A Blog by Mom Meet Mom
I had what is usually called a “natural birth” with both my kids. Natural birth is in quotes here because I don’t consider myself qualified to call anyone else’s birth unnatural, and on top of that I was sporting a … Continued
Motherhood can be very isolating. It’s one of those things no one seems to prepare you for, so after your baby is born and the loneliness sets in you’re wondering if you’re the odd man out. But you’re not. You … Continued
“I should be able to handle it. All babies do is eat and sleep, right?” Those were my thoughts as I prepared for the arrival my first baby while living and working in a foreign country, thousands of miles away … Continued
On the night my daughter P. was born, I made my way to the special care nursery after being given the go ahead to get up and out of my bed. It was sometime in the middle of the night. … Continued
Besides the 3,800 unread emails, frequent well-wishers stopping by to welcome you back, and a mid-morning mad scramble to find a lactation room, your return to your workplace after maternity leave will be eerily familiar. In this twilight zone episode … Continued
Delivery rooms are busy places these days. Used to be, you only had a crowd in there if you were expecting trouble. Like in addition to my midwife and a nurse and an OB, I had a team from the … Continued
When we found out we were expecting fraternal twins, I was told they may come a few weeks early and to plan to be into the Neonatal ICU for a few weeks – a month at most. My husband and … Continued
The big one would probably be you’re going to go into labor early and you’re going to deliver early. And it’s going to be okay. Because when you’ve never had a baby, delivering a month and a half early seems … Continued
I’m sure most of us moms have heard of the term “baby blues”. But what exactly is it? And how serious can it get? I am here to address this very thing and give some tips on how to effectively … Continued
When people see me breastfeeding I typically get the same reaction. Which is to say, none at all. I am lucky to live in a community where breastfeeding is very common, but that hasn’t always been the case. In fact … Continued