Anna Lotto: Constant Chatter Contributor

Anna Lotto, a native of Pittsfield, MA, currently lives in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles and works as a writer for TV. She has written two pilots for TeenNick and her most recent job was on the Saturday morning ABC show Culture Click. When she doesn't have a job outside the house, she is in the house with her one-year-old daughter Mabyn, probably asking what sound a doggie makes.

Born in Newfoundland, Canada, to a Scottish mother and New Yorker father, Anna has three passports. She lives with and plans to marry the father of her daughter, helping Mabyn shed her bastard identity as soon as possible.

In between bouts of trolling the Internet for obscure childcare tips, Anna updates Mabyn's Twitter page.

Articles by Anna Lotto

Google Raised My Baby, Vol. 7: When Is a Baby Smarter Than a Monkey?

Parents brag all day long about the new discoveries and skills their little ones develop, but just how advanced are they? Contributor Anna Lotto delves deeper, exploring just how far off little humans are from our ape ancestors.

Google Raised My Baby, Vol. 6: Who's (Probably) Your Daddy?

Having a child is a genetic dice game. Among other concerns, will the little one make it out looking like YOUR child? Brown-eyed contributor Anna Lotto had a Google session dedicated to her blue-eyed baby.

Google Raised My Baby #5: Mom Genes

Ever wonder how children get their unique quirks and personality traits, particularly when the parents don't share them? So does our constantly-curious contributor Anna Lotto, who was flabbergasted by her newborn's non-stop smiling. Check out her plight to find out what made her baby so damn happy.

Google Raised My Baby, Vol. 4: Hitting the Bottle

When people talk of motherhood, the pros and cons of breastfeeding usually aren't far behind. Contributor Anna Lotto has something to say about the subject, as well as a list of questions, like can YOU hit the bottle while breastfeeding? Moms everywhere can benefit from her research.

Google Raised My Baby, Vol. 3: Navigating the Postpartum Web

After craving a baby and finally giving birth, witty contributor Anna Lotto found herself face-to-face with postpartum depression, or PPD. With this perplexing and sudden change of heart, Lotto found herself turning to Google once again for some much needed clarification.

Google Raised My Baby, Vol. 2: Childbirth

Contributor Anna Lotto bared it all in her first piece, "Google Raised My Baby," where she admitted to an array of humorous, yet honest Google searches in her first few months as a new mom. ("Why does my baby have two buttholes?") Now she's delving into childbirth, one search phrase at a time.

Google Raised My Baby

It's too easy to get freaked out as a new mom. Your child does something you never expected and you're suddenly wondering if you're the only family to experience it. That's where the magic of Google helped contributor Anna Lotto. It used to take a village; now it just takes a search engine.

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Beauty on a Budget: Stock Up on Makeup

We've all got our addictions; that habit we just can't kick. Frances Grove certainly does, and she gets her fix at the drugstore. No, it's not a jones for Percocet that gives her the shakes. She needs the really heavy stuff: John Frieda, Revlon, Sally Hansen, L'Oreal, Roc, CoverGirl. You get the picture.

Book Review: Rain Mitchell's "Tales From the Yoga Studio"

Looking for a book that's a blast to read, but won't evaporate from your consciousness the minute you turn the last page? Rain Mitchell's "Tales from the Yoga Studio" offers a slyly clever peek into Lalaland's yoga scene. Nuanced characters, a compelling plot and more than a few laugh-out-loud moments will keep you reading this one well past your bedtime.