There is this cultural fairy tale about having a baby; you bring them home, everything feels soft and glowing, and somehow you just... figure it out. Like a sitcom montage where the baby finally sleeps, the house is clean, and everyone looks hot in their pajamas. Except a lot of people do not. And no one really tells you that part. They do not tell you how lonely the early days can feel, How your body might hurt in places you did not know existed. How you can love your baby w

Winter is coming. With it arrives dry air, stuffy noses, disrupted sleep, and the sudden urge to panic every time your baby makes a new noise. Babies get congested. Adults get tired. Everyone gets dramatic. This is the season where even the calmest parent finds themselves whispering "is this normal?" into the void at 2AM. A few simple strategies can make winter far more manageable for babies and the adults sworn to protect them. Build the Wall: Protecting Tiny Airways Cold wi

If you have heard the phrase "cord around the neck" and immediately felt your stomach drop, you are in good company. A nuchal cord sounds dramatic, but the truth is far more reassuring. Most nuchal cords are totally normal, usually harmless, and not something to tangle your stomach up in knots. Knotted Up For Nothing A nuchal cord means the umbilical cord is looped around the baby's neck. This everyday variation has become a scapegoat for everything from long pushing stages t