Life with a newborn is… chaotic, to say the least. Newborn babies somehow sleep all the time, and somehow also not at all. Seriously. Ask any new parent and they’ll back me up. During those rare, golden moments when your baby is actually asleep and you’re able to put them down, you’re faced with a…
What happens when you stop fighting every battle—and let your kids feel the consequences instead? Parenting through natural consequences isn’t always easy—especially when it means letting your child make uncomfortable choices. The other day, my 10-year-old son and I had a big disagreement. He was so mad at me that he refused to speak…
Well, if there is one thing that is going to enrage a postpartum, sleep-deprived mother, it’s a man dismissing her pain. And oh boy, do I have rage at the moment. This post is going to be a bit of a rant. It will also include medical stuff and boob stuff, so if that’s not…
When preparing for this baby, I intentionally left room in my postpartum plans for my hobbies. I knew things would look different for a little while, but I had visions of contentedly nursing on the couch, writing blog posts from my laptop, and reading books during night feeds. What a fool I was. You’d think…
