What You Need to Know About Lactation Donation
July 22, 2021
Somewhere, at some point, a woman sat connected to a pump and had gotten more than her baby could eat. Her lactation donation helped my preemie.Continue Reading
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In Defense of Unusual Baby Names
June 13, 2021
The first day of school would inevitably include the correction of my name in the vast majority of rolls called. It’s not “Rhianna” or “Rhiawwna.” I don’t know why people seem to assume the “n” is silent.Continue Reading
RealityMoms Guide to Baby and Toddler Easter Baskets
March 25, 2021
Struggling to find Easter gifts appropriate for your baby or toddler? Get a little creative! Instead of filing a traditional wicker basket, get an item to fill that can be part of the treat. Continue Reading
When Parenting Took Over my Marriage
September 1, 2020
Every new parent goes through that phase when marriage inadvertently crawls to sulk in a dark corner of the basement, hidden by cobwebs, grieving alone.Continue Reading
Mom Radar is Real and It’s Freaking Me Out
August 20, 2020
Mom radar is real and it’s freaking me out. I swear my child has some sixth sense that tells her when I look too comfortable because she wakes up EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.Continue Reading
Painting the Yellow Room
August 4, 2020
When we got our new house, we painted one of the rooms yellow. I always thought of it as the baby’s room. And then I had fertility issues.Continue Reading
A Love Letter to My Last Child
May 31, 2020
Dear last child of mine, You are the last baby I will hold, the last baby whose soft body I will smell, the last one I will feed and comfort at night.Continue Reading
I Just Finished Her Baby Book
January 10, 2020
Fine, I’m not EXACTLY totally finished. There are slots in my daughter’s baby book for photos that are sitting empty that need to be filled. I have to remember what she was given for her fifth birthday party, even though I could confidently guess “princess stuff” and “My Little Pony nonsense” and that would pretty much cover it.Continue Reading
The Diaper Continuum: From Clean to Why Did I Reproduce?
December 28, 2019
After three babies, I’ve seen it all. And by all, I mean that there’s a continuum that new moms don’t know about as they head into the unchartered territory that is diaper changes.Continue Reading
Puppy Surprise Is Everything Wrong With Maternity Care in America
December 15, 2019
The box invites you to see Puppy Surprise make weird panting noises. It is not the sound of a happy dog. It is the sound of a dog mid-panic attack.Continue Reading
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