Offbeat Mama | Offbeat op-eds

This is Offbeat Mama’s archive of Offbeat op-eds posts.

A couple months into my pregnancy, my mom gave me and Andreas a gift certificate for 12 hours of private Hypnobirthing training with a certified instructor. The initial lessons...

The grandmas, they circle like vultures! This is the story of what happens when two children of lesbians (each their mother's only child) have a kid. The short version of the...

The response to Natasha's Queer Parent 101 post was so overwhelming, that I've asked her to become a regular contributor here on Offbeat Mama! Thanks to Viva La Vida Photography...

Dre and I have already gotten super used to baby-wearing, so using the stroller felt like a huge novelty. You mean, the baby sits in there? And I push this thing? And we walk behind it?

Mom & Amara by Wayfaring Photography I recently miscarried a child that I wanted very, very much. I went to the doctor last Wednesday and the doctor told me she couldn’t...

Thanks to BlondeShot Creative for submitting this photo to the Offbeat Mama Pool!The most frequent question I get about my pregnancy is whether I want a boy a girl. The second...

Since we live in a very small urban home, we've had to be super selective with baby crap. But I will admit, there is ONE baby item I didn't think I needed that turned out to be mission critical…

I see no gender confusion in this photo of Jonah“That is a girl’s name.” This is what my stepmother, Dora, replied when I told her I would be naming my son Jonah. I was...