Pregnancy

We all know that the baby years are hard. And one of the biggest challenges is feeding your baby. Whether it is your first newborn or the sixth baby you have brought into the world, every experience is different. Many...

Mid-winter. That blah time of year smack in-between 'post-holiday cheer' and 'pre-spring joy.' Ugh.  My husband is a pilot. And when the weather is bad, he doesn't fly. And in the mid-winter, the weather is bad a lot. So, this time...

After my daughter was born, I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to continue breastfeeding exclusively once I returned to work. I had no idea if pumping throughout my work day was going to be successful. In an...

Migraines have been a chronic unwelcome guest in my life since 2008. I had them sporadically as a teenager, but they decided to come and stay for the last 10 years. They have added stress to my marriage, decreased...

It’s hard to believe that anyone might say the words “breastfeeding saved my life,” but in my case, it did.  It was always my dream, as it is with any new mom, to breastfeed my baby. In fact, during our...

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.  When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe.  You relinquish that position to your children.”  --Jessica Lange Losing My Identity I won’t say that as a kid...

  I've never been extremely comfortable at the gym. For me, it feels a bit like visiting someone's house. Not really a stranger, but maybe a relative who has furniture you're not sure you can sit on. The machines can look...

I don't have the licensing rights to share a picture of Mel Gibson in Braveheart, nor do I have the dedication to paint my face in blue stripes. Please use your imagination. "Freedom!" With my first child, we were stationed...

As I write this, I am weeks away from meeting baby No. 3. Braxton Hicks contractions are in full swing and I’m on the lookout for every possible sign my weeble-wobble days are at an official end. Because I somehow...

It happened to me when my third child was two months old. My husband was on a remote tour in South Korea. We were lucky because his mid-tour leave lined up perfectly, so he was home for the birth...

Ladies, I have done this pregnancy thing a few times now and while I was never an unhealthy pregnant person per se, this pregnancy has been my healthiest yet. I want to share a few tips and tricks I...

I am wary of crowdsourcing many of my life questions. To say I'm reluctant to ask for parenting opinions, political advice or other serious topics on Facebook would be an understatement. But, I do love the Internet when it’s...