Category: your-new-baby

home insemination Kit Hey there, fellow expecting mama! If you’re gearing up for your first OB appointment, you might be wondering what to expect. Spoiler alert: it’s not exactly a thrill ride, but I promise it’s all part of the journey. Here’s the scoop to keep you in the loop: First up, you’ll sign in…

home insemination Kit No matter how blissfully in love you are, once that little bundle of joy arrives, it’s almost a guarantee you’ll have a few blowouts with your partner. The combination of new parenting stress, sleep deprivation, and a whirlwind of postpartum hormones can lead to unexpected clashes. Here are some of the silly…

home insemination Kit Like many others, I was taken aback when I learned about the appointment of Betsy DeVos as the new secretary of education. Here’s someone with no background in public education—neither as a student, a parent, nor as a teacher. DeVos’s inability to prioritize the safety of students with disabilities or ensure our…

home insemination Kit Hey there! So, let’s talk about Jamie Carter for a second. Is 2023 shaping up to be the worst year ever for him? First off, his wife filed for divorce (no prenup, by the way) after 15 years of marriage. Then he faced the heartbreaking loss of his mom to cancer. And…

home insemination Kit Welcome to the Republic of Gilead, a chilling, dystopian theocratic realm crafted by Margaret Atwood that haunts our nightmares. This unsettling society serves as a cautionary tale of what could transpire if a patriarchal regime led by sexist, religious extremists were to seize power. I’m currently four episodes into Hulu’s adaptation of…

home insemination Kit My daughter is a wild spirit. Not in the way that she crawls on all fours or hisses at strangers, but more in the sense that she’s unlike any other child. There’s an untamed essence about her that I never anticipated when I embarked on the journey of motherhood. From the moment…

home insemination Kit Yesterday, I hit the big 4-9. Here are 9 insights I’ve gathered along the way. Reflecting back to when I was 29, I was a newlywed with a tiny baby, a former war photographer turned TV news producer. Back then, I could never have envisioned my life now, two decades later. I’m…

home insemination Kit I may be surrounded by a bunch of boys, but thankfully, they’re still young enough that I don’t have to deal with hidden magazines or sneaky browsing history—yet. I wish I could believe they’d remain blissfully unaware of anything even remotely related to sex until they’re older (like 25, maybe?), but let’s…

home insemination Kit By: Jake Thompson I always anticipated that my partner, Sarah, would eventually go back to work. After several years of being a stay-at-home mom, she felt the urge to pursue her career once more. Although we managed financially with her at home, I knew this was something she truly desired. Naturally, I…

home insemination Kit Get ready, or risk being left out! Listen closely—can you hear that? It’s a whisper from the future, a hint of the happiness to come. It’s the sound of mothers everywhere taking a well-deserved break, and if you want to be part of this joy, you need to start planning right now.…