October is pregnancy and infant loss (PAIL) awareness month. It’s also a significant month for our family. Our little girl is due this month (on the 23rd, barring any significant delays). It also happens to be the month where we found out we were pregnant for the first time.
In about two weeks, we’re going to have a mixed baby. Sure, it’s not so weird anymore. Mixed babies are everywhere. We celebrate the uniqueness of the Bruno Mars’ and Drake’s of the world. We squeeze their cheeks and dissect them, tell them they’re exotic and try and guess their backgrounds. Yay, mixed people.
Birth plan, out the window. Or as our doula, The Birth Boss likes to say, birth vision board. Though we did plan for emergency situations, I really wanted to have a homebirth. We hadn’t even toured the hospital because we thought we wouldn’t end up there.
We give our kids full permission to suck. Why don’t we do the same for ourselves? By allowing ourselves to learn something new, we’re leading by example and teaching the next generation that it’s okay to not be good at something at first.
How Colin Mochrie addressed the trolls and stood up for his transgender daughter.
Alyssa Garrison is a feeler of feelings, lover of love - On the hunt for everyday magic, dreamy pastels and fairytale endings. With a degree in journalism, Alyssa launched her own website to give platform to her voice, sharing personal stories and honest musings with her audience from day one. On a mission to become a mom on her own terms, Alyssa found a donor and inseminated with the support of her doctor, family and friends. She expects her first baby February 2017!
How Mama Made It - A new series where we chat with mompreneurs on how they build their business, their tips and tricks, and what inspired them. Alison Gordon is the Founder and Inventor of Dwypers - The grab and go solution to getting out the door, on your way, with only what you need: A diaper, a pack of wipes, and a changing pad. (8:25) Dwypers lightbulb moment (20:30) Mama Advice (22:20) Kids' benefitting from entrepreneur parents (28:10) Biz Advice for mompreneurs
Many might think that having a kid isn’t the best time to pick up a new hobby, but Jonathan Jui thought different. In hilarious comics, he’s documenting his sons journey as he navigates through toddlerhood.
A + B chat how they're "designing their life" covering all the buzzwords (4:10), when they left their 9-5's (9:01), how to figure out what success means to you (13:44), advice for aspiring entrepreneurs (18:41), and how to write the perfect cold outreach email (26:45), all while being pregnant.
Bryce gets honest and opens up on how he has been slipping when it comes to parenting prep. Perhaps you can learn what not to do.
We caught up with the man behind @fitdadfitness to see how he stays on his fitness with small children. This dude is deezed.
A+B chat being their own pregnancy advocates, having a name reveal party, and how they hate gender norms.
Aminah + Bryce are back! Listen along with us as we chat about whether the internet thinks we're ready to have a baby and other interesting internet parenting musings we came across this week, from facebook mom groups to the daddit reddit thread.
Aminah interviews doula and founder of Birth Boss, Rhiannon Langford to talk all things pregnancy support - support that doesn't end when pregnancy does. Whether a pregnancy ends in a loss or you have a fantastic birth, Rhiannon speaks to how important support around the birthing person is.
My perspective on our beautiful birth and our daughters first four days in the world.