Family visits are often complicated — even for the best of us, aren’t they? We all have our dysfunctions, histories, and quarrels… (May be triggering.)

There is so much anecdotal and scholarly research out there about the value of a reliable support network during the early days of motherhood.

I was absolutely terrified of becoming pregnant — not because of the enormous responsibility of carrying a life inside of me, nor was it out of the fear of labor and delivery.

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had no idea what his birth would be like; and so, like a good girl, I did my research.