Dear bra makers:
Since when did you put padding in nursing bras?
I am the mom to a charming, sweet month-old baby. The last few weeks of my life has been consumed with feeding this little one. And while I love the design of nursing bras for the most part, this is one serious flaw I don’t recall from the last time I nursed an infant.
Come on. I’ve gone up two bra sizes in the last month. Do you really think I need padding? And have you tried to get that front, …

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued a new set of guidelines Wednesday that says more women should be able to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), saying it’s even safe for some women who have two cesareans in the past.
Count me among the latter.
As a friend put it this morning, I have “stubborn” babies. Due to gestational diabetes with my son – and concern he may weigh 10 pounds – my doctor attempted to induce me two times the month prior to his due date.
Nothing happened.
I mean …

It’s been a “just in case” kind of 24 hours.
As in “just in case” I go into labor, here are a few things that need to get done.
Call it a working mom’s way of nesting.
It started about 10 a.m. Tuesday, when I realized there were several stories that should be done next week that might not get done if I end up holding a baby sooner than expected.
I sent a few “just in case” messages to my editor and fellow reporters:
* Links to reports being released Monday;
* Phone numbers for …

Picking a name for this child is not proving to be an easy task.
Keep in mind, my husband and I also didn’t expect to have No. 3.
With our first two children, it was easy. Their names were selected when I was pregnant with Baby No. 1. We had a boy name and a girl name. We used one, then the other. But there were no other choices.
Fairly shortly after discovering this pregnancy, my daughter and I talked of names for the baby. Girl names came up quickly – then we …

I’ve had a few friends ask me if I’ve had pregnancy cravings. I didn’t think so, until…
I realized I was at the grocery store for the third weekend in a row buying fresh, out-of-the-oven baked bread.
With my first child, I craved avocado. It probably had to do with the fact that halfway through my pregnancy we were in Mexico eating yummy food with guacamole, fish tacos with avocado slices, etc.
My second child, it was hamburger. Go figure. I had a girl after thinking the protein craving was linked to a …

So my kids started with the baby questions quicker than I anticipated.
In fact, the first DAY we told them, my son saw me eating pizza. “The baby is going to like that,” he said.
Then he thought about it: “How does the baby eat?”
Of course we’ve had:
“What does the baby do?”
“Can the baby see?”
“Can it hear?”
“How will it get out?”
“When will it be here?”
I think the kids have been satisfied with most of the answers. A friend gave them a book, “What to expect when mommy is expecting.” It goes into …

For five years, my husband and I have debated having another child.
We hesitated for a number of reasons: my age (old enough to be “at risk”), the kids getting older (now 5 and 7 and a half), my flip-floppy heart valves.
Well, the debate is over.
Baby No. 3 is well on its way.
When we got the surprise – ok, SHOCK – delivered to us, I kept holding up the test saying, “Really? Really?”
Really.
I still just about fell off the medical table at the first ultrasound when I saw legs and …