1. Measuring Spoons When you’re at a kidless-friend’s house, or everything is dirty and you’re too tired to wash a single thing, use measuring spoons to feed baby. 2. Mommy&Me Laundry Fun Fill an extra laundry basket with stuffed animals, throw pillows, and blankets so baby can help do the laundry! 3. Brushing Teeth Song … More So It Grows’ First Year Mom Hacks
Spring is my favorite season for fashion. I love the brighter colors and lighter fabrics! As a mama who likes to keep up with the trends, I decided to spend my afternoon researching this years hottest spring and summer style trends. But while scrolling through Harpers Bazaar and Elle, I wondered how practical these trends … More Maternity Spring Fashion Trends on a Budget
The waiting room to visit our midwives might as well have been a Saturday on a jungle gym compared to the silence and stillness of the perinatal waiting room. You should expect most other mothers to not be far along in their pregnancies, as many will be induced before reaching full-term. You should expect people … More Peace-of-Mind for Your First Perinatal Visit
After being diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility, my doctor told my husband and I to “relax” and go home and try for at least three more months. If after those months I was still not pregnant, we would discuss the artificial insemination option. “Artificial insemination” sounded so sciency and terrifying to my ears. I never pictured … More What to Expect Through Your First IUI
Earth Mama Angel Baby Nipple Butter By far best nursing butter, because you do not have to wipe it off to nurse or to pump. It is 100% safe for baby! If you look on other mommy blogs, I promise this one will pop up again and again. You also will totally never end … More Katy’s After-Care for C-Section & Breastfeeding Mamas!
I had a particularly trying pregnancy as I’ve talked about in my introduction and birth story , and these are some of the things that really kept me going to make it all the way to full-term in my pregnancy. I hope these suggestions help some of you mommas-to-be cope as well! Preggie Pop Drops These weirdly helped … More Katy’s Essentials for Surviving a Tough Pregnancy!
Admittedly, my pregnancy was definitely one of the more easier pregnancies. I never experienced any morning sickness and there were no complications throughout. However, just as every pregnant woman, I did get fat, moody, and achy. I found there were a few items that helped ease the discomfort of pregnancy and a few items that … More Amanda’s Pregnancy Essentials!
By the time I was at the hospital the contractions were creeping into my back and I could no longer speak through them. Mark and I went straight to triage where I was stripped down to nothing but a tattered hospital gown and tightly wound monitors around my belly. The monitors quickly picked up my … More Amanda’s Fairy-tale Birth Story Pt II
Pregnancy and birth never intimidated me. My husband and I spent nearly two years trying to conceive our son, which consisted of wonky hormonal drugs, expensive treatments, and overall disappointments. And throughout the disappointments, the idea of pregnancy and delivery remained a fantasy in my mind. I fully welcomed the exhaustion and pain. In fact, … More Amanda’s Fairy-tale Birth Story Pt I
It was still dark outside when the extra nausea medicine they were adding into my IV could no longer keep me from vomiting, and once I started I just couldn’t seem to stop. Initially each time I threw up in a bin, they would just throw the entire plastic bin into the trash. It was … More Katy’s Not-So-Ideal Birth Story Part II
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