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Milography: Part 1: The World’s Fattest Man
I had a baby! His name is Milo! Here’s what he looks like! Here's what he looked like at 5 days old, anyway. His appearance changes for the cuter every day. Seriously, that's not a proud parent thing,...
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Milography: Part 2: No One Gets the Trifecta
All things considered, my pregnancy was totally uneventful. No gestational diabetes, no pre-eclampsia, no blood pressure issues, no chemical imbalances, normal baby development — nothing beyond the...
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Milography: Part 3: Mother and Baby
After Milo had been given his first bath and brought in to nurse for awhile (no dice; newborns tend to be alert for about an hour after they’re born, then they sleep sleep sleep near-constantly until...
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Milography: Part 4: Postpartum Is Bullshit
I’m so glad I put “Milography Part 4″ on my “Thursday Goalz” list*, because God knows I never would’ve gotten to it otherwise. I have, though, at 8:25 PM, managed to accomplish 10 of the 12 goals on...
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Milography: Part 5: At Home with the Crouton
And that brings us to the last part of the Milography: the first two weeks with our new little person. Rather than try to spin a narrative that includes all these little details, I hope you’ll forgive...
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Babies and boobies
My friend Tricia gave birth to her daughter a few days before I had Milo. She and her husband chose the Bradley Method of childbirth, a 12-week program that teaches couples how to have a baby without...
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