by Sarah K Peck | September 20, 2021
Vanessa Van Edwards learned right away that being an expert in behavioral science did not translate into innate parenting know-how. Vanessa joined us earlier to talk about those first few blurry weeks of infancy and babies in Episode #104. Now, she’s opening up about the first year, explaining that while some phases do indeed “go by so fast,” others can feel like a slog, but telling parents that it goes by so fast is not, well, helpful. We dig into the nitty-gritty of the first year of parenting, what surprised us, what we wish we’d known, and the milestones most parenting books miss.
by Sarah K Peck | November 16, 2017
Right now I’ve got a lot of friends in my calendar who are having their babies very soon! I’ve been in contact with each of them about what to do to prepare for birth and post-birth, and I thought I’d share some of the tools that got me through my...
by Sarah K Peck | May 8, 2016
Some mornings I wake up around 4 AM or 5 AM, either because I have to pee, or because the baby is kicking me. I have been having a hard time falling back asleep after I wake up, so I started going to morning yoga early in the day. I figured I might as well calm my...
by Sarah K Peck | April 22, 2016
Even though dragging myself out of bed and dealing with morning sickness does not make it fun to keep up with my writing habit, I also know that these feelings are fleeting. They won’t last forever, and I want to capture them while they’re here, so I can...