In yesterday's discussion about family size , I left out one really big factor: how children affect a marriage. I'm not saying that ...

a.k.a. Stop at Four or Have One More? The question of being done having children never came up until this pregnancy. Eric is more tha...

I was organizing files on my computer, and I found these photos I took last August. I guess I was going to use them to announce my pregnancy...

Zari finally got her turn in a pregnancy silhouette! She's not quite this tall--she was standing on a small step stool. Don't you...

I recently received this update from Iva Jancigova, who helped me translate some articles about home birth legislation from Czech to English...

With baby #4 on its way in about 2 months, we're facing a big decision: buying a car that will fit 6 people. We love our 2003 VW Golf, a...

I received the following request from a researcher at the NYU Institute of Journalism: I am currently in search of New York City mothers w...

I think you'll enjoy both this recent Time article Is the medical community failing breastfeeding moms? and the following response by a...

Dio had to have his turn in the pregnancy silhouette series. It ended up being almost the exact same pose as last time, just with a diffe...

Below is a review of Birth Boot Camp , an online course to prepare couples for natural childbirth. Review of Birth Boot Camp By D...

Isn't this a fun silhouette? I love how a toddler pot belly + outie belly button looks so much like a pregnant belly. After Inga clim...

A blog reader recently asked me for recommendations for providers and birth locations in the Washington D.C. area. She lives in Falls Church...

November was filled with breech-related activities: planning a vaginal breech and ECV workshop for next June, preparing my presentation ...

I first started feeling movement at 11 weeks. It began with faint flutters and bubbles, the kind that you're pretty sure are baby...but ...

I'd love to get a female pelvis model and cloth doll to practice & study the cardinal movements. Anyone selling a spare set? What s...

My weekly pregnancy silhouette has turned into a biweekly one! The weeks go by too quickly to get a picture taken every time. Inga at 2...

Eric just had his tenure review meeting yesterday...and he passed! We are so thankful for job security in this era of economic uncertainty. ...

Day 3 Breech Birth Scenarios Diane Goslin Diane Goslin, who serves a large Amish & Mennonite population in Pennsylvania, desc...

I hit a rough patch between the 5th and 11th weeks of pregnancy. The usual suspects--constant queasiness, no appetite, extreme fatigue, dizz...

I've never been to boob hell. Not really even to boob purgatory, except for the plugged ducts I kept getting when Zari was around 4 mont...