Pregnant Mommy Friends, heed my advice and pack that hospital bag eons before your due date.  As you are all too aware, pregnancy is chock full of surprises but perhaps no surprise is greater than walking into your routine prenatal appointment at 36 ½ weeks and being told to get comfortable, your baby was arriving […]

[Image: Cafepress.com] The birth of your baby is a momentous occasion worthy of tremendous celebration.  But is your birth “the place” to be?  Of course your family and friends are bursting at the seams with adoration for your unborn child.  They love your little sweet pea so much in fact, that they are eager to […]

This is an accelerated course for the advanced student.  Pay close attention and take notes, there will be a test at the end of this lesson. Pregnancy 101: A few lessons this Mommy Friend has learned along the way 1.      Prior to conception, get your health in order.  Make sure your Rubella vaccination is up to […]

I’m thinking this entry might be an unpopular one.  Hey, I’m just another Mommy Friend in your life with an opinion and a blog. Let it be known that I am not a conspiracy theorist.  I am not one of those kill-joys who believe Valentine’s Day is a conspiracy on behalf of florists and greeting […]

Supposed postpartum reality: like you actually believe I woke up like thisActual postpartum reality:  butt-ugly but deliriously joyful Yesterday, my co-worker and his wife brought their 5 day old son to work and I could not get over how little that baby was. I mean, the baby wasn’t a preemie; he was born 7 lbs. 10 oz and […]

Call me what you will but I had really mixed feelings about hosting waves of well-wishers for extended stays once my baby was born. On one hand, you need help, and lots of it. It’s highly likely in fact, in your darkest moments of uncertainty before your baby is born that you begin booking up […]

A surprise?  I think not.It’s funny how pregnant women seem to make people happy. Folks you would never have a reason to talk to suddenly show an interest in you and your all-important job of creating a life. What was even more interesting to me when I was pregnant was how certain even strangers were […]

Choosing a name for your little bundle of joy is a far more arduous task than you probably ever thought. Like looking for a new house, the search starts out really fun and quickly becomes one of the most painful chores you could ever imagine. Some girls I know had THE name of their baby […]