It truly was a miracle – my baby boy slept through the night! For some moms, this was a much simpler feat to accomplish especially if their kiddo was sleeping through the night early on. However, for me it was a BIG deal – after months of enduring sleep deprivation, I finally felt like I… →
Postpartum
9 Tips to Keep the Spark In Your Marriage When You Have Kids
We remember it all too well. The way your husband looked at you whenever you gave birth to that beautiful baby. The way he leaned in and said “thank you” for giving him the gift of being a father. You kissed and it was that picture perfect moment! Then, reality sets in. You are both… →
7 Secrets To a Strong Relationship with Your Husband After Baby
So you welcome a baby, or in my case babies, into the world. You put all your time and energy into your pregnancy, the nursery, nurturing your growing bump. It’s everything baby for 10 months! Then baby gets here and your whole world becomes a little bundle swaddled up in that white, pink, and blue… →
7 Ways to Make Life as a New Mom Easier
Life as a brand new mom can be overwhelming. So many new adjustments all at once. Healing your postpartum body, caring for a new baby and figuring out if ‘You’ still exist somewhere in there. By the way, even though your a new mom, ‘You’ still exists. You may just have to redefine what that… →
How to Survive the First Year Breastfeeding As a Working Mom
Hi Mamma! If you’re going back to work soon from maternity leave (or have recently re-entered the workforce) and are planning to continue breastfeeding, you’re going to face a bit of an adjustment period. Today I’m tackling one of the most challenging aspects of breastfeeding for many working women. This post provides actionable tips to… →
My Struggle with Postpartum Body and Weight As a New Mom
Mirror mirror on the wall…new moms are prettiest of them all. After nine months of solid wait your baby has finally arrived in your life. You are absolutely smitten by those chubby cheeks, tiny hands and toes. Those cute as button eyes and your rather long wait, to catch first glimpse of your baby’s smile.… →
Raising 2 Kids with a Wide Age Gap : How to Make it Work
What’s the ideal age space between two babies? This is a question I never really asked myself because I wanted to enjoy every single moment with my daughter. All my friends were planning their second baby by the time the first was going to pre-school. I couldn’t settle myself to this common idea of a… →
How to Find Time to Take Care of Yourself with a New Baby
Have you ever wondered, how the HECK am I supposed to find the time to take care of myself when I have a baby who demands ALL of my attention? Am I being selfish for wanting to feel good about myself again after I’ve had a baby? Believe me, I can totally relate to these… →
Breastfeeding vs Bottle Feeding – My Personal Experience
Breastfeeding vs bottle feeding (or formula feeding) is such a hot topic. Why do you care how I feed my kid? I am not feeding your kid! But, as a first time mom, you are bombarded with so many ways to help your newborn. Everything from when to introduce solids to vaccinations to having a… →
12 Things You Didn’t Know About Being a First Time Mom at 40
I was so happy when I finally got pregnant, even though I was 40-years-old. You can read all kinds of articles or blog posts about how risky it is, but I’m sharing my story, the mostly good and a little bad.