Motherhood

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When I found out I was going to have a son, I was thrilled ... and a little nervous!

Valentine’s Day party of three: Keeping the romance alive when you become a parent

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Valentine's Day

'I made this one for you'

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Starting on solids: Introducing my 4-month-old baby to food

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How to decide when to have a second child

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Dear OB: it's not your vagina – Part Two

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Life with Lucy: How my declawed cat has adjusted to living with a newborn

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Breastfeeding in public: Unimaginable, until my baby became hungry in a Jiffy Lube waiting room

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Dear OB, it’s not your vagina

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More women are smoking marijuana during pregnancy, but is it safe?

What you'll need when you bring baby home from the hospital

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The most difficult years to be a mother? Hint: Not infancy

The last drop from my breast: Reflections on child-led weaning

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Mission impossible: Motherhood

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Katie's gift guide: Essential picks for babies and parents

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Losing the baby weight: Working out and shedding 45 pounds after delivery

Preventative, practical and precious: Rooming-in with my son

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A vote for the future: I'm with her, for him

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Four things I learned from breastfeeding my son

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Poems that honor the postpartum body following loss

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The joys of breastfeeding: How my son gave me one of the greatest gifts of motherhood

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A few things this first-time mother discovered during 30 hours of labor and delivery

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Mindfulness card games: Nurturing compassion and peace in our families

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A thank-you note to my newborn son

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Katie's Baby: He's here!

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Packing for the hospital: what to bring for labor and delivery

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The waiting game: Frustration and anticipation when baby does not arrive on the due date

The hard heart of parenting

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Last-minute decisions before the baby arrives: Cord blood banking, SIDS monitors and circumcision

Five things I wish I knew before my pregnancy

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Exercise and pregnancy: Overcoming fatigue and satisfying the desire to stay active

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Writing your own birth plan: laissez-faire or overprepared?

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Delivery room drama: party or private?

Pregnancy and iron deficiency

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#BumpDay: Raising awareness about the need for worldwide maternal health care

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An expecting mother and the Zika virus

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Traveling abroad when pregnant: Part II

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When the baby dies: Advice for birth doulas who companion the bereaved

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Traveling abroad when pregnant: Part I

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Knitting memories: Creating priceless presents for future generations

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Buying non-maternity clothes while expecting

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My nontraditional baby shower

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A terrible match: My pregnancy and my migraines

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