• table of contents, parenting & children:

babies, breastfeeding, & other aspects of parenting

  • toddler carrying/wearing
  • toilet learning
  • tantrums
  • existential questions
  • other transitions & developments
  • books, movies, & television
  • …
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  • “ Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn't dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line. ”
    - Gloria Lemay


  • Welcome to First the Egg, a collection of practical information, links, and cultural criticism. This site is a feminist intervention in our rigidly-gendered culture of childbirth and parenting. It aims to provide a nonsexist space for people who want to learn, reflect, commiserate, or laugh about being pregnant, giving birth, and helping children grow up whole and happy.

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