15 Inspirational Quotes for New Parents
I wanted to find some quotes that gave a little inspiration on the whole parenting journey – even though I think “Shit Happens” pretty…
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What you Need to Know About Newborns
A doctor told a very good friend of mine that the first three months of a newborn’s life is like a fourth trimester. He…
Best Advice for New Parents
My great-grandmother always said “babies need air” – meaning that they should go outside every day. I’m not sure if there is any science…
Gird Your Loins: 4 Unexpected Truths From The First Month
Being pregnant is a long, boring and often miserable experience. To help pass that time, you’re probably on a non-stop internet cruise finding every…
Embracing The Pregnancy Inquisition
Some pregnant women complain about being asked the same questions over and over again. Not me! I loved answering questions about my impending motherhood,…
Easiest Births Ever
Some of you may be a little scared, okay terrified of giving birth. Everyone loves to tell you about horrible births, so I thought…
I Packed Up the Pump – For Both of Us
I packed up the pump. Well, pumps, because I’ve tried everything to build my supply. But they are packed up, along with all of…
New Mom Guilt: Why You’re Not Failing as a Mother
I’ve gotten a lot of emails from women saying they feel overwhelmed by motherhood. Not in a dangerous way, just in an “I totally…
Babies are Hard and Toddlers are Awesome!
If you rattle around the parent internet for even a little bit, you’ll notice that toddlers have a bad rap. “You think that baby…
No Really, Don’t Worry About Your Velcro Baby
An English mum is going mega viral with her extremely relatable, and pleasantly glass-half-full attitude about Velcro babies, and what she calls “contact naps.”…
10 Great Things About Being Pregnant
Okay now I know that some of these don’t always apply – we’ve all met that dick that doesn’t care if you’re pregnant and…
My Postpartum Body
My sweet little second-born is 4 months old, and you guys sometimes I just feel like a whale. This baby weight is wearing out…
19 Reasons You’re Crushing this Parenthood Thing
Being a parent comes with loads of doubts. We’ve all wondered if we were doing things right, and felt like giant failures when something…
5 Skills You Can Look Forward to Gaining as a New Parent
“I’ll be really quick,” my friend says to us as she steps into a shower stall. It’s the peak of summer at a family…
Good For You – Less Mom Shaming, More Support
Let’s face it. Being a mom is quite possibly one of the hardest jobs on the planet. To the women whose gigs consist of…
Giving Up Control During Pregnancy
Real talk: I’m a control freak. And I don’t mean that in a cute, perfectionist kind of way. I mean it in an ugly-crying-while-desperately-clutching-my-planner…
Monkey Baby
I was watching a documentary about monkeys a while ago. It followed a troop of monkeys where the dominant female would try to steal the…
Why All Moms Need a “Twin Pass”
“I’m the mother of twin toddlers” is a phrase I often use when writing. It’s a true statement, but it’s also the ultimate parenting…
4 Ways To Mentally Recover After a Difficult Childbirth
I know a mom who is struggling with her birth story. Well-meaning people keep asking when she’s going to have another and telling her…
5 Little Words
My pregnancy was far from picture perfect. I’ve written before about the struggle to conceive and touched briefly on the laundry list of pregnancy-related…
