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First-timer’s primer on childbirth
This is really embarrassing to admit, but before I actually had my first baby, I didn’t fully understand what went on down there during [...]
The best laid plans
In 2012, I waddled around the halls of a sterile-but-friendly hospital on my highly anticipated birthplace tour. My husband and I proudly toted our birth plan and [...]
All in a day’s work: The birth of Grayson
Let's start at my 35th week. (Let it be noted that while all of this was happening, I had a bad case of bronchitis, an [...]
Bump on board
Whether your job requires regular travel or your budget allows for recreational trips (hello, babymoon!), jet-setting while pregnant is often a part of the modern [...]
Kiinde Twist Direct-Pump Feeding System Review
As a breastfeeding mom who recently went back to work, I’ve spent a great deal of time evaluating the many options for keeping my [...]
Second nature: The birth of Olivia
My first labor and delivery went pretty much textbook, and I was proud of myself for being able to achieve my goal of doing it [...]
Chicco 123 Activity Walker
Walking?! No way! Our little baby girl is our first child, and I have to imagine that (like every other new parent) it’s hard [...]
Ready and waiting: The birth of Parker
My pregnancy with Parker was excellent. It went really well and was as close to perfect as it could have gotten. We were due [...]
Stuck on you: The birth of Aria
I was scheduled to be induced at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30 (I was 39 weeks and three days) and was given three [...]
Coming soon: The birth of Naomi
When I found out I was pregnant with my second baby just 13 months after having my first, I knew I wanted to do [...]
Hunger pains
My iron stomach, bottomless pit of an appetite and endless enthusiasm for anything edible made my enviable gig as a food writer easy. I would [...]
On your mark, get set …
As excited as you are to feel that first contraction finally hit, you’ll spend much—if not all—of the first phase of labor in your [...]
Get the most out of your prenatal vitamin
Start early Most experts recommend that you begin taking pre-natal vitamins at least one month prior to conception. You should keep taking it throughout pregnancy [...]
Stokke Flexi Bath Review
Oh the joys and terrors of bathtime with newborn babies! Either my daughter loves it, or she doesn’t. Our newbi’s first couple baths, which [...]
Safe deposit
How often do you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? If you’re currently expecting, you have one right on the horizon. When your baby is born, [...]
Taking a chance: The birth of Rylee, Saydee and Liam
Julian and his daughter, Saydee This story actually begins years ago in the summer of 2011 when my wife, Ratana, and IÂ got [...]
A new beginning: The birth of Nash
It was a normal checkup on a Friday morning, and my mother was with me. I was due in two weeks. We went into [...]
Finally here: The birth of Neeson
Neeson Foley, I am your mama, and this is your birth story. I’ve started writing it a million different times and in a million [...]
First-timer’s primer on childbirth
This is really embarrassing to admit, but before I actually had my first baby, I didn’t fully understand what went on down there during [...]
The best laid plans
In 2012, I waddled around the halls of a sterile-but-friendly hospital on my highly anticipated birthplace tour. My husband and I proudly toted our birth plan and [...]
All in a day’s work: The birth of Grayson
Let's start at my 35th week. (Let it be noted that while all of this was happening, I had a bad case of bronchitis, an [...]
Bump on board
Whether your job requires regular travel or your budget allows for recreational trips (hello, babymoon!), jet-setting while pregnant is often a part of the modern [...]
Kiinde Twist Direct-Pump Feeding System Review
As a breastfeeding mom who recently went back to work, I’ve spent a great deal of time evaluating the many options for keeping my [...]
Second nature: The birth of Olivia
My first labor and delivery went pretty much textbook, and I was proud of myself for being able to achieve my goal of doing it [...]
Chicco 123 Activity Walker
Walking?! No way! Our little baby girl is our first child, and I have to imagine that (like every other new parent) it’s hard [...]
Ready and waiting: The birth of Parker
My pregnancy with Parker was excellent. It went really well and was as close to perfect as it could have gotten. We were due [...]
Stuck on you: The birth of Aria
I was scheduled to be induced at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30 (I was 39 weeks and three days) and was given three [...]
Coming soon: The birth of Naomi
When I found out I was pregnant with my second baby just 13 months after having my first, I knew I wanted to do [...]
Hunger pains
My iron stomach, bottomless pit of an appetite and endless enthusiasm for anything edible made my enviable gig as a food writer easy. I would [...]
On your mark, get set …
As excited as you are to feel that first contraction finally hit, you’ll spend much—if not all—of the first phase of labor in your [...]
Get the most out of your prenatal vitamin
Start early Most experts recommend that you begin taking pre-natal vitamins at least one month prior to conception. You should keep taking it throughout pregnancy [...]
Stokke Flexi Bath Review
Oh the joys and terrors of bathtime with newborn babies! Either my daughter loves it, or she doesn’t. Our newbi’s first couple baths, which [...]
Safe deposit
How often do you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? If you’re currently expecting, you have one right on the horizon. When your baby is born, [...]
Taking a chance: The birth of Rylee, Saydee and Liam
Julian and his daughter, Saydee This story actually begins years ago in the summer of 2011 when my wife, Ratana, and IÂ got [...]
A new beginning: The birth of Nash
It was a normal checkup on a Friday morning, and my mother was with me. I was due in two weeks. We went into [...]
Finally here: The birth of Neeson
Neeson Foley, I am your mama, and this is your birth story. I’ve started writing it a million different times and in a million [...]
