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I have a postpartum checkup with my OB coming up, and we’ll probably talk about my birth control options at that appointment.  My mom got her tubes tied when my brother and I were small children (she never wanted more than 2 kids), and she suggested that I get my tubes tied too when I was […]

Before I had Charlie, a friend of mine with the same OB told me that our hospital gives so many goodies, I should bring an extra bag to take it all home. I gave birth to both Charlie and Olive at the same hospital and when I checked out, the nurses put together a mama […]

Assuming that you’ve saved most of the baby essentials from your first child, these are the things you might want to prepare for your second child.  Since Olive was getting her own room, we had to buy a new crib, dresser, glider, bookcase, etc. for her nursery.  I also needed baby bottles, nursing pads, milk […]

It’s been 8 days since Olive was born, and today is the first day that I feel a little bit less sore.  I was not prepared at all for managing my postpartum pain since I had an unplanned VBAC.  So hopefully this checklist of things you can do to manage your pain post vaginal delivery […]

Judging from the comments on this board thread, the number of ultrasounds you receive throughout your pregnancy vary widely depending on the doctor, the practice, your insurance, fertility treatments, complications and whether you are high risk.  My ob is part of a hospital so I get ultrasounds in a different department from an ultrasound tech, […]

With the brisk fall weather that hit New York this weekend, the upcoming cold season is on my mind because Charlie had back to back colds pretty much the entire winter season last year.  I don’t know if it was coincidence that he got sick for the first time shortly after I weaned him (breastmilk […]

A friend once told me that when her nanny threw away breastmilk left over from a feeding, she cried because it took her several pumping sessions just to get enough for one bottle.  Breastmilk is like liquid gold — it’s hard work pumping and you don’t want to waste a single drop!  Hopefully these tips […]