Tag: new mom

Give it Time

I attended a baby shower a couple weeks ago. At the sign in table, there were slips of paper for guests to write down...
Beware the Mommy Martyr

Beware the “Mommy Martyr”

Mommy martyrs.  We've likely all met one before. Always put upon, always over-tired, always with something to do for someone, somewhere.  We also likely all know...

6 Things Mom Actually Wants for Mother’s Day

1. SLEEP Leave her alone. Like seriously, don't wake her on that precious Sunday morning for anything big or small, if sleep is what she's...

Stay-at-Home Loser

I'm not the person I used to be at all anymore. I used to be more than a little lost. I was fueled by the...
When Mom Doesn't Really Know Best

When Mom Doesn’t Really Know Best…

Way back when, before I became a parent, I can think of a handful of stand-out times when I simply did not know what...

The Realities of Maternal Health

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? To a casual observer, the picture below is a young mother holding a brand new baby....
The Last Baby Blues

The Last Baby Blues

The postpartum period is a weird time in general.  It's unpredictable, lasts way longer than most expect it to, and generally morphs from day to...