Caring for a Barnacle Baby
If you're like me, you only know the term barnacle baby if you actually have one. And that's because you had to figure out what the heck you just created. They are one-of-a-kind, sensitive,...
Au Pair life: Tips from a Current Mom and Former Au Pair
When I was 17 I moved to Paris. Without wealthy parents to support me, working as an Au Pair was the only available ticket to freedom and adventure abroad. With a shoe-box chambre de...
Most Common Questions About the Fourth Trimester | UT Health Austin
UT Health Austin ob-gyn answers the most commonly searched questions about the fourth trimester of pregnancy
During the “fourth” trimester, or postpartum period, you’ll likely have many questions about caring for your body and what...
I Want My Mommy (Still)
Ever since I was little, I've heard my mom say..."You just wait. You're going to have one of you one day, and then you'll understand!" Usually this statement followed an event where I was...
The Many, Messy Contradictions of Motherhood
“Will you carry me up?” asks my son.
It’s bedtime, the end of a particularly exhausting day. A day where my time was not my own, my body barely my own. I feel like I’ve...
Mom’s Guide To Creating the Best Birth Plan
"Wait... I need a 'Birth Plan?' Isn't the plan to ... give birth?"
When I signed up for the Bradley Birth Method class, we had no idea of the number of interventions possible during labor...
March is Trisomy Awareness Month
The month of March recognizes many holidays, but did you know March is also Trisomy Awareness Month? Trisomy is possibly a term you heard during early pregnancy, or for some not at all. It...
World Baby Sleep Day 2022
Started in 2017, World Baby Sleep Day was created by the Pediatric Sleep Council, as a day to recognize and bring attention to the importance of healthy sleep for your baby.
According to the World...
Tips from a Doula: Creating Postpartum Boundaries
With the excitement of a new baby, it's easy for boundaries to be crossed.
One thing I love most about being a doula, is the support I get to provide to new postpartum mamas. Not...
A Salute to Potty-Training Moms
There’s a phase somewhere in the first four years of your child’s life that fills you with a sense of dread before it happens and you immediately banish from your memory as soon as...