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Holiday Traditions
The holidays, and in particular Christmas, can be a very stressful time of year but they can also be magical. I personally have a love/hate relationship with the holidays but seeing the joy in my son’s eyes as he experiences our holiday traditions – some for the first time (or at least the first that…
Read MoreBabywearing and Breastfeeding During the Holidays
Babywearing is useful during all seasons, but there are many added perks to wearing during the chaos that is the holiday season. 1) Travel: Airports during the holiday season tend to be even more busy and stressful than normal. The convenience of being about to put your infant in a SSC or reign in a…
Read MoreBabywearing Heals
In honor of International Babywearing Week 2018 stay turned for more posts and blogs related to babywearing! Babywearing is a tool that caregivers use for a multitude of reasons. Some are drawn to the convenience of being mostly hands free and able to carry baby throughout daily activities. Some like the bonding that occurs through…
Read MoreHappy National Baby Safety Month!
September is National Baby Safety Month sponsored by the JPMA (Juvenile Product Manufactures Association). During this month, manufacturers strive to put out information encouraging the safe use and selection of their products as well as to increase general awareness among consumers about infant safety. I feel that this is not only an important topic to…
Read MoreSurviving the Beach with Baby
For me, summer officially kicks off with the fourth of July. Now that it has come and gone summer is here and in full swing. What’s summer without a trip to the beach?! For the last three years my family has been blessed to be invited to my uncle’s beach cottage in Maine. My parents,…
Read MorePotty Training Pt. 1
Do you have a toddler? If so, you might be considering potty training or at the very least have it at the back of your head as something to think about in the future. Leaning to use the potty is a toddler rite of passage but I have also found that it seems to be…
Read MoreFinding Time For Me
Sometimes the weight crushes me. Find my socks. Make me breakfast. Change my diaper. Nurse nurse nurse. Vacuum. Pay the car insurance. Where is my doll? I want to go to soccer. Diapers. Clean. Bills. Food. Nursing. Errands. The weight of all of the demands crushes me. Everyone wants a piece of me every moment…
Read MoreTrusting Mama Instinct
Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling like a total failure of a parent? Have you ever disagreed with something that a doctor has told you but went with what they said anyway because you were afraid to contradict them? Mama instinct (or mama gut) is a powerful thing. It’s OK to listen to…
Read More10 Items To Add To Your Baby Registry
If you are an expecting mom you probably have created a baby registry, or at least are in the process of creating one. I started creating my baby registry when I was only about 4 months pregnant because Black Friday was coming up and the baby monitor that I really wanted was going to be…
Read MoreThings They Never Told Me: Baby Blues vs. Postpartum Anxiety
Pregnancy, birth, and the fourth trimester are perhaps the most tumultuous time in a woman’s life. You have hormones, major life changes, sleep deprivation, and exhaustion all combined into one very short period in time. While nine months can feel like an eternity, really it is a very short period of time to experience such…
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