Feedings. Diaper changes. Picking outfits. Bath time. Bedtime. That about sums up the baby experience, no? I mean, there are about a thousand feedings and diaper changes. And if your skills in the diapering arena are lacking, you’ll have a ton of outfits to pick out, too. But given the nature of things, my feeding […]
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Hi! I’m Melanie and Nick is my oldest child. He asked me if I would consider writing a piece for his and Brittany’s blog, Bottles & Banter, about watching a child struggle with infertility. I’m never one to turn down an opportunity to share my thoughts and opinions, right kids? Ya. Don’t answer that. Please. As
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Let’s start this whole thing off by pointing out that Brittany and I just absolutely do not agree on radio preferences. I have a huge disdain for listening to the same 3 Taylor Swift and Adele songs during the same 15 song loop every hour on whatever Top 40 station’s territory we happen to be
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It’s my first Father’s Day. Well, as a Dad, you know. As I have never gotten to answer the question, “What do you want for Father’s Day?” I did what every other Dad would do: I took to the internet. And I am thankful I did, because I discovered Bitters & Bottles. What is Bitters
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Memorial Day is upon us, and that means one thing: the unofficial start to the summer fun and family travel season! Since we can’t hit Mexico at the moment (you know, Zika Virus, pregnancy, yada yada yada), we’re going to live vicariously through you when you win a 4-day/3-night stay at the all-inclusive Velas Vallarta.
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Here’s the story most people know: You visit Las Vegas, things happen, you come home pregnant. And what happens in Vegas doesn’t actually stay in Vegas. But did you know you can go to Las vegas pregnant already? Yup. A Las Vegas Babymoon. Trust us, you can do it. And we took a trip just
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It seems like every couple of months or so I have to sort, reorganize, prioritize, declutter and p-u-r-g-e my kids’ stuff. A little less frequently my husband and I go through our own grown-up things and repeat the same process. For pregnant, first time moms, nesting is only a trial run for the constant cleaning out and
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There are several things people “know” right off the bat when it comes to family planning, conception, and infertility. It’s a women’s issue, certainly not for men to discuss Infertility is all about the woman Men are along for the ride – when the woman wants a child, the couple wants a child Adopting is apparently
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After the initial shock or disappointment or [insert emotion here] wears off, many couples are faced with some very important and often expensive decisions. The cost of infertility is very wide ranging; from just taking Clomid and using timed intercourse ($10 with a prescription) to to full on in vitro fertilization (IVF) running in the $15,000+
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