One of the most searched terms on Google relating to the postpartum period is "Postpartum Depression." Taking the time to understand this condition can help you encourage yourself or your friends to get help instead of suffering.
What is Postpartum Depression?
It is characterized...
When I first tipped up in Kansas City from London, 8 months pregnant and trailing my husband’s career, I enjoyed watching the looks of envy when I’d tell people I was on a year’s maternity leave. Thirty-nine weeks of...
Four months after the birth of my fourth kiddo, and I’m still wondering where the heck my sex drive is. We’ve done the deed MAYBE five times, only once of which was where I actually didn’t have to force...
Call it "nesting," if you wish.
But I think nesting is too tame a word to describe the home projects my husband and I have undertaken during my pregnancies. In fact, our home renovation record while expecting a baby has...
I read a LOT of articles about parenting, and babies, and what to do, and what not to do. I mean, I'm a 30-year-old mom. I'm kind of their target audience. I read articles about co-sleeping (we don't do...
Dear First Trimester,
We need to talk.
No, it’s not me – it’s you.
You’re an unstable friend.
We’ve been down this road together three times now, so it seems we should be old pals. Yet I still don’t even know you. What...
‘Tis the season … for baby showers!
Springtime always seems to bring lots of baby celebrations, and I find myself lately searching for great gifts for moms and babies.
Registries often list many of the standard items: burp cloths, sleepers, crib...
Are you getting ready to have another baby, by c-section, and wondering HOW on earth you are going recover from that while taking care of your new baby and the one(s) you already have!? Well, fear not. I, the...
I have a post sitting in my drafts folder right now. It was going to be funny, and about my attempts to try every labor preparation suggestion given to me. Of course, none of them would work, and I'd...
Bringing a new baby home for the first time is uncharted territory. You go through the 100-point checklist to make sure everything is ready at home, double check that the carseat is installed properly and load up on hand sanitizer....
We've all been there. A few weeks post partum, finally brave enough to tackle a "quick" Target trip away from the baby. Feeling quite proud of yourself for not completely melting down, the woman checking you out innocently asks...
I have a confession. I'll be judged for it, I'm sure, but I feel like it needs to come out because there's got to be someone out there who felt the same way that's also processing the guilt.
I didn't...
Last week, I shared my home birth story. I'm a deeply private person, a major reason for choosing to birth in my own home, so sharing the photos and graphic details about the state of my vagina in its most...
The room was sterile and there were a million signatures needed from me. With every one, I wept. In hours, everything had changed - where I was once growing love and dreams and hope, I would be scraped and...
As tears crept like fire up my throat and like knives into my eyes, I studied her face. She kept it steady, tilting her head slightly as she grew more quiet, her light-hearted conversation hushing. The minutes were hours...
Your Guide To KC
Guide to Indoor Play in Kansas City
Whether it's snow, rain or just way too hot, moms need indoor play options in Kansas City all year long. Luckily, there are plenty...
