If you see a baby bump, then stick a bow on it. That may be the next Beyonce song after Put a Ring on It. I am pretty sure that 90% of all maternity clothes break every rule that...
Homebirth Vs Baby Friendly Hospital Birth: My Experience
I had a baby at home and another at a birthing center in a baby friendly hospital. Here’s what I learned.
On call matters to me.
The two things that drove me to homebirth for...
It was the end of week three of bed rest at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. The goal was to make it three more weeks, but like the rest of this pregnancy, nothing would go as planned.
It was our...
I often like to write about things I wish I knew before having kids, like Sh*t someone should have told me and Sex after marriage and kids: the reality and keeping it spicy. The topic of 'pregnancy brain' and...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by the Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital.
Six-week-old Sophia begins to fuss in her bassinet as she wakes from her nap. Her distress diminishes as her mother picks her up, holds her about a...
Disclosure :: we are thrilled to partner with Sleepless in NOLA as a sponsor. Sleep is a topic of continual interest to our readers, and we are lucky to have Dr. Vyas - a mom herself - on board...
I stood over my daughter completely bewildered by what I had just witnessed. In response to me telling her that she couldn't play with a toy until she picked up the ones that lay strewn across the floor, she...
I Had a Cesarean Delivery and It Wasn't Part of my Plan
Every mom has a birth plan. Whether it's in your mind or on paper, you have a plan of how you want your delivery to be. I didn't...
As I write this, my three-month-old daughter is fighting going to sleep (it’s been a rough day for us both), while my husband, 2 year old son and 4 year old daughter are reading bedtime stories after a night...
The Unseen Battles: My Path Through Postpartum Challenges
The Unpredictable Road of Motherhood
Life, especially as a mother, is full of unexpected challenges. Sometimes these challenges can shake us to our core and shatter the foundation we stood upon. Join me...
Dear New Baby,
Hello there, New Baby. You and I have spent the last thirteen weeks together. Looking back on them, I feel like I owe you an apology. You see, the past few weeks were a blur of emotional...
We have all been there, we have the cute baby bump, we’re glowing yet emotional but when it comes to getting dressed, NOTHING FITS!!
Do I have to get dressed?
During my third trimester, it was mid-summer last year and it...
Dear Baby Girl,
You are perfect in every way. We love you just the way you are. We can’t wait to meet you.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
That is what I have said to my baby girl several times since we found out...
Generally, I don't like parenting labels, but I would consider myself a pretty mainstream mom with natural/hippie mom tendencies. I shower and wear deodorant, but I use baking soda to wash my hair and that deodorant - I make it...