Birth Moments
As we rapidly approach Oscar’s first birthday, I find myself thinking often about his birth. We had planned a natural birth at a local birthing center, but then, well, life happened. More on that...
View ArticleNo more night-time feedings
Glory day. After eleven months and change, Oscar is finally through with night-time feedings. I feel fairly confident in this declaration because he’s gone two weeks now—ten nights where he slept all...
View ArticleSuffering Superlatives: The Mommy Wars
As a young mother and a bit of an introvert, I was taken aback when I first became pregnant by the amount of over-the-top, passionate-verging-on-fanaticism, unsolicited advice and directives I was...
View ArticleKeeping Abreast: The Social Stigma of Breastfeeding in Public
For the record, I find myself firmly planted on the side of the debate wherein woman should be free to breastfeed in public. I find it bewildering that there’s a stigma attached to seeing a woman’s...
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