How do you deal with Mom guilt?
What is it about Mommies and guilt? What is it about that sweet, open, tabula rasa of a face that opens the gates to the guilt hounds and releases them, yelping and baying, around my brain?
Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much?
What did you get while you were pregnant? More importantly — what didn’t you get. How can parents STOP with the rampant consumerism already?
Making 1000 square feet work for three
Emily, her fiancée, and their toddler son all live in the same 1,000 square foot space and make it work in a way that’s comfortable for everyone.
Fielding questions about adopting — what you should say, and what you should avoid
Suggestions for both parents who are planning to adopt, and friends who are surprised by their “We’re adopting!” exclamation.
Tips for your first backpacking trip with a baby
Elka and her husband recently made it through their first backpacking trip with baby Uli, and she’s compiled a list of tips and tricks for fellow backpacking and parenting enthusiasts.
Dealing with clogged ducts while breastfeeding
One morning I woke up with a huge, hard lump on my right breast. I didn’t know where it came from and totally freaked out – Did I have a tumor!? I wrote my mama friends, did some reading and figured out it was had to be a clogged duct.
A photographer’s work with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a network of volunteer photographers who are on call to serve bereaved families and honor their children through infant remembrance photography. Angela is one such photographer.