THE POD BLOG

Setting Healthy Boundaries as New Parents: Balancing Family Expectations

Setting boundaries is crucial, not just for your sanity but for the well-being of your new family unit – but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Let’s explore how you can stick to your boundaries  without...

Navigating Baby Sleep Regressions: Understanding and Coping with Changes

Navigating the complex terrain of parenthood can be overwhelming. One challenge that frequently catches parents off-guard is the sleep regression phase. By understanding its causes and patterns, yo...

How Can I Help My Older Child Adjust to the New Baby?

Introducing a new baby into your family is a joyous occasion, a moment of expansion and love. But it's also a time of transition, especially for an older sibling. 

A New Parents Guide to Babyproofing: Creating A Safe and Stimulating Environment

It can be the difference between the joy of watching your baby explore matched only by the sheer panic of, well, watching your baby explore. With the right precautions, your abode can transform fro...

Putting Yourself First: The Importance of Self-Care for New Parents

Parenting is a journey unlike any other, brimming with joyful highs, tiring lows, and moments that forever etch themselves onto your heart. But, amid all the diaper changes, midnight feedings, and ...

Effective Strategies for Exhausted Parents to Reclaim Their Rest

There’s no handbook for parenting, and just when you think you’ve nailed down your routine, your little one decides to rewrite the rules. If you’ve found this post with one eye open, gripping your ...

Creating an Eco-Friendly Home: Sustainable Practices for a Healthy Family

Navigating the world of parenting involves many day-to-day decisions – including how to create the safest and healthiest environment for your little one. It's not just about what goes onto their bo...

Asking for Help: Building Your Support System as a New Parent

Despite living in an uber-connected world, it’s easy to feel alone as you sort through all the transitions that come with parenthood. It's okay to ask for help and normalizing this practice will ac...

Sun Safety 101: Protecting Your Baby's Delicate Skin from Harmful Rays

In the early months and years of your child's life, their skin is especially sensitive. It's as delicate and precious as they are. Protecting skin from harmful sun rays is paramount, not just for y...

Experiencing Infertility as a Queer Couple

Infertility is a word that holds so much power. This is my wife, Morgan, and I's story, a journey marked by the complexities of IVF for a lesbian couple.