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Month two is the month you start to feel like maybe, just maybe, you are beginning to figure this out.

For the first three months after my son was born, I did not leave the house much.

The second trimester is supposed to be the easy part.

Becoming a parent comes with an overwhelming number of responsibilities, and one of the very first things many new parents encounter after delivery is the childhood vaccination schedule. Suddenly, you hear terms like BCG, Hep B, MMR, boosters, pneumococcal vaccines, and combination jabs, all while recovering from childbirth and adjusting to life with a newborn. … Read more

I spent an embarrassing amount of time staring at my baby trying to figure out if she was hungry.

Addressing the quiet heartbreak There is a very specific kind of heartbreak that many parents quietly carry but rarely talk about openly. It is not the dramatic kind that comes from emergencies or major life crises. It is the slow emotional ache that builds when you spend months, sometimes years, pouring your time, energy, money, … Read more

Is it normal if my 1-month-old doesn’t smile yet? Honest answers for the parents who are already Googling at midnight.

When I found out I was pregnant, I expected the first wave of advice to be about folic acid, morning sickness, or which pregnancy app to download. Instead, the first thing I heard was: Don’t tell anyone yet. Not your colleagues, not your extended family, not even your closest friends. You can inform them after … Read more