Life with Henry

Can We Stop Shaming Moms for Working Yet?

I’ve been pretty lucky when it comes to the “being judged by other moms” department. Aside from a run-in where a random woman at Starbucks told me that my son should be wearing a hat (in 65 degree weather), and another where a neighbor told me I shouldn’t…

Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone to Share Breastfeeding Photos

I Truly Enjoy Parenting (And I’m Not Lying)

I’ve seen a number of articles lately — on Medium and elsewhere — that make the…

4 Reasons Why Breastfeeding Is Really Freaking Hard

To start this off, yes, I’m still breastfeeding my son exclusively. No, I’m not a judgey-wudgey type of mom. Formula is scientifically good shit, and every single day I imagine throwing in the towel and switching to the bottles & formula…

On Cosleeping

When my son was born on September 23, 2015, I had a plan for our sleeping arrangement. I’d heard all the recommendations, read the advice on the internet, and generally felt pretty confident about our plan. Baby Henry would have his own bassinet right by the bed, a Halo Bassinest with a built-in light…