First-time mom abandons fear in favor of stubbornness
When a contraction woke me up at 3:35 AM on my due date, I ignored it. When another contraction popped up ten minutes later, I ignored that one too. At 4:45 AM a contraction popped me right in the nose. It was intense, painful, and it wasn’t messing around.
The b(r)east of both worlds — using formula AND breastfeeding
Overnight, I became a working mother (Really! Interviewed on Tuesday morning, offered the job that afternoon and began work the next day). I dutifully hauled my breastpump to work everyday. I felt guilty for leaving Stella so soon, and the prospect of weaning her to formula made me feel even worse!
After two weeks of pumping, I was done…
Awesome parental tattoos
When it comes to parental tattoos, (or really, tattoos in general), there’s a whole spectrum of what people do, and do not, get on their bodies. This is a post filled with photos of tattoos that kick ass.
A photo essay about a girl and her chair
Michelle’s step-daughter has a disability and spends most of her time in a wheelchair. This is a photo essay about Snail’s chair.
An interview with Viviana of Mamás y Bebés
Viviana is the woman behind the super awesome Spanish-language website Mamás y Bebés. In this interview we talk babies and compare/contrast North American and Central & South American parenting styles.
Shopping with Pushba and Lada
Just another shot in my ongoing digital homage to Pushba, everyone favorite Russian goth mama. She’s pregnant with her second child, and looks like she and Grater took their daughter Lada out for a little fall shopping. CUTIE FAM!
Princess Lasertron’s DILFertron, Dave
We’ve featured Megan, the owner of Princess Lasertron many times on Offbeat Mama, but now we’re talking about Dave, her husband and co-parent.
A guide for preparing to conceive
Sara is, among other things, the owner of an online course called Purposeful Conception, so she just might know a thing or two about trying to make a baby.