var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-19489843-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A Mother Is Born Pregnancy and Parenting Services provides support and education to expectant and new parents in New York City. Whether you are looking for birth classes, struggling with your baby’s sleep issues, looking to connect with other moms, or trying to achieve the right blend of employment and motherhood, you will find gentle support, information and encouragement. Email: meredith (at) amotherisborn.comTumblr (3.0; @amotherisborn)http://amotherisborn.com/Perhaps you’ve heard, lately, that French children behave better than Americans, because their...http://amotherisborn.com/post/17711427222http://amotherisborn.com/post/17711427222Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:41:24 -0500Dear Pregnant folks and People With Babies, One day your child will begin to talk.  And it will seem...http://amotherisborn.com/post/17605372432http://amotherisborn.com/post/17605372432Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:16:12 -0500 Courtesy of my ten year old son, from a book called Children at Play, a Cul de Sac Collection,...http://amotherisborn.com/post/17514009223http://amotherisborn.com/post/17514009223Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:25:00 -0500It’s so important to read to your kids.  Start with these: I don’t know the...http://amotherisborn.com/post/17235286259http://amotherisborn.com/post/17235286259Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:12:00 -0500Hey folks — there is still some space in this weekends Toddler Parenting Workshop at Kinected!...http://amotherisborn.com/post/15256098528http://amotherisborn.com/post/15256098528Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:23:00 -0500Recently there have been a bunch of good essays (links below) discussing how the birth location, and...http://amotherisborn.com/post/17031993890http://amotherisborn.com/post/17031993890Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:29:00 -0500The “point” in going isn’t that it’s important/unimportant to see the...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16973894907http://amotherisborn.com/post/16973894907Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:52:03 -0500Recently, I was talking to a client, lets call her Anne, about the logistics of going back to work...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16973456949http://amotherisborn.com/post/16973456949Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:33:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytgemDUaS1qc6tpuo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s important to be realistic.</p>http://amotherisborn.com/post/16971628000http://amotherisborn.com/post/16971628000Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:08:00 -0500I did a handstand today in my yoga class! Which is pretty ironic because only Friday, I mentioned in...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16775141173http://amotherisborn.com/post/16775141173Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:00 -0500I’m surfing the net while my daughter plays with stickers, and she sees an article I’m...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16579385152http://amotherisborn.com/post/16579385152Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:00 -0500Here’s one for the “I Can’t Believe We Needed A Study To Tell Us This” file:...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16120774726http://amotherisborn.com/post/16120774726Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:19:00 -0500New moms in the MOMs group often ask about airline travel with their babies.  It’s challenging...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16117345464http://amotherisborn.com/post/16117345464Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500Here’s a funny post about what we yearn for during pregnancy — she calls it “Porn...http://amotherisborn.com/post/16097790061http://amotherisborn.com/post/16097790061Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:21:00 -0500Hi folks! There’s space available in both my Chelsea new moms’ group (which starts...http://amotherisborn.com/post/15672143176http://amotherisborn.com/post/15672143176Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:28:00 -0500 So, recently I wrote an essay about a time I was given a sex toy, instead of cash, in exchange for...http://amotherisborn.com/post/15348853640http://amotherisborn.com/post/15348853640Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:31:00 -0500Hi there!  The next toddler workshop is going to be on February 11 at the Kinected Center on 19th...http://amotherisborn.com/post/15254720851http://amotherisborn.com/post/15254720851Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:58:32 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1fdbUSVn1qc6tpuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Never hurts to mention all your credentials in this economy … </strong></p> <p>(Cartoon is from <a href="http://www.newyorker.com" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a>, April 15, 1996, by <a href="http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/properties/thatslife/about.php" target="_blank">Mike Twohey</a>)</p>http://amotherisborn.com/post/15046846365http://amotherisborn.com/post/15046846365Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:19:59 -0500My friend Jessica Lang Kosa, PhD, IBCLC, a lactation consultant in the Boston area, and general...http://amotherisborn.com/post/14926769320http://amotherisborn.com/post/14926769320Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:31:00 -0500So yeah, once I was teaching a class about what happens with sex when you become a mother, and they...http://amotherisborn.com/post/14309200699http://amotherisborn.com/post/14309200699Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:46:51 -0500