How to Support Our Children Through Separation Anxiety
The first time my child cried as he realized I was leaving him at daycare was heartbreaking. He’d been there for a week and everything had been fine, but now he realized that this wasn’t just a one week gig but an everyday occurrence, and he was not happy! Separation anxiety in toddlers, or children […]
How to Cope with Miscarrying Twins
I can remember the exact moment I found out I was pregnant. A few days prior, I went to the doctor because I had this unusual pain in my stomach. I remember the doctor asking me, “Do you think you could be pregnant?” And my response was, “Eh, I doubt it.” I never thought that […]
Looking for Signs After the Loss of a Child
My experience with the loss of a child starts every morning when there’s this moment, a brief fleeting moment, when you first wake up, before you are actually awake, where you don’t immediately focus on your child who died. It’s this brief second where you can maybe forget that your child died, that you are […]
How to Overcome Working Mom Guilt
There's a belief that you can have a career OR be a great mom, but not both. This belief causes working mom guilt. A psychologist tells us how to beat it.
Guide to Induction at 37 Weeks: Everything You Need to Know
I was 36 1/2 weeks pregnant when I found out I’d have an induced labor at 37 weeks. It was a Wednesday, and my high risk specialist confirmed a preeclampsia diagnosis that we’d expected for weeks. But I was completely unprepared–scratch that, absolutely terrified–when she said I had 4 days to get everything in order […]
How Tracking Fertility with a Monitor Changed My TTC Journey
I’d spent too many months crying in bed the day my period came. After a year-and-a-half of unsuccessfully trying to conceive (TTC), I made a list of questions to ask my doctor. I’d been tracking fertility using ovulation predictor kits and ovulation tracker apps, but nothing was working. Month to month, I was heartbroken. The […]
Best Postpartum Swimsuits to Help New Moms Love Pool Days
Summer is fully upon us, and most of us are trying to spend lots of time outdoors since that’s where we’re told it’s safest to socialize. But I’ve had lots of moms tell me how hard they’re finding this trend. Their kids want to go to the pool or even on a beach trip, or […]
Pandemics, Pregnancy, and Planning: What You Need to Know from an Expert
Let’s be real right now. Pregnancy is a weird and scary enough process in the best of circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic, and many mamas are even more anxious than normal. Who can blame them? They’re growing humans! Anxiety abounds. As a result, we’ve gotten lots of questions from women at all stages of […]