Author: Kelsey Lueptow

  • Babies Don’t ‘Ruin’ Bodies

    This originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. One of the first things I heard upon announcing my pregnancy was: So, do you think you’ll gain a lot of weight? Based on my pre-pregnancy weight, I was healthily supposed to gain 25-35 pounds during those nine months. When I called to report to my […]

  • This Is How To Co-Parent

    Originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. Co-parenting can refer to a lot of different situations. A bare-bones definition, and the one that I’ll use throughout this piece, is: two people contributing to the parenting of the same child or children while leading separate lives. Divorced parents; “single” parents who were previously involved; […]