Whenever I mention that my daughter is teething, almost every parent I’ve ever talked to raises their eyebrows and shoots me their best expression of sympathy. It would seem that teething is one of those dreaded experiences that all parents get to go through with their children in varying degrees of unpleasantness. Still, the general […]

Co-sleeping is one of the most controversial topics for new parents. You need only google “co-sleeping” to find countless warnings about why co-sleeping creates poor sleep habits, endangers the child, and ruins marriages. The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) cautions parents to avoid bed sharing to reduce the risk of SIDS and infant suffocation. So, […]

Everyone knows that a woman’s hormones go through some big changes during pregnancy. Hormones are at the root of all of our lovely pregnancy symptoms, and most women look forward to being rid of them when the baby is born. Unfortunately, the birth of the baby is only the first step in a cascade of […]

In last week’s blog, I talked about setting realistic expectations for yourself and understanding that there may be some things about the postpartum period that are simply unavoidable. Now that you know what you can’t control, let’s talk about what you can control! No matter what happened during your pregnancy and labor, you can certainly […]