My baby turns eight months old tomorrow. Eight months, how did that happen? I’d heard it said that the days are long but the months (and years) are short and now that we’re here I feel it to my core. I was lucky with an easy pregnancy. I enjoyed it all the way up until…

Women are doing amazing things in this world. They’re founding booming businesses, running countries, and making medical breakthroughs. Remarkable women are improving the world around them and setting inspiring examples for girls everywhere. Despite the female success stories that surround us, our culture is one in which women often have to put in extra work…

When I first became pregnant, I was excited, but another feeling crept in that I didn’t recognize – constant worry. I counted down the days of my first trimester, Googling each week how much less likely it was that I would miscarry. Extremely healthy behavior, I know. Eventually I sought therapy for those first months,…

Today marks six months since my due date. It’s so crazy to write that, and almost seems like it can’t be true. Like someone else’s baby is that old but mine is still tiny, even though honestly, he’s measuring the size of a kid twice his age. It’s true what they say – the days…

What makes breastfeeding so hard? This is what I wondered when I, pregnant and scrolling, was bombarded on social media with scary breastfeeding stories. I’d swipe away as quickly as possible. What could be so hard about something so natural? Apply baby to breast, baby eats. It should be that simple. I’m the kind of…