed, was breastfeeding, but didn't realize her newborn wasn't getting enough milk. The baby, tragically, was not nutritionally fulfilled, wasn't getting...

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 maternity shoot, pregnancy is not all gumdrops and roses. There is so much information out...

Here is my truth: The first two weeks of my second daughter's life were some of the darkest and scariest days I've ever experienced. We always talk about these things in general terms, usually with an optimistic spin to...

As I sit here, I am exactly 26 days away from giving birth to my second child. We are having a girl and if you have read any of my previous posts you know that this one didn’t exactly...

I got pregnant with my firstborn in 2018. No sooner had I seen two pink lines than the comments started. A couple of the comments were "Don't get an epidural" and "Don't get induced." Those comments were followed up...

Ah, motherhood. It's an immensely joyful, heart-warming experience that we mamas wouldn't trade for anything in the world. But it can also sometimes be unimaginably crazymaking, turning even the most put-together, self-confident woman into a neurotic mess flying through her day on...

I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder.  I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind of sentimental value.  Some of the stuff is necessary and understandable - like Cohen's lock...

Let’s talk about breastfeeding. Every mama’s experience is totally different even between their own children (I know mine were completely different!) Put working a fulltime job into the mix and it gets a bit complicated. Here’s my story…. My oldest...