The pickles and fortune cookies should have tipped me off, or perhaps the uncontrollable urge to cover everything in mustard and then immediately binge on chocolate.  You would think the fact that my bras didn’t fit and spells of tiredness would surely have hinted at what was clearly happening.  And if that wasn’t enough, what [...]

Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events.  Every time.  After my firstborn was placed in my arms and we spent our days in the hospital I remember feeling like my previous life was only a dream.  And while I’d prepared pretty well for the pregnancy and the childbirth, what threw me through the biggest loop was [...]

The words “I’m pregnant” start you on a miraculous 9-month journey as full of surprises as Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road towards Oz.  You are now eating for two, have 9 months of changes and a lot of planning to do – oh my!   Just as Dorothy had the help of her friends, [...]