My Traveling Bucket List

Posted on May 9th, 2008

No, I don’t have a bucket I carry around with me while I travel. This is in reference to the movie Bucket List but my list is modified to list the places my husband and I traveled to before we had baby #1, and then a list of the places I would love to [...]

Midwives on Motorcycles: Delivery in a Traffic Jam

Posted on May 3rd, 2008

Imagine being in labor and getting stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the hospital. Every pregnant woman`s nightmare, right? Well, apparently not in Bangkok, where police officers are specially trained for this kind of situation.
Police officers delivering babies? In 1993, a special division of the Royal Thai Traffic Police Project was established [...]

Toddler Goes International… Grandparents and Great Grandparents,

Posted on February 4th, 2008

We live in America and this week we are visiting our families in the UK. We survived my in-laws, and now it’s my husband’s turn to visit his in-laws, we are now staying with my Mom and Dad.
Toddler finds a kindred spirit in my Dad. My Dad is the sort who can entertain a small [...]

Toddler Goes International… Visiting with the Grandparents

Posted on January 31st, 2008

Toddler looks supremely worried to see two exuberant people with manic grins bearing down on him. It’s OK, I tell him, this is your Grandma and Granddad. They haven’t seen you for six months.
We’ve just got off the train to see my in-laws. They have come to the train station to meet us, and Toddler [...]

Conceptionmoons

Posted on January 29th, 2008

Say what?
Conceptionmoons (conception honeymoons) are big these days. Couples are encouraged to take trips to relax and time these with the woman’s fertile period. This is a great idea for those who are already trying to conceive but don’t want to commit to the whole fertility workup just yet… or those who have been undergoing [...]

Toddler Goes International… Toddler and The Train

Posted on January 29th, 2008

We are visiting the UK to see our families this week, and I’m delighted to report we all survived our flight.
We narrowly missed the plane, Toddler (and Daddy) fell in love with a real Ferrari on a win-a-Ferrari display at the airport and we lost track of time until the airline had to page us [...]

Toddler Goes International… Surviving a Flight With A Small Child

Posted on January 21st, 2008

So we are about to take our toddler to visit family in England.
Sorry, wait a minute. What’s that, honey?
My husband just asked me what I was doing. I told him, I’m writing about flying with small children. Oh, my husband said, that’s easy. They don’t serve alcohol on domestic flights any more, but they still [...]

Toddler Goes International… Far Flung Families

Posted on January 20th, 2008

My husband and I are British, and we live in the Midwestern US with our toddler. All our families, including the in-laws, are back home in Britain, 3000 miles away. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? I’m not sure.
I have friends who’s entire family, and all the in-laws, live in a [...]

Wombs For Rent?

Posted on January 11th, 2008

A growing phenomena, largely related to the dearth of adequate and affordable health care in the United States, is what has often been called “medical tourism”. People fly to India, Mexico, Thailand, etc. for all sorts of medical (and often cosmetic) issues including bypass surgeries, knee and hip replacements, dental work, eye surgery, you [...]

How Do You Choose The Right Baby Carrier?

Posted on January 7th, 2008

It’s the most natural thing in the world, the whole world over, to carry your baby. Then why is it so hard to pick out the right carrier? With an overwhelming array of styles available, it’s no wonder many moms stick with the stroller. Or end up with a carrier, or several carriers, that don’t [...]