Sleep pressure and its discontents

When you have an infant, you think a lot about sleep, mainly about how much you're not getting. Over the past four months, I've carped endlessly about my lack of sleep—to family, to friends, to colleagues, to dental hygienists, to really anyone who will listen. Sleep is something you don't miss until it's gone. To … Continue reading Sleep pressure and its discontents →

Holding infants and the left-handed cradling bias

At some point in the past four months of having an infant, I took note of my preference for picking him up with his head on the left side of my body, but didn't think too much of it. I figured the preference was just one of those left-hand-bias oddities in my life, despite being … Continue reading Holding infants and the left-handed cradling bias →