The other day, an acquaintance of Julie’s asked for help with her child’s sleep through a posting on Facebook. Instead of help, she got a link to Dangers of Crying it Out: Damaging children and their relationships for the long term, by Dr. Darcia Narvaez. When Julie told me, I sighed, gritted my teeth, then [...]
“Is He a Good Baby?” As a new mother of a seemingly “good baby” I was happy to answer this question. “Oh Yes he is! He doesn’t cry very much… mostly he just sleeps in my lap and nurses.” “Oh that is so nice. You are blessed.” “Thank you so much. I know. He’s amazing! [...]
When we tell the people in our lives that having two young children can be a real handful (and I’ve said this many times with a half-grin and sagging shoulders), or that we’re exhausted because our kids kept us up, what are we saying? Why should we be surprised if our friends, our family, our [...]
My husband dared me to write this post, so if you are offended by it, blame him. Well, actually he dared me to title this post Breastfeeding Nazis, but I didn’t quite have the guts to do that. Let me start by saying that I am a HUGE advocate of breastfeeding, believe breast is best [...]
The Ugly Truth: Breaking the Mom Code
Before I had my daughter, what I knew of the birth experience was the emotional first moments after parents meet their baby that I’ve seen on T.V. and in movies. The subsequent days are usually shown to be this beautiful sentimental time where mom rocks baby quietly in a darkened room, looking adoringly at this [...]
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