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Placenta Consumption: My Experience

Placenta consumption has been receiving some media attention recently. Hippies, natural mamas, and midwives here and there will tout its benefits; from warding off postpartum depression to boosting milk supply to hel…
Being a Mother to My Daughter: My Fears

Five months ago I was laying on my back, gazing up at a screen as my ultrasound technician whispered conspiratorially "Let's take a peak at the gender while they're gone!" My three year old had to pee, and his papa had…
When Labor Drags

When I was about 38 weeks pregnant with my son Jaime, I started getting contractions. They would come on at night, stronger and more painful than Braxton Hicks contractions, and sometimes grow closer together. Every n…
When Your Baby Becomes a Big Sibling

This past Valentines' Day we found out that we are expecting our second child- a little girl! We are really excited and feel that the 3 and 1/2 year age difference between her and our son will work really well for our l…
Kid-free Grocery Shopping?

There's been a lot of talk recently about banning kids in certain public areas- from the Pittsburgh restaurant that banned children under 6 to airlines banning babies from first class flights. As a mother to a 2 year ol…
Innocence Meets Harsher Realities: How to Raise Healthy Kids?

A very complicated parenting dilemma arose for me today while I was walking home with my snoozing one year old son. We live in a somewhat "colorful" neighborhood in downtown San Francisco. While I feel it's fairly safe…
A Frugal First Year: How a Single Mom on a Tight Income Saved Money

So as my son approaches his first birthday, I've been looking back over this year and how expensive babies are! As a single mother on a fixed income, here are some ways I've compiled to save during my little ones firs…