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Women Fear Sharing Pregnancy With Employers: Do You Know Your Family and Medical Leave Act Rights?

Women Fear Sharing Pregnancy With Employers: Do You Know Your Family and Medical Leave Act Rights?
Parenting Without A Parachute is pleased to introduce Shari, our new contributing columnist! Shari is a thirty-something new mom, enjoying the challenges of raising a preemie baby. As graphic designer for a luxury travel company, she is lucky to work from home. She proudly wears the badge of a hockey wife and one day will... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
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Reinventing Your World With Pinterest

Reinventing Your World With Pinterest
Last week, I purged my closet of everything that reminded me of my 20’s. Disintegrating sweatpants, almost cropped tops and barely there bikinis departed from my now empty closet. I paused momentarily to think back on all the good times these clothes had experienced, when I was single and my toosh was naturally perky. The... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
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Pediatrician's Pet Patient Falls From Pedestal

Pediatrician's Pet Patient Falls From Pedestal
For years, I reveled in my status as our pediatrician’s pet patient, her favorite. I looked forward to every well-baby check-up and shopped the Marshall Field’s clearance racks for my family’s perfectly coordinated outfits. Before each appointment, the diaper bag was laundered, stocked with every possible emergency item and organized to perfection. Infant car seats... Read more »
By Crystal Intini Alperin,
February 17, 2012 at 12:01 pm
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Who Needs Hair? Shaving Your Head for Childhood Cancer Research

Who Needs Hair? Shaving Your Head for Childhood Cancer Research
I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child. -Anne Lamott Imagine the love of your life – your child. Her face, her laugh, her giant hugs and sloppy kisses… Now imagine your baby is sick and there is nothing... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
February 14, 2012 at 6:54 am
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Creative Parenting: How 1 Mom Uses Star Wars to Answer Questions About Life

Creative Parenting: How 1 Mom Uses Star Wars to Answer Questions About Life
My 2 children are at an age when they are starting to question the world. No longer armed with an easy response, I find myself searching for creative ways to answer everyday questions sprinkled with just enough confusion to raise a 5-year-old eyebrow in innocent wonderment. Every hour of the day is filled with the... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
February 13, 2012 at 8:59 am
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What to say and what not to say to parents of a preemie/NICU baby

What to say and what not to say to parents of a preemie/NICU baby
              Today, we have a guest post from Shari R. Shari and her husband welcomed their son a little earlier than expected. Being the parents of a preemie comes with special challenges that not every parent faces. Here is some insight into her journey! Mr. C came into our... Read more »
By Amanda,
February 9, 2012 at 11:17 am
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A Birth Story, Part Two: Pain Meds and Pride

A Birth Story, Part Two: Pain Meds and Pride
I am starting to realize I expect too much of myself. And after the debacle of my first week postpartum, I believed  despite my spinal headache, a week off for maternity leave was a reasonable amount of time to recover. Week two of my postpartum recovery seemed less head pain and more lower back pain... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
February 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm
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A Birth Story, Part One: 1 Lazy Cervix, 4 Epidurals and a Spinal Headache

A Birth Story, Part One: 1 Lazy Cervix, 4 Epidurals and a Spinal Headache
I hate caffeine. I hate soda. And most of all, I hate coffee. This may come as a shock to many of you as I often tweet about and speak of coffee as the liquid of life that surrounds my mornings and fuels most of my afternoons. I was planning on giving up coffee in... Read more »
By Beth Rago,
January 31, 2012 at 6:47 am
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Is Pink Bubble-Gum Flavored Amoxicillin The New Gateway Drug? Does It Taste Too Good?

Is Pink Bubble-Gum Flavored Amoxicillin The New Gateway Drug? Does It Taste Too Good?
Winter has officially arrived!  Sure some might argue that winter arrived in late December with the winter solstice, but I respectfully disagree. In our household, winter arrives in the drive-thru lane of our local CVS Pharmacy as soon as the pharmacist hands me the bright pink bottle of Amoxicillin and the plastic spoon dispenser.  The... Read more »
By Crystal Intini Alperin,
January 24, 2012 at 10:49 am
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Mom Frightens Fellow Jewel Shoppers with Necklace of Human Hair and Children's Teeth

Mom Frightens Fellow Jewel Shoppers with Necklace of Human Hair and Children's Teeth
This is the headline that I imagine while contemplating the various uses for my children’s baby teeth and saved first hair-cut remnants: Mom Frightens Fellow Jewel Shoppers with Necklace of Human Hair and Children’s Teeth. I guess the reasonable solution for each lock of baby hair is to tape it into a baby book like my mother did for me... Read more »
By Crystal Intini Alperin,
January 13, 2012 at 8:48 am
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