The Young Mommy Life

A mom writes on our Facebook discussion board: “I need advice on when to start potty training. I am a new mom with my only son so I need some advice. He will be three in September and I have sat him on the toilet but what is the time limit? I find that I don’t have the patience to sit [...]

At my daughter’s first birthday party, someone asked me when I was planning on having another kid. “Ayanna’s getting bigger,” they teased. “You’re gonna want another one.” I shot them a look – surely they must be joking. I was JUST beginning to feel like life was “normal” again – my daughter was sleeping well, [...]

I wrote this post called “Should Married Folks be Clubbing?” a while back, and I realized I hadn’t ever really explored that topic here, as it pertains to moms. Just when I thought I had run out of things to write about, right? I have not been to a club since my oldest was born [...]

I can sum up my entire breastfeeding experience in two words: pink milk. First time I put my son to my breast he chomp, chomp, chomped away. I pulled back and looked at him in horror. “No, no, no,” I’m thinking to myself. “He’s supposed to suck, not chew. WHY IS HE CHEWING MY NIPPLE?” The lactation [...]

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my boyfriend’s sister used to call me “his baby mama” despite the fact that we were engaged and living together.  I would cringe every single time – is that how she saw me? I guess my real beef came from my perception of the term. To me, “baby mama” [...]