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To Buy or Not to Buy Before Baby

When I married my husband, I inherited a religious tradition that his family has followed for many years. Baby showers and gifts for an unborn child are taboo. Decorating the nursery before the baby comes home is forbidden. Buying anything baby-related is strictly prohibited until your child is snuggled safely...

Baby and BowWow: It Can Be Done!

I Stock 000002901927 Small   As controversial as the debate on parenting styles, bringing baby into a house "owned" by a dog can be a tricky feat. Opinions on how - or if - to do it vary widely. My experience was pretty seamless, but only because with baby on the way, I had...

Packing for the Hospital

  As you begin to enter the home stretch of your pregnancy, you'll want to start thinking about packing for the hospital, keeping in mind that, not only do you need to pack for yourself, but your new baby and your birthing coach(es) as well. Just remember that you won't...

Congratulations - You're Having a Cesarean!

C Section   What? Me? But I took all those childbirth classes and I've been laboring at this hospital since this morning without an epidural to ensure my "natural birth." How could this happen? Unfortunately, after spending 13 hours at the hospital (a shocker since I was nine centimeters dilated when I...