Recently, during a conversation with a friend, she said something that stuck with me for a long time. She said: “Doulas are very unheard of in Germany and it’s probably weird for Germans to pay for a ‘health’ service since it is all free here anyway.” While it is true you can get a completely …
The first of September will always remain a sad day for me. Three years ago today I lost my baby at just 10 weeks. Until now, I couldn’t find the strength to write about it. Every time I go back to this day I hurt because I lost a loved one. Even as I type …
Before I had my first child, I had no idea what those early motherhood days would be like. Obviously! I didn’t know many things that were to come, but there are 7 things I really wish I knew. Why nobody talks about these things with first time moms is beyond me. But I made it …
Every birth is different. Every birth is new. Every birth has potential to empower women or to scar them for life. As women, we start dreaming about having children at an early age. We think about how we will be the best moms we possibly can, how we will not make the same mistakes our parents …
It happened. After years of babywearing and very few remarks from strangers (like the famous “can he breathe in there?”) someone actually said it. And not to me, to him. It was one of those moments when you can’t come back with a smart response fast enough, but right after the conversation is over you …