The Mechanics of Night Nursing
Dear Amy, First of all I want to say that I have been a faithful reader of your blog and all things Amalah since around 2007. I hope that doesn’t sound stalkerish. Anyway, I have a question and...
View ArticleNewborn Sleep Wars: Reverse Cycling Edition
Hi Amy! First of all, I must say your blog and advice column have already been a great help in caring for my newborn daughter. I think I have more confidence in my parenting because of your words, and...
View ArticlePostpartum Excursions & Outings: How Much Is Too Much?
Dear Amy, I am a sleep deprived, first time mom of a beautiful three week old baby boy. And my mother in law is in town for a two week visit to see the baby, and as you can guess that is where my...
View ArticleAdvice Smackdown UPDATES!
We LOVE updates! If you’ve had a question answered here at Ye Olde Advice Smackdown, we love hearing how (or if) things worked out. You know, we worry sometimes. Other times we’re just kinda nosy....
View ArticleSwaddles: The Yay to the Nay
I know there are people out there who think their babies don’t like being swaddled. I used to be one of those people. When my first daughter was an infant, we swaddled her in the beginning but she...
View ArticleTo Tubal Or Not To Tubal
Amy, I am almost halfway through my pregnancy with baby #4. My husband and I have always been on the same page, four kids are we are done. My husband is done done done. I feel the same, with a little...
View ArticleYou Have a New Baby! Now How Do You Keep Your Sanity?!
Congrats! You had a baby! Now what on earth do you do with him or her all day? Being a new parent is amazing, exhausting, overwhelming and yes, I’ll say it… it can be a bit boring. I just gave birth...
View ArticlePostpartum Visits: How Helpful is TOO Helpful?
Dear Amy – I am 4 months pregnant and living abroad with my husband and 18 month old boy. My husband (European) and I (American) have lived in various countries since we married 7 years ago, and I...
View ArticleFormula Feeding From Birth
Hi Amy, I’m currently pregnant with baby number two and I have decided to (GASP!) formula feed from birth. I’ve read nearly everything you’ve ever written (big fan of the blog and the smackdown), so I...
View ArticlePregnancy and COVID-19: What We Know (& a Few Things We Don’t)
In a time when virtual hugs are pretty much the only way we hug now, I want to send out a million-billion virtual hugs to all the pregnant ladies out there. I can’t even imagine how scary and uncertain...
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