How does one discern which pieces of advice to heed and which to dismiss? For starters, trust your instincts. Your intuition is your most...

The baby’s very first feces will be a substance called meconium. Meconium is a thick, sticky, black-ish substance and it is completely...

Parenthood and primary caregiving changes and challenges your identity. There are times when you’ll manage it better than others, but it...

I don’t know what it is, exactly, about cloth diapers that terrifies people, but does it ever! I’ve actually had people call me “brave”...

As they grow, babies become pretty resourceful when it comes to communicating their wants and needs. There are some tools you can learn...

Co-sleeping, or bed-sharing, with your child is culturally informed. In many places around the world, it is commonplace. In North...

They say it takes a village to raise a child. It’s a nice sentiment but the fact is, most of the villagers are now urbanites. To put it...

Prepare yourself. The unsolicited, outdated advice and the dire warnings are coming! Some are more questionable than others. Some are...

You need to eat. Have your partner or support people make you something simple at first. Perhaps toast, or maybe you’ll have a craving...

I couldn’t talk about unpopular practices without broaching the most unpopular view on the most controversial subject in parenting –...

Before I got pregnant, my position on circumcision was neutral. Like many, I accepted it as a normal custom in our culture. I knew that...

Be wary; starting pretty much at the moment that feisty little sperm fertilizes your egg, every baby business starts to hone in on you...

When you’re in nesting mode but limited in time, energy and/or money, it can be helpful to focus on the essentials of what you really...

It goes without saying, if you are a human being capable of experiencing emotion, you may feel a range of emotion in the weeks and months...

You may be wondering why on Earth anyone would ever even consider ingesting their placenta. For the answer to that, we first look at the...

Be prepared for a learning curve with your breastfeeding journey. There is a lot to learn. So much of it I didn’t learn until after my...