This topic was prompted by a special moment I had with my 8-month-old son about a week ago. We were out of province for a wedding, and it was bedtime. Theo’s bed for the week was our Pack ‘n Play that we purchased a mattress for to hopefully make more comfortable for our boy. After …
As a society, we’re only recently starting to normalize the realities of mom guilt, comparison, and baby blues. Studies show that up to 80% of new parents experience some form of “baby blues”, and 10-20% have PPD. One conversation with most any mom will reveal that comparison with other moms (especially in this day of …
First, A Letter to My Newborn Son – On Feeding Cradling your tiny body in my arms We’ve both shed literal blood, sweat, tears You’re hungry. You just want to eat. You’ve never done this before. Neither have I, baby. I know I’m bigger and stronger and I’m supposed to know what I’m doing and …