What’s in my diaper bag?
Until I got pregnant and started looking at lists of recommended “Must Buys”, I didn’t know what the heck a diaper bag was. I knew vaguely that it was some sort of a fugly pink/blue thing with generic...
View ArticlePain in the…boob!
No one tells you what a pain in the boob (literally) breastfeeding is. For all the yadayada about natural childbirth vs. c-sec and so much other free advise that you get from everyone…no one mentions...
View ArticleWhat’s in my Hospital Bag?
Third trimester brings with it, in equal measure, exhaustion and excitement. Quite literally! Say you are totally excited one morning thinking of baby names, wondering whether the baby will have your...
View ArticleBooks for babies
When’s a good time to introduce books to your baby? As soon as they are cleaned up from the labour room Really, its never too soon. Its not that they will really know that the thing in your hands is a...
View ArticleThings You Should Never Tell the Mother of a Newborn
1. “Gosh! You look like you are still pregnant!” It take time, people! This balloon doesn’t just burst. It lets out air slowlyyyyy. In the mean, kindly shut up! 2. “Sleep when the baby sleeps.” I...
View ArticleHave Kid, Will Travel
We thought we’d get all our traveling done before we start a family. What fools! We can run out of funds (and probably will) but we’ll never run out of places to go to in this lifetime. So we decided...
View ArticleParenting Theory Fatigue aka PTF
I confess I am tired. I thought I was confused. But no, just tired. Not of the baby or of the amount of work required to keep her fed, clean and out of trouble. That’s just exhausting work.I can get...
View Article5 Tricks to Make Your Headstrong Toddler Listen to You
The day the toddler learns that she is a person in her own right, all hell breaks loose. Before you know it, the little gurgling cherub has turned into a small yet very determined adversary. If you say...
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