My husband always laughs at me because I’ve never, not once in the 22 years that I’ve been with him, said “Goodbye”.  It’s true.  It’s too final.  When my kids leave for school in the morning, I say, “Have a great day!  See you when you get home!”  When my parents leave my house after visiting for the day, it’s usually, “Love you.  Talk to you later.”  When I hang up the phone with a friend…”I’ll chat with you soon…”  Even people whom I’ve met standing on long lines at Disneyworld get, “Have a fun rest of your trip!  I’m… More…

I recently received the following question and thought it would be the perfect segue into a “fresh, fridge, or frozen” discussion.  “I have the Medela Pump-in-Style that comes with an icepack and cooler.  The manual says the icepack can store 4 Medela bottles for up to 12 hours.  Now that the weather is getting warmer, and we all know how gross NYC summers can be, if I am planning a day outing, is it really sufficient to use only 1 icepack for the 4 bottles, as recommended by Medela?”

Great question, and one that comes up virtually every week… More…

If you asked my mother about the most annoying quality I had as a child, it was (and, if you ask my husband, probably still is…) the fact that I never let anything go.  She laughs about it now when reminiscing of the days where I would bust into her room with, “…AND ANOTHER THING…” just when she thought the discussion was over.  I have grown up, but I need to pull that quality out of the bank this week and continue, just for a few more moments, to talk about being your baby’s pacifier.  I feel like I wasn’t… More…

Trust Me When I Tell You…

There’s nothing more annoying than when random people (or even those you know very well) tell you to “enjoy these moments with your baby because it goes by in a flash.”  Well, when you’re walking up and down Second Avenue at 3am with a screaming baby who is completely overtired and had an overstimulating day, “enjoying” those moments is for the birds.  Listening to conversations of singles coming out of bars and hearing them question where and what time brunch will be the next day can honestly make you want to run for the… More…

My initial response is always a resounding, “No, not while breastfeeding.”  I don’t recommend underwire bras for breastfeeding moms.  They can put an undue amount of pressure on the breast, leading to clogged ducts, and dealing with those painful little guys is just not worth it.  Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and if you’ve got somewhere special to go and want (or need) to wear your best bra, and it happens to be underwire, I completely understand that.  I just wouldn’t make a daily habit of it.  At least not yet…not while you’re in the initial stages… More…