Leslie, Author at The Fussy Baby Site

Jeni’s Story: A Moment of Bliss

I had imagined the first few months of motherhood to be filled with blissful moments of effortless breastfeeding, a cooing, happy baby, and a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Motherhood turned out

Clarity, Nine Months Later

I’ve always been a people pleaser – the laid back peace making joker. The latter is more so in recent years but even so, it’s all related. So when it was time to go to my doctor 6 weeks

Christine’s Story: Surviving Silent Reflux

Before my baby was born, I spent months in search of the perfect everything: The crib that would be the perfect size to wheel into our bedroom, an organic mattress that would ensure no toxins be near her

Kristin’s Story: “My Son’s Colic and High Needs Contributed to My Postpartum Depression”

My seven-month-old son, C, looked at me and cried. He wanted me to interact with him constantly, and I just didn’t have the energy. I didn’t have much energy anymore. It seemed like my energy was being

Soo Jin’s Story

In May 2010, the worst and yet best thing ever happened to our family of two (the Mister and me). I got pregnant. Unexpectedly, unplanned, without maternity insurance. My husband was a graduate student.

Happy Mother’s Day

I remember my first Mother’s Day well, and it wasn’t for the reason that lots of other moms remember their first Mother’s Day. My daughter was just shy of 3 months old and screaming up a storm while

I’m Not Cut Out To Be A Stay At Home Mom

I saw this meme a few months ago. It shows the difference between what the outside world thinks a stay at home mom does, and then shows what it’s really like. I admit that, until I had kids of my

Calming Your Fussy Baby: A Primer

As an addendum to my earlier “Colic Primer” I thought maybe it would be helpful to provide some really tangible ideas to try to help navigate the stressful days of colic beyond just saying “Try it

Faking It

I am an educated woman. I have a university degree and a college diploma. I am able to do simple math equations and can find my way out of corn mazes with ease. I have some level of intelligence. So

“You’ll Just Know What You’re Doing” and Other Parenting Myths

I have been doing this parenting thing for just about three years now, and as I go along I realize that a lot of what people said to me before I had kids, often ad nauseum, seems to have turned out to

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