My New Heartbeat

You hear a lot of medical jargon over the course of a pregnancy. My midwife appointments are full of talk about body parts, internal organs, and fluids I didn’t even know I produced.

Of all the tasks that come with preparing for a new baby, choosing a name is somehow simultaneously the best and the worst part.

To know or not to know? That is a huge question for expecting parents. The majority of moms I know chose to learn the gender of their babies at the first opportunity. Some parents even pay a good chunk of money for private ultrasounds just so can they know “boy or girl” a few weeks […]

Four years of writing about babies, toddlers and parents has been like therapy. We refer to my column as my “rants” because they so often revolve around me complaining, whining or ruminating over the less glamorous parts of parenthood.

Man cannot survive on peanut butter and jelly alone. At least that’s what I thought until my daughter was old enough for non-pureed food.

Around my daughter’s fourth birthday, the topic of tablets came up as a gift idea. It was a generous offer by those involved, but my husband and I are united on this front – No major electronic purchases for the kiddo.

By the time this column prints, my daughter will have turned 4 years old.
Her birthday in late November is something we are celebrating with My Little Pony cupcakes and plenty of ice cream.
But preparing for that day left…

Disney movies were a staple of my childhood. My parents can attest to the hours spent rewinding a VHS tape of “The Little Mermaid.”

Like most moms in the world, I consider myself pretty busy. My planner is full of deadlines, ballet classes, birthdays, reminders and various appointments. When I start flipping through the days, I can’t seem to figure out where to write “Have Another Baby.” Knowing we wanted more children was easy, but then we realized we […]

Did you have a positive birth experience?
I don’t mean pain-free, or one that resulted in a perfectly healthy baby.
I mean an experience where you felt respected and treated with dignity, one where you made your decisions without pressure and were presented with all options and information.