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Breastfeeding in Italy: the first six months
In Italy there seems to be a wonky disconnect between recognizing the importance of breastfeeding and actually supporting and promoting it effectively. On the one hand, when Peanut was a baby, perfect...
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Florence Birth Story 1: Kim and Ariel at the Centro Margherita
This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an...
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Peanut’s birth story, part two: from heaven to hell
Ok, so it wasn’t exactly “hell”, but as I was being wheeled into the operating room in Careggi for an epidural-anesthetized emergency c-section after being induced with Pitocin, I was wondering whether...
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Florence Birth Story 2: Lisa and Matteo at Torre Galli Hospital
This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an...
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Peanut’s birth story, part one: au naturel, Italian style
My belly, taken a few days before Peanut’s arrival (Andrea shot and I edited). Throughout this nine-month journey, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about what an intense process of self-discovery...
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Florence Birth Story 4: Jonnel, Niccolo’ and Gabriel at Villa Donatello
This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an...
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My kind of town
The interior of Borromini’s San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. Oh Roma, how much do I love you? So very much. I always tell people, with a sigh, that if I hadn’t married a cursed Florentine I would live...
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Florence Birth Story 5: Kate and Livia at Ponte a Niccheri
This on-going interview series shares the experiences of expat moms who have given birth in Florence. The aim is not only to tell their stories but also to provide pregnant foreign moms with an...
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The shallow path not taken: why hiring a pro photographer is worth it
I try really hard not to regret things, but there’s one unfortunate decision of which I can’t seem to let go. Worst of all, it’s shamefully vain. Andrea and I threw our wedding party three years ago...
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Sex-positive motherhood, Italian-style
How delightful and refreshing to see that blogger The Yummy Mom (“I’m a mom, not a saint, thank goodness”) has teamed up with the owner of a new online sex shop for women called MySecretCase (those...
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