How did that baby get out of my body? I’m spilling it on Babble.com today–the story of how I left my OB practice and went with a midwife and doula for the delivery of my daughter almost two years ago. It was an experience I’m very proud of, and I’m happy to tell it. If [...]
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My two best friends from college were pregnant for the first time this spring, and it inspired me to write an article about what I wish I’d known in those days before changing diapers and fretting about the number of chicken nuggets my family consumes. Hop on over to Babble.com to read and comment if [...]
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15 months ago, I was in a dim hospital room on a rainy day, pacing, breathing heavily, and eventually, finally, pushing. My daughter will be 15 months old tomorrow, and while the actual day of her birth gets further away, I remember my labor so clearly. It was the first time I welcomed my body, [...]
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My grandmother had six children. For her fourth, she worried about the date of delivery. Her husband was given vacation time the week before her due date, and he couldn’t change it. But she needed him to be available for her week-long hospital stay. When she expressed this concern to her doctor, he told her [...]
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Last summer, I had the opportunity to go to Paris with my husband. He was going for work; I was going to tag along for pleasure and sleep in the free hotel bed. My in-laws graciously agreed to take on child-rearing duties for the week, and I bought a last-minute (very expensive–eek!) plane ticket. The [...]
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Today is my son’s birthday. In honor of him (and me, ’cause hey), I wrote him a poem. (Gulp.) Happy Birthday, Mr. B! My world is so much richer with you in it. “Mr. B is Three” On the day you were born,all of the trees were in bloomBut the rainset you in motion. We [...]
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For a long time, I didn’t put much stock in the power of hormones. I never saw noticeable changes in my personality around a certain time of month. In fact, I thought “hormonal” was just a synonym for “moody” or “short-tempered,” just a term men (and women) had used for centuries to maintain their feelings [...]
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