I started smoking the day after my daughter was born.After a rough pregnancy where I suffered from severe morning sickness — hyperemesis gravidarum had me vomiting every few days for the duration of it — I had joked about having a celebratory cigarette when it was all over. Then I found myself on

Before I ever got pregnant, I would tease my husband about eating the placenta. It was a long, ongoing joke we had. And for a long time, I only saw it as a joke. I didn’t even know it was a real thing, at least not in the US.The only time I had heard about ingesting the placenta was in other

When I was 18, I chose to have breast reduction surgery. I developed early, and always hated my breasts. They were too big for my body, caused back problems, and brought attention that I never wanted. I knew that I wanted to be a mother, and that I would want to breastfeed my babies. It ...Continue

The first question I asked my psychiatrist was, “Are these going to make me gain weight?” You know, after confirming that the medication wouldn’t pass through my breastmilk and affect the baby. Obviously.She looked at me for a second and finally said, “No. No, this type of medication won’t cause