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We were 2 relatively new mom’s who were also teaching prenatal and mommy & me yoga at a very popular studio in Los Angeles. I’d had a spontaneous and completely unplanned homebirth (more on that some other day) and after the doula and midwife team left, and we waited for my cousin (aka the Calvary) to fly in from Phoenix, it became clear, that I just didn’t know enough about how to care for this newborn. In all my preparation, I was embarrassingly unprepared and feeling dreadfully incompetent. I, was also …
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In the first post in this three-part series, I explore the Circumstances for Moms Rising (working and returning to work after bearing a child or children).
In this post, I’ll explore how moms create value in the workplace and marketplace.
Moms Creating Value
The workplace does not typically care about where we are coming from, it cares about what we produce in the workplace. At its core, the workplace or marketplace is about creating and exchanging value.
Here’s where working moms, especially those who are returning to the workplace soon after childbirth, have much …
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Andrea is about the happiest, most upbeat people I’ve ever met. Two months post-baby found her confiding to me about her “leaky faucet” days – those days when the tears just wouldn’t seem to stop.
No question about it, pregnancy and the first year post-partum are doozies on a lady’s mood. Even for those lucky folks who are generally happy, it’s pretty unlikely that anyone can make it through two years of sleep deprivation, hormone shifts, crazy body transformations, and, oh yeah, having and caring for a baby without a few leaky …
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Changing diapers is not something that most think of as being “precious” moments with your baby. But doing an average of 10,000 diaper changes during your baby’s first few year’s adds up to hours spent with your baby. These hours should be memorable and hopefully, not be something full of dread.
Newborns can often cry during the changes, particularly if mommy or daddy are fumbling and their bottoms are cold. Don’t worry. Keep your cool. If your little human can sense your stress, most likely, they will be stressed too. Try to …
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Yesterday as I drove my daughter to school (a daily ritual), I saw this bumper sticker on a car ahead of me: Every mother is a working mother
How true this is!
I am writing this post in response to a request from my friend Alisa Donner, co-founder of Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM). Clearly, I am NOT a mom, though, perhaps, close. I’ve been a full-time single dad for five years – raising my now 13-year-old daughter Meryl Fé, while being the sole bread-winner. So I can relate to cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring, …
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A clear and simple birthing plan is the most effective way to be sure the desires of both you and your partner are understood. Discuss ahead of time with your medical provider so everyone on your team understands your guidelines.
What is a birthing plan? The internet has sample documents to peruse. Simply put, it is a document that clearly outlines how you want your labor day to unfold, and who you want to be there. The word “want” is strategically utilized here. Why? Because it is labor, it is birth, …
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I wear many hats – mother of five, wife, nurse, Certified Newborn Infant Care Specialist & Instructor, Infant Sleep Consultant, Parenting Consultant, Entrepreneur – but first and foremost I am a mom. A mother to five beautiful children my husband and I are blessed with. The Woombie was built around our family, for our family and by our family. This journey has brought us even closer together and knowing that we help other families with their problems and needs makes it all very rewarding.
How it all started…
A baby’s sleep schedule …
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The first time my daughter had a seriously stuffy nose she was 7 months old. I tearfully panicked as she attempted to feed in the middle of the night, as was usual, and violently de-latched from my breast because she couldn’t breathe and suck at the same time. I did what any 1st time mother would do, “turn on the hot shower” I yelled, and off we went to open her nasal passages up long enough for feeding intervals.
That got us through that night, but the longer term solution involved …
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Traditions.
Ahhhh, it’s that time of year again. The holidays. A time when in theory, we are meant to gather and be thankful, celebrate one another and reflect on the past year. And in theory a time when we come together and create ritual in the name of hope, love, joy and peace. Well, it seems to me we have forgotten all that and in the last, say, 25 years or so in the age of mass consumerism and technological advancement Christmas or the holiday season has morphed into stressful, endless …
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Anna and I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Greene for the past 5 years in a variety of endeavors and projects, he was interviewed for the Pre & Post Natal Yoga Work-out DVD, and has been an Advisor for P.A.M., sitting on expert panel at all of the last 4 Launch Events! We fully support his WhiteOut Now Campaign, and never-ending efforts to educate and lobby for healthier food options for infants, toddlers and children. It is with his permission that we re-post this blog that he …
