Tag: new mom
Embracing a ‘Fed is Best’ Mentality
My first daughter was a late term preemie, born just shy of 36 weeks, eager to meet the world and then sleep for the...
The Top 5 Things I Said I’d Never Do as a...
You know that person judging you in the grocery store as your kid throws a fit? That was me. "I'll never let my kids...
The First Five Lessons: Misconceptions of Motherhood
There are benefits to having kids later in life — more stability financially, more experience living and knowing what you believe in and hopefully...
Childbirth and Parenting Classes: Cravings, Epidurals and Swaddling, OH MY!
Learning that you’re going to be a parent is exciting, shocking, scary, you name it! And with the news of your pregnancy comes a flood...
Oversupply: When You Have Too Much Breast Milk
Breastfeeding. Some people love it and some people hate it. To some it comes naturally and others work their tail off to make it...
Postpartum Hair Loss and Other Things About Being a Baby Mom
We all know the first six weeks of having a baby are hard. Those early weeks are kind of like riding on a tilt-a-whirl at...
How the Village Empowers Us
Though my physical recovery the days following the birth of my third baby were much faster than my first two (spray bottle pro, here), learning...
I Am Not Enough
Before I became a mom, I thought that that's all that I would be. Mom. It never dawned on me that, from the moment...
How I Fed My Baby: Donor Milk
The doctor sat down.
That was my first sign that something was wrong. Doctors, especially hospital pediatricians, wear sneakers because they're on their feet all...
How I Fed My Baby: Formula
I am was a reluctant formula-feeding mama.
The first time that I gave my son formula, I cried out of fear of the formula I was...
Dear Mamas: It Gets Better
The other day I was talking with a friend who is in the throes of early motherhood. She was exhausted, overwhelmed and unsure of...
Resource Guide for Formula Feeding Moms
Formula feeding is a topic near and dear to my heart, one that I'm passionate about speaking up about after my own experience as...
Sleep Training: A Nap Battle from Baby’s Perspective
New moms usually have one or two (or 57 million) things they stress and obsess over during the last trimester and the first three...
10 Tips for Creating the Perfect Nursery
Whether you enjoy decorating or seek the expertise of someone else to do it, I think we can all agree that there's something special about preparing...
8 Ways to Make Dressing a Post-Baby Body Less Painful
When newly pregnant, the first sign of the belly "popping" is an exciting confirmation that our life will never be the same. The squishy,...
