The baby recently celebrated his very 1st birthday. We’ve been very busy planning a move while working full time, and having the little one’s birthday became another source of stress for me. How were we going to mark the occasion? We don’t really have any parent friends with kids of the same age, so how […]
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Cholestasis Of Pregnancy And The Real Risk Of Stillbirth
When I was 33 weeks pregnant, I began to itch up and down my legs, down my arms, on my stomach, and on my palms. I itched so badly that I made myself bleed from scratching so much. Nothing would stop the itch. I would get in the shower for relief, but the itch would […]
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Choosing Less Travel During Baby’s First Year
I have always been a travel addict and, in particular, a passionate advocate of slow travel, where you spend an extended period of time somewhere and really get to know the ins and outs of your location. Slow travel is also a better option when you have to work as you go because you are […]
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Why is honey off limits for babies?
Why is honey off limits for babies? The first time I heard that honey was bad for babies, I was in a prenatal class at the university. It was such an off-the-cuff remark that we could have easily missed this important information, and I generally only found this food restriction coming up in conversation as […]
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What NYE in Miami Taught Me
Miami is not exactly a destination that screams “Let’s bring the baby!”, but that’s where we ended up spending the New Year’s holiday, first at a hotel in South Beach and then at a private high-rise residence in midtown for NYE and the fireworks. We really like to travel for NYE and see no reason […]
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Making Life More Complicated: Breastfeeding Edition
I think I must have wanted to choose the method for feeding my child that would be the most complicated and that would require the most amount of time and stuff. Looking at my procedure objectively, at least, that is how it would appear. I even went to a breastfeeding class at the […]
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Why I Will Not Be A Soccer Mom
Before I ever entertained the idea of having a baby, I had determined that there were certain things about myself that I would never give up if I were to become a parent. Many of these thoughts occurred as a single person observing people I was determined never to become (often stereotypical or self-described Soccer […]
