Dear Mom-to-be, (7)
This is the last in a group of emails I wrote to a mom-to-be a few years ago to help her prepare for breastfeeding and caring for her new baby.…
Dear Mom-to-be, (6)
This is one of a group of emails I wrote to a mom-to-be a few years ago to help her prepare for breastfeeding and caring for her new baby. You…
Dear Mom-to-be, (5)
This is the 5th of a group of emails I wrote to a mom-to-be a few years ago to help her prepare for breastfeeding and caring for her new baby.…
Dear Mom-to-be, (4)
This is the fourth of a group of emails I wrote for a first time mom to help her be ready to breastfeed and take care of herself and her…
Dear Mom-to-be, (3)
This is the 3rd of 7 emails I wrote in 2022 to help a mom-to-be get ready to breastfeed and care for her first baby. The first was about establishing…
Dear Mom-to-be, (2)
This is the second of a group of emails I wrote to a mom-to-be filled with advice on breastfeeding and life with a new baby. The first, Dear Mom-to-be, was…
Dear Mom-to-be,
I am very passionate about breastfeeding and very grateful to have been able to breastfeed our 10 babies. I talked about reasons for breastfeeing in Why Breastfeed. While I was…
Teaching Kids to Sleep
Sleep is so important for our kids' health and for our sanity. Sometimes sleep is hard to get, though. It can be frustrating and exhausting to keep getting up with…
Grieving When They’re Leaving
There is a real and unique kind of grief that comes when your baby grows up and leaves home. A few months ago, kid #6 and I were talking about…
Are Twos Really Terrible?
Before we had kids I heard about the "terrible twos." When our oldest was approaching 2 years old, I was mentally preparing myeslf for his coming fits and tantrums and…