My First Time in a National Parenting Mag — Pregnancy Magazine

When I heard from Lisa Fields, a writer for Pregnancy magazine doing a story on “Nursing Must-Haves”, I was afraid that we were about to see yet another story on how blissful it is for everyone to breastfeed their babies. As I’ve said here before, it’s surprisingly difficult for many moms to nurse their babies more »

Baby? Who’s having a baby? Anxiety and impending birth.

Somehow, this pregnancy has settled into a nice routine. At 38 weeks and counting, my body seems to have adjusted to the aches, pains, and lack of sleep I’ve been griping about for months. Somehow, it seems like the “new normal”. Even my ankles would agree; instead of 2 pork chops protruding from the bottom more »

A reminder about postpartum depression, with resources

I’m not prone to depression; I’m more of an anxious type, with a tendency to overreact and sweat the small stuff. So when our (4th) baby is born (I’m 30 weeks along now, folks!), I’m anticipating some hormonal upheavals (as well as the excruciating sleep deprivation that comes along with a new baby), but not more »

How To Interpret Your Weird Pregnancy Dreams

I’ve always been fascinated by the interpretation of dreams, and I study the process in detail. I’ve also found it really interesting and helpful to understand my own dreams as I go through major life changes. Our dreams are our way of sorting through the events of the day and pulling out important issues we more »

Weird Pregnancy Dreams? I Need Yours!

Miriam in Florida emailed me with some fascinating questions about dreams, whether her baby Griffin could be having them at night when he whimpers and cries in his sleep, and about her own dreams, when she was pregnant with him. There’s a great article here if you want to read about infant dreams, and I more »