I’ve birthed a couple of fussy babies. In fact, the running joke in our family is that if our third baby had been our first… she’d be our only! Nah, it wasn’t that bad, but we did have our moments hours days! I’m not quite sure what even qualifies a colicky baby, but I’ve heard [...]
Coping with Colic {Ask the Readers}
February 1, 2011
Filed Under: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?
C-Section Recovery
January 30, 2011
Last week’s C-section post was so well received that I wanted to include a few other stories and resources in the series. The more you know… right? Today’s post is from Cherie, and I’ll have one more c-section post later this week. Again, I have no personal experience with the procedure, and I so greatly [...]
Filed Under: Family Life, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?
C-Section Experience
January 25, 2011
Four very different births, and thus far I’ve managed to avoid a c-section. Whew! It’s not something I would ever ask for, but after my fourth birth in September, I learned that sometimes things don’t go the way we plan and even prepare for them to go! This week I’ve got a few guest posts [...]
Filed Under: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?
Cloth Diapering Basics
January 18, 2011
Confession: I don’t use cloth diapers. The truth? The thought never occurred to me until I started reading blogs three years ago. True story! I thought of safety pins and plastic pants when I thought of cloth diapers. It’s one of those “if I had it to do all over again” things. If you’re on [...]
Filed Under: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?
Weight Loss After Baby
January 11, 2011
If you’re new here, you may want to catch up on the Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me? series. I’m no weight-loss expert. In fact, my 4th baby postpartum body at 36 isn’t snapping back quite like my 1st baby postpartum body did at 28. Humph. I do have a few weight-loss tricks up my sleeve, [...]
Filed Under: Healthy Habits, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?
