I have been avoiding sleep training baby in her crib since day one. I have gotten so used to sleeping next to her, I couldn’t stand the thought of her sleeping in another room. Every week would bring a different excuse. After she gets her shots, after the 4 month sleep regression, after we’re done […]
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Why I’m Not Posting Pictures Of My Baby’s Face Online
I have found myself back on social media out of sheer boredom. When I’m breastfeeding or pumping I need something to do with my hands. I need to stay awake. And social media distracts me. It also helps me feel like I’m part of society, even though I spend all day in the house with […]
The Baby Registry That Gives Back
My husband and I didn’t register anywhere when we got married. Mostly because we had been living together for long enough that we already had everything we needed. But also, because anything we needed we could just buy ourselves. And we knew that. It didn’t feel right to ask our friends and family for things. […]
Getting Pregnant Was Harder Than I Thought It Would Be
The amount of times I’ve had to Google “what is ovulation” is embarrassing. If I would have known how difficult it actually is to get pregnant, I wouldn’t have spent the past 10 years of sexual activity in constant, certain panic that I was indeed “with child”. I always thought I was pregnant. Since my […]