Newborns

I was three hours postpartum the first time I felt shamed for my choice. My husband and I were resting comfortably in our room at the hospital. We were playfully bickering over whose turn it was to snuggle our...

Friends, I was you just a few years ago. On the childless side of this. My husband and I were at the beach, our whole family packed into a small and cramped two-story beach house. I remember watching my brother...

  When I was expecting, I would cradle my pregnant belly and daydream about nursing my little one in a cozy corner of our home. I imagined the first few moments of his life would be spent on my chest...

If you were born in the 80s or 90s, you remember the show, right? Are You Afraid of the Dark? I have a very vivid memory of watching the show while at the babysitter's with my cousin who is two years...

When I had dreamed of having my baby, I imagined covered in absolute bliss, like the fluffiest sherpa blanket. After experiencing skin-to-skin and the first motherly act of breastfeeding, there would be an instant bond, and it would be...

When I was younger, before I had children or even a steady boyfriend, I told myself a lot of lies about being a momma. This was mainly because I didn’t realize how tough being a mom was. Growing up...

Before I was a parent, I was never going to co-sleep. How could you? How dangerous. How irresponsible. Fast forward to baby #2, and she’s either slept on me or been rocked to sleep and held. I savored every moment...

What are your must-have newborn baby items? That is the question I get most often, and I see asked all the time in the mama groups on Facebook. As I started working on this list, I realized that this list of...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Our Lady fo Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital and authored by by Lauren Bailey, MD. This post was created as a part of a series to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2020. Though...

I had just dabbed the blood on my upper lip while fighting back tears. My tears weren’t there because of the blood, but because of the frustration. I was so angry and frustrated that I was the ONLY ONE...