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… Read More Baby’s 1st Birthday
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… Read More Cholestasis Of Pregnancy And The Real Risk Of Stillbirth
I never anticipated the crushing force of mom guilt and how much going back to work would exacerbate the problem. Your heart aches in ways I never knew possible, and I blame my hormones for this 100%. Since these hormones, however, are completely out of my control, I figured I may as well address the… Read More 5 Common Sources of Working Mom Guilt
Postpartum hair loss is no joke. Hormones and prenatal vitamins do wonders for your hair during pregnancy, but those same hormones can turn those luscious locks into wads of hair clumping in the shower drain once baby is born. Gross. My hair is very thin to begin with, so when I started to notice my… Read More Combating Postpartum Hair Loss
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… Read More Why I Will Not Be A Soccer Mom
