One of the most important but often overlooked parts of labor prep is hiring of a birth “team.” My team consisted of my midwife, doula, my husband, of course, and also my birth photographer, Stephanie Shirley. If I could give pregnant women any advice at […]
When I first became pregnant I was already well immersed into the idea of natural child birth. I’d been preparing for this for years. I knew right away I was going to deliver with a midwife, and I knew I wanted a doula. I knew […]
On November 24th my Waylon turned 6 months old! He is starting solids (sweet potatoes, avocados, and bananas are all a hit), loves to move and just started pulling himself into a stand. Army crawls all over the house and is a Momma’s boy all […]
Continuing my breastfeeding/pumping series with a possibly controversial post. I go out of my way to not be confrontational on my blog because I want this to a be a place where all women are welcome. Women who breastfeed or don’t. I shied away from […]
Celebrating birthdays and holidays with the boys is very important to me. As a mother, birthdays mark another mile stone on my journey of motherhood, so I enjoy celebrating that on its own, but I also want my kids to have memories of birthdays that […]
Today’s post is very special to me! I have been blogging for over a year now, and have only had a handful of cool opportunities like this, so I am super excited to share! When I started breastfeeding Holden I discovered breastmilk jewelry due to […]
October is Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Still Birth Awareness month. A lot of mothers on social media have been sharing their stories when it comes to experiencing these. Sometimes it is simply sharing a viral Facebook post, or changing your profile picture, but sometimes it’s […]
I am not a lactation counselor or an IBCLC, but after a total of 20 months of breastfeeding, I would say I know a thing or two about it. I may not be an expert, but I have had a wide variety of experiences throughout […]
As a society we have made great strides in trying to support and encourage breastfeeding moms. I delivered at a “baby friendly” hospital, so they send lactation consultants to each patient before check out, encourage breastfeeding, don’t offer formula unless requested, and keep mom and […]
Social media is a bittersweet aspect of my life. I love connecting with other moms via my blog and its respective social media accounts. I love posting pictures of my boys on my personal social media accounts to connect with people I don’t see often, […]
