I had a conversation about this with a fellow mom this weekend, and our basic question and statement to ourselves was, “Aren’t you a good enough parent?” And my walk away was basically that no parent is perfect, so why are we holding ourselves to that performance measure? This inquiry and blog post is not…
Ask many parents if they seek a connection or an attachment to their child and most would agree that they would. And attachment to our children begins literally in the womb, but once the cord is cut, the process of attachment takes on a different form. Humans are dependent on their caregivers in those first…
One of the main reasons that we started Pregnancy Awareness Month was because as new moms we were looking for good old fashioned advice, from other mom’s. Of course for medical advice etc, we knew how to reach out to our doctors. But this was about day to day living and the little things, it…
My #1 baby product….well it isn’t really a product, but I see it as CRUCIAL! 1. A Post Partum Doula 2. Breast pump 3. Baby sling My #1 baby product pick isn’t a product at all but it is crucial nonetheless: a postpartum doula. The importance of planning for postpartum support can’t be emphasized enough….
Whether you’re pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or a first or seventh time mom, we seem to always have the opportunity placed in front of us to either be calm, get angry, or freak out. As a mother I realize that one of the most important things that I can do to model consistently is…