by Barbara Buckner Suárez | baby, birth workers, coping, infant death, infertility, loss, miscarriage, pain, process, support
It takes a torrential rain or windstorm to blow the last remaining leaves off the trees revealing what was so well-hidden in the uppermost branches throughout Spring and Summer: one, two, sometimes up to three bird’s nests. They vary in size and shape, and I have no...
by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 31Days, 4th trimester, baby, coping, sleep
Those signs you receive at baby showers that are supposed to go on your front door asking people to knock softly and avoid ringing the doorbell so your baby will stay asleep are really interesting to me. Not that I don’t understand how badly it sucks when you finally...
by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 31Days, baby, differences, parenting
Short and sweet reminder for all new parents: Remember that our partners will care for their babies differently from us. They are unique individuals who come to their role of parenting with their own set of family and life experiences, thoughts, and ideas about how to...
by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 31Days, 4th trimester, baby, patience, process
As a Senior in High School, I had this amazing AP English teacher, Ms. Lausch, who encouraged us to keep a notebook at all times. We could doodle in it, write stories, song lyrics or poems, it didn’t matter as long as we did something. She would collect the notebooks...
by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 31Days, 4th trimester, baby, coping, newborn, parenting
Have you heard about “The Period of Purple Crying?” Have you already experienced it? If not, consider yourself lucky. If you are reading this in the midst of such a period, you have my greatest empathy. The Period of Purple Crying is something that most...
by Barbara Buckner Suárez | 31Days, baby, home, newborn
This post is dedicated to my first-born “baby,” who made me a Momma sixteen years ago today. She’s grown into such a lovely young woman. Beautiful, inside and out. Mature well beyond her years. Determined, curious and questioning. She’s fun and...
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