How can I stay positive about our upcoming birth?
Reader Morgan sent our resident midwife (and Ariel’s mom!) Therese Charvet a question about staying positive about the upcoming birth of her second child. Therese offers advice here!
My son is gay
I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to post something more in-depth about my sweet boy and his choice of Halloween costume. He dressed up as Daphne, from Scooby Doo.
Finding offbeat mama friends: a follow up!
Finding Offbeat Mama friends is a challenge for many of us, including me, so I’ve taken to the digital streets and am putting myself out there. We’ll see what happens!
How do you pick godparents/guardians for your child(ren)?
“How do you ask someone to take care of your children if you pass away, and how do you tell someone you haven’t chosen them?”
Co(erced)-sleeping: how we share a sleeping space with our two year old
Amira and her husband, Saad, are still co-sleeping with their two year old, Aiman. They love the idea, but the actual sleeping arrangement might just do Amira in.
A birth story in photos
Jessica is the photographer behind JRSD Photography (she’s also written about pre-baby body myths on Offbeat Mama). She’s also a brand new mama (as of October 8), and she shared a few of her birth photos in our Flickr pool. “I scheduled my birth…which is weird as hell to me because I had serious, false […]
James Hance: “relentlessly cheerful art” that kids and parents can get into
James Hance makes art that’s awesome, happy, and all about Star Wars, Muppets, and old cartoons.