by Jennifer | Aug 10, 2020 | 5 Minute Blogging, Pregnancy and Childbirth
I was thinking last night. Thinking is dangerous, especially when you’re supposed to be drifting off to sleep, but sometimes you just can’t stop your brain. Anyway, I was thinking how lucky I was to get to experience “actual” labor with Tank. With Little...
by Jennifer | Oct 10, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Parenthood, Pregnancy and Childbirth
Dear Everyone. Yes – everyone, There are likely hundreds of articles and blog posts discussing what I’m about to say. Yet it doesn’t seem to be sinking in yet, so here’s another version to ponder. Stop – just stop – asking the next mom you see if she...
by Jennifer | Oct 1, 2019 | Advocacy, Parenthood, Postpartum, Pregnancy and Childbirth, The First Year
You’ve decorated the nursery and written the birth plan. Now it’s time to discuss social media rules with your family. If you think you don’t need to, think again. I was scrolling through a community Facebook group the other day when a birth announcement caught my...
by Jennifer | Sep 17, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Product Recommendations, The First Year
If you’ve never breastfeed a baby before, you may be wondering what exactly you will need to make the journey a success. While you don’t need much more than yourself and your baby in the early days, there are also a few useful items it may be worth adding...
by Jennifer | Sep 17, 2019 | Pregnancy and Childbirth, Product Recommendations, The First Year
You’re standing in the foyer of Buy Buy Baby, Target, or another baby registry mecca of your choice, registry checklist in hand. Your palms start sweating, you have to pee (again), and you don’t even know where to start scanning. Even with that handy...
by Jennifer | Jul 25, 2019 | 5 Minute Blogging, Breastfeeding, Parenthood, Postpartum, Pregnancy and Childbirth, The First Year
Do I think too much about birth and breastfeeding? Oh, what a loaded question, and a difficult one to answer. It hit me yesterday, as I was washing a bowl full of pump parts, that I spend more waking hours some days thinking about breastfeeding than practically any...
