Postpartum Travel: How Soon Is Too Soon?
Should a mom commit to being a matron of honor at her BFFs wedding cross country when it’s so soon after her due date? What is realistic travel for a new postpartum mom?
Should a mom commit to being a matron of honor at her BFFs wedding cross country when it’s so soon after her due date? What is realistic travel for a new postpartum mom?
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When a new job (with a demanding travel schedule) coincides with a surprise pregnancy and throws a mom’s work-life balance plan out of whack. Assessing the situation.
When to tell your young child you are pregnant and that they will be a big brother or sister in the near future.
An expectant mom’s father is very ill and because his prognosis is not good she’s debating the merits of announcing her pregnancy sooner rather than later.
A trying-to-conceive mom needs strategies to help her during the two-week-pregnancy-confirmation-waiting window. She has lots of anxieties about utilizing her typical de-stressing strategies. We have some advice.
An expectant mom is moving to the suburbs and deciding on whether to stay with her current OB care and birth location or chose one that will be closer to home. We have some thoughts on the pros and cons of each.
A pregnancy announcement very close to the due date yields a surprised message from a family member. But is the expectant mom overreacting?
We have advice for an expectant mom on how to break the pregnancy news to her older sister who is insecure about her own standing in the immediate family.
An expectant mom is incredibly stressed about her new in-laws potentially attending her upcoming baby shower. What can be done? First, we need to get to the root of the mess.
An expectant mom is grappling with whether she should forgive the in-laws who have treated her terribly for the sake of the grandparent-child relationship.
A pregnant mom is very angry with her family’s gender-stereotyping issues, and it is causing her stress especially in how it will affect her baby shower. But, we think the issues could be bigger than that….
Coming to peace with and handling pregnancy battle scars, also known as stretch marks.
More dilemmas from the “how to get gifts without looking like I’m out to get gifts” trenches.
My pregnant friend has turned into a selfish jerk. What do I do?
I have strong feelings about gender norms and plan on having more than one child. Is there a way to request gender-neutral baby clothes and toys without sounding rude?
We list our favorite brands and retailers for plus-size maternity clothing, as well as styling tips from our been-there-done-that mom friends.
An expectant mother is trying to handle the exhaustion, new emotions, and physical discomforts during her third trimester of pregnancy. We have some been-there-done-that advice to share.
We tackle the questions: Am I at higher risk for COVID-19 because I’m pregnant? What about my prenatal appointments? Should I change my Birth Plan? What about breastfeeding?
We did some research and share our favorites of the current crop of general parenting websites and other online resources for parents of twins and multiples.