Spit-up On My Shoulder

Have you heard of domperidone? Domperidone is a prescription medication for gastrointestinal problems that also works as a lactation aid. The problem? In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration banned its sale for any use, due to concerns about health risks. Therefore, domperidone is illegal.
From Rachele Cooper’s piece in the October [...]

If you go to this link, you can view 12 Halloween baby costumes that will make you laugh. My favorite is the Whoopie Cushion one.
Scroll down for links to other pages with interesting baby and toddler costumes. If you have a slightly twisted sense of humor, like me, be sure to check out [...]

Thank you once again to my buddies, Rick and Jan Hanson, co-authors of Mother Nurture, for letting me share tips from their newsletter.
Have you found that you and your partner fight more since becoming parents? Join the club! Exhaustion, the stress of being on-call 24 hours a day, teething, colds, [...]

Have you seen this video? It’s well worth taking three minutes out of your day to see comedian Anita Renfroe condense all the things moms say in a day into a song set to the Willam Tell Overture. I laughed so hard and keep going back to watch it whenever I need a lift.
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12/4/95:
The kids are hitting a raw nerve today. I just have no patience. I feel so guilty because I’m not into the stay-at-home mom thing. Am I a terrible person? I know there are people who would give anything to do this, but, then I wonder – if they actually did [...]

I hope you enjoy this essay I wrote when my girls were five and two. I still think I’m catching up on sleep from those years!
NIGHTUS INTERRUPTUS
No matter how old your kids are, every so often you will still get slammed with a sleepless night. Invariably these nights are the result [...]