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Lynn Shattuck

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Portland, ME, United States

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Past articles by Lynn:

I Can't Believe I Asked Another Woman the Forbidden Question

I should've known better. I sat beside my daughter as the stylist shaped her hair into an adorable little bob. I smiled as my 4-year-old sat ridiculously still, obeying the stylist's directions to, "Look at your belly." Then I noticed it. The woman cutting my daughter's hair had what I thought was an unmistakable bulge in her lower abdomen. She was slender, but between the poof and her… → Read More

I Really Wanted It to Be Colic

"Could he have colic?" I asked my infant son's pediatrician on a well-baby visit. My son Max cried often, slept little and nursed constantly. I hadn't expected new parenthood to be easy, but I hadn't expected it to be so hard, either. "Well, the rule with colic is generally at least three hours of crying a day, for at least three days a week without being soothed," his pediatrician answered. Max… → Read More

The Moment With My Son I'll Never Get Back

During my first pregnancy, I didn't have a written birth plan. I had preferences: Go as long as possible without pain meds; avoid any unnecessary interventions; wear my own clothes instead of the standard issue hospital gown. But I didn't have strict written plans—there were too many variables that I had no control over, too many things we couldn't anticipate. But the one thing I expected—the… → Read More

The Sweet Relief of the Easy Second Child

My daughter is just along for the ride... while my son is the ride → Read More

4 Parenting Things I Thought I'd Know By Now But Totally Don't

I thought I'd be bestowed with ancient mothering wisdom, but not so much → Read More

There's Nothing Wrong With Leaving Your Family Once a Year

Why all of us who feel drained by motherhood should book those tickets now → Read More

The Postpartum Depression Documentary Every Mom Needs to Watch

It's not an easy film to watch, but it's necessary → Read More

It Turns Out Postpartum Depression is Different From 'Regular' Depression

Should treatment of postpartum depression be different too? → Read More

This Is What Back Labor Really Feels Like

Like you have to poop, but your poop has a dagger on the end of it → Read More

The One Thing I Wish I'd Known as a New Mom

If only I'd known this then, life would've been easier → Read More

The Huge Parenting Mistake I Didn't Realize I was Making

It took a therapist's words for me to be a better mom → Read More

Turns Out, This Crappy Baby Phase Isn't Just a Baby Phase

Once I realized what was going on, things got a lot easier → Read More

Mom Behind Badass Breastfeeding Photo Has a Message for Working Mothers

Are the kids really holding you back? → Read More

The One Thing I Wish I'd Known in My First Year of Parenthood

“Why don’t you just bring him to bed?” my husband asked. Our son was only a week old, but apparently he was old enough to know he loathed the bassinet I’d placed next to my side of the bed. I’d swaddled him, nursed him and placed his tiny sleeping body into the bassinet, only to have him startle awake and shrieking a few minutes later. I’d never been more tired in my life. “No, I’m afraid I’ll… → Read More

Here's to All the Grandparents Who Give and Give

Thank you, Mom and Dad. It’s not uncommon to hear grandparents say how amazing it is to watch their children become parents. But we don’t hear as much about what it feels like to watch our parents morph into grandparents. I never doubted that you would be good grandparents. You’ve always been supportive of me, whether it was when I decided to become a vegetarian, to take time off from school to… → Read More

This Parenting Philosophy Is Saving My Kids' Childhood

I want our children to have a taste of how it used to be → Read More

9 Things Moms Miss Most From Life Before Kids

Remember when the world was your oyster? → Read More

5 Parenting Choices That Won't Break Your Baby

You'll make mistakes, but they won't be these ones → Read More

How We Accidentally Became Co-Sleepers

Despite my crunchy leanings, I never planned on sharing a bed with my babies. I'd heard horror stories about infants being smothered to death when sleeping with a parent. So we had a bassinet set up next to our bed, and that was as close to co-sleeping as we'd get, thank you very much. On our first night home from the hospital, I nursed my new baby boy until he fell into a milky sleep. I slowly… → Read More

7 Reasons You Should Seriously Consider Midwives

You are a mom and a woman! We get it! Find real world parenting advice and tips, fashion and beauty resources, and great conversation with moms like you! → Read More