Where do you pump or nurse when not at home?
Sunday September 30, 2012
There are so many places that women pump or nurse while away from home. I think it's important to see what the wide range of places look like. So ... Read More
Do you worry about your water breaking?
Tuesday September 25, 2012
I have to admit that a lot of women, myself included, spent an inordinate amount of time worried about my water breaking with my first baby. I didn't know much ... Read More
Fasting in Pregnancy
Tuesday September 25, 2012
As Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, approaches, you may be wondering if you should fast in pregnancy. While it is also wise to ask your own Rabbi, the ... Read More
Inviting Your Mother to Your Birth
Monday September 24, 2012
With my first child my mother asked to attend the birth. I hadn't really thought about it prior to that question. After talking to my husband about it, ... Read More
My Wife Wanted Natural Childbirth and I Freaked Out
Friday September 21, 2012
One dad talks about his melt down when his wife decided that she didn't want to have an epidural for labor in this first part of a series of his ... Read More
Most Parents Use Car Seats Wrong
Wednesday September 19, 2012
I really wish this headline were different, but it's pretty much the same, year after year. The sad fact is that the vast majority of parents, four out of five, ... Read More
You Won't Believe What She Did in the Delivery Room!
Monday September 17, 2012
I hear a lot of stories about delivery room etiquette that is in poor fashion, but man, read Suki's story:
"When giving birth to my first I allowed my husband's mother ... Read More
Breastfeeding Affirmations for Twins
Sunday September 16, 2012
Sometimes people try to scare you about breastfeeding twins. But one important, often overlooked, component of breastfeeding twins is that you need to have a positive attitude. There ... Read More
Would you name your baby after a gun?
Sunday September 16, 2012
Time magazine had a new baby this week. He and his girlfriend, Sunny Oglesby, welcomed Breeze Beretta, after the gun manufacturer. Johnston became well known for fathering the ... Read More
Free Childbirth Classes and Bedrest
Saturday September 15, 2012
Bedrest isn't something that most people plan for in pregnancy. In fact, I hear that many moms write me and are completely taken by surprise. One of the ... Read More
The Last Maternity Shirt Standing
Tuesday September 11, 2012
This morning in my Facebook feed was a friend talking about how she had just purchased a new maternity shirt. It was to be the shirt that got her through ... Read More
Should you buy a Halloween costume for baby?
Monday September 10, 2012
Two of my children were due on October 21st. When my first October baby was due, I figured 10 days was plenty of cushion and I should buy him a ... Read More
What do bloody shoes have to do with labor?
Friday September 7, 2012
When I was early on in my childbirth education career, I was so thrilled and so involved with all of the new terminology and I quickly adapted to the new ... Read More
Breastfeeding Protects the Looks of Breasts
Thursday September 6, 2012
A recent study in the Asethetic Surgery Journal looked at identical twins' breasts for signs of aging. What they found surprised even the researchers - breastfeeding keeps your breasts ... Read More
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Wednesday September 5, 2012
Many times when you hear diabetes in the news, they are talking about Type II diabetes. Similarly, in pregnancy, when most people are talking about diabetes, they are talking ... Read More
Did you attend the Rally for Change?
Tuesday September 4, 2012
This past weekend was the Rally for Change on Labor Day. I drove about 45 miles to my location. It was a small town and there is only one ... Read More
Knitted Breasts as Teaching Tools
Saturday September 1, 2012
When I first started as a childbirth educator, I really couldn't wait to get my hands on my new teaching tools. Though as a new educator, I had to add ... Read More