While decently written, sufficiently brief and to the point I don’t really agree with the main gist of the article. I mean she admits that maintaining breastfeeding past what is classically accepted as the necessary time is more for the mother than the child, that seems greedy/self centered when decisions...
The image of the expectant father, pacing up and down outside, while the mother is labor in a secluded room, is a staple of comedy films. Times have changed, and fathers are more involved during the birth of their child. What if a father has a strong view on whether...
For years there have been few choices for women in the United States when it comes to pain medication during childbirth. Choices have largely been either no medication at all, or the common epidural. Still widely used in Europe, laughing gas (nitrous oxide) is now making a comeback in the...
Becoming a new mom is hard, yet rewarding experience. Becoming a new mom to a fussy baby is an even harder experience. Moms with fussy babies are almost always exhausted and they are definitely fed up with all the critiquing from others. Let the baby cry it out, or stick...
Parenting has a bunch to it, and even if you read up on it as much as you can, you’re never going to be prepared for all of it. This is especially true of pregnancy, and the time it takes to recover from it — and especially what it takes...
Parenting is a difficult job. It seems like everyone has an opinion on everything that you can possibly do as a parent, even if it’s something you don’t do — and especially if it’s none of their business. There’s some things that most parents seem to agree on, though, and...
We all know about the issues that come when one partner wants kids and the other doesn’t want any, but what about when people want kids — they just want to adopt? The time frame might not match up with them, either, and that causes just as much of an...
As mothers, many of us wish our lives away as we struggle with the fact, we cannot be stay-at-home moms. But, do we really have a clear picture as to what that may involve, or do we simply see it as the opportunity to stay on top of things at...
Do you ever hear weird parenting stories that make you take a second glance, or make you think “wow, this really isn’t what nature intended — what’s wrong with this lady”? In an article that will make most readers think just that, a woman writes about why she still feeds...
Have you read up as much as you could about what you could do to help both you and your baby on this journey through child-raising? You probably have — it’s something all parents do when thry’re expecting their child, and after, as the years go by and they need...