Tag: newborn
If Breastfeeding Is So Natural, Why Doesn’t It Come Naturally?
If breastfeeding is so natural, why doesn’t it come naturally? I think about this question daily. I am 5 weeks into breastfeeding my newborn...
Breastfeeding: The 3rd Time’s a Charm
Breastfeeding has become a popular topic. The pressure to breastfeed is everywhere. It’s in the media, it’s the old lady at the YMCA asking...
You’ll Find Me on the Couch – My Journey with Cluster...
In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness month, I have torn down my walls, dug deep, and opened my soul! Ok, maybe that's a little...
New Mom Guilt: I Have a Great Baby Who Sleeps Through...
Being a first time mom, I learn something new every single day. Sometimes I use Google to answer my most pressing parenting questions. Other...
Breastfeeding Tales from a Clueless Mom: Our Little “Boob Guy”
I remember early on when I was 3 months pregnant, then 6 months pregnant, then 7 months pregnant around my baby shower and finally...
Tales of a Working, Nursing Mama
Let’s talk about breastfeeding. Every mama’s experience is totally different even between their own children (I know mine were completely different!) Put working a...
Running and Pregnant: How I Made It Happen for Nine Months
I have been a runner much of my adult life. It started in college as a hobby and then grew into a way to...
If Breast is Best, Fed is Even Better
I felt sick to my stomach reading a blog post this week from a mother who wanted to breastfeed, was breastfeeding, but didn't realize...
When Your Insurance Doesn’t Cover the NICU
Oh yes. It happens.
My son, Charlie, was born at 37 weeks at a beautiful hospital in Houston, Texas. I was pre-eclamptic, but at the...
Overcoming the Anxiety That is Dining Out with a Baby
Babies require a lot of things. Because of this, the idea of going somewhere can seem daunting, especially when no matter how many things...
Dear New Parents: Sometimes, It Gets Harder. (The Craziness of Parenting...
My daughter, Lyra, was an "easy" newborn. We got the hang of breastfeeding within a couple weeks; she gained weight well; and she started...
The Day I Sold the Rock ‘n’ Play
I will be the first to admit that I am an emotional hoarder. I literally keep anything and everything I think has some kind...
Postpartum Freezer Meals
About a month before my due date with my second child, I decided that this time around I was going to make freezer meals....
The Pregnancy Condition that Almost Killed Me Postpartum {Preeclampsia Awareness}
What is Postpartum Preeclampsia?
Mixing two seemingly oxymoronic pronouns, the term "postpartum preeclampsia" doesn't sound possible. How can you have a pre-condition post-pregnancy?
While not medical...