by Deborah Quinn | Nov 17, 2013 | aging, birth, family, HGH, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, preemies
On the 18th of November, I officially become the mother of a teenager. Which seems weird because I’m only 25. And it’s doubly weird because in some bizarre harmonic convergence, the 17th of November is officially “World Prematurity Day,” a day...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 24, 2011 | birth, Children, family, Monday Listicle, Parenting
It seemed like a good idea in theory, this having babies thing, right? A dimple-cheeked bundle swathed in cuddly rompers and you getting to join the Bugaboo-bumper car game in the grocery store. Your partner would gaze at you (adoringly, of course) while you...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 25, 2009 | birth, Feminism
K’s sister was rushed to the hospital last week because in her twenty-first week of pregnancy, there’d been some complications that, as it turns out, are going to result in bed-rest for the duration of her pregnancy. While she was in the hospital,...
