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Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 4)

Oct 18. 2010

Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 1)Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 2)Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 3) My mother arrived that fateful day with one mission: to take care of her own baby — me. Sure, she wanted to see Claire, hold her and coo over her, but her sole purpose was to look after me and to make sure that I was well on the road to recovery. Ten days port-partum, I was still:  Majorly swollen from water retention. In the past, being hooked up to an IV for just three hours had left me swollen for days, so you can imagine what 12 hours of IV and 5 hours of pitocin — another med that is...

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Guest Post: Baby Budgeting — Childcare

Oct 16. 2010

Our next post comes from my friend Donna, who has been a tremendous help and support throughout this pregnancy. I had been hoping that a guest blogger would volunteer to do a post on budgeting for a baby, so when she brought up the idea I couldn't be happier. Donna will be doing a three-part series on baby budgeting. Today she delves into the first topic of the series: childcare. Enjoy! Baby budget...

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Missing My First Baby

Oct 15. 2010

Despite my protests, I became outnumbered by J and my parents. According to J, he does not have the energy to take care of me, the baby, and a dog. According to my parents, a dog will only bring added stress to our new life as parents. As a result, Comang has been staying at my parents' since Claire's birth and will stay there for at least another few weeks. My sister is back in NY for the year, so Comang has a friend — my sister's dog Dante — to keep him company. I know that he is probably happier there than in our cramped apartment with a new baby and J's parents visiting daily (they do not like dogs much)....

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Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 3)

Oct 15. 2010

Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 1) Motherhood: The Most Difficult Journey Yet (Part 2) Before I begin, I wanted to thank everyone for the supportive and helpful comments and advice. It really is encouraging to know that I'm not the only one who feels this way. At the same time, I couldn't help but notice that not one person has stepped in to say, "It's okay to formula-feed. Not breastfeeding your child does not make you a bad mother." Isn't it funny the tremendous pressure and guilt-trips put on new mothers these days to breastfeed? There is a whole generation of people who were formula-fed, and they seem to be doing fine. I personally know many babies, children, and adults who were...

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Guest Post: Walking a Fine Line

Oct 15. 2010

I've found that most of my readers, or at least the ones who comment regularly, tend to be women. As such, I was THRILLED to receive an email from Nick who expressed interest in submitting a couple of guest posts. Even better, Nick is an extremely talented writer (just check out his bio — wow!) whose blog I find thoroughly entertaining and subscribed to almost immediately. Here, Nick writes about his new role in life as a new dad and the ever-changing relationship he experiences with his 4-month-old daughter. (And I would be lying if I were to say that it didn't bring a tear to my eyes.) Enjoy! There is a fine line to walk with this little girl of mine. Abby...

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