Hey Mama, Mothering is hard, but learning to let go is a whole other level. When you first become a mom, you want to protect your baby. Nature them. Mold them and keep them safe. But that’s just it. You can’t and the soon you figure that out, the sooner you can learn to let go. What Does Learning To Let Go Mean? Let me start by saying I am not advising that you just completely say forget the rules and let your kids act crazy. Learning to let go means loosening up the ropes a little bit. Al[...]
Hey Mama, The first few days and weeks after having a child can be some of the hardest, especially if you've had cesarean. Recovery after c-section can be tricky and may leave you feeling overwhelmed. Let's not forget about the very horrible mom guilt that can came up as well. With all of this, recovery after c-section can seem almost impossible, but it doesn't have to be. Here are my top five tips for recovery after a c-section for anyone who recently had one or is anticipating this as a possib[...]
Hey Mama, Having a baby comes with a lot of joy, but as I am sure you know, it can also come with a lot of stress, depression, and sometimes even hate for yourself and your postpartum body. So how do you learn to love your postpartum body? Loving your postpartum body takes work. And time. It takes work and time. Speaking from my own experience, this isn't something that happens over night. But if you are willing to actively put in the work, the results are well worth it! (Sounds like we're abou[...]
Hey Mama, If you're anything like me, you're four kids and eleven years in and just now thinking of setting boundaries for yourself. If you are also like me, it may seem like it's too late. But luckily for you, I never listen to myself and neither should you. When's the best time to set boundaries as a mother Anytime! Seriously. Things change. Having a six month old crawl all over you may have been cute before but now you're like, no ma'am, and that's okay. Or maybe your husband grabbing yo[...]
Hey Mama, Is it that time in your breastfeeding journey? Or maybe you've been thinking about it and want to prepare? Either way, I hope these five tips help make this process doable and easy for you and your baby. First, let me give this disclaimer: I am not a lactation consultant. I am also not a doctor. These tips will be from my own experiences having breastfed four children. With that being said, I pray you are not looking to wean your child based solely on the advice of[...]
Having four kids is no joke. Especially when it comes to feeding them. Like, seriously I am not laughing. Some days go smoother than others and with me tossing around with packing their lunches for the past few weeks I decided I'd give it a test run. Again, just for the record. I am no expert when it comes to feeding tiny humans. Shoot, I can barely remember to feed myself so that should give you an idea of my level of experience in this area, lol. Starting out, I knew I wanted somethi[...]
Becoming a mom isn't easy. There's this learning curve that no one can quite prepare you for. Learning your baby's coos and cries, learning how to soothe them and when to sign versus rock takes time, sometimes more than we'd like to admit. Even within that, no one really talks about learning to be a mother. The mother, so to speak. And I mean The Mother you want to be. Not the mother everyone tells you to be. Because let's face it, motherhood, like most things, won't really start to make sense[...]
The words cesarean section (c-section for short) can be quite scary. Even for a veteran mom like myself who has had two emergency and one scheduled cesarean. Even after having two emergency cesareans going into my scheduled cesarean I felt completely unprepared. This was a new ball park for me and I had no idea what to expect. Well, as you can see, I came, I went, I conquered (or however the saying goes) and I am here to tell you all about it. Well, not exactly all about it, just what I wish I[...]
As a mother, we are concerned for our children and their feelings. So it is only natural that you are wondering how to prepare your first born for a new baby. Will they feel left out when the new baby comes? Will they feel unloved with all the attention a new baby will need? While most of these are our own worries and not something your firstborn will even consider, there are a few ways to help them be prepared for a new baby to help ease everyones anxiety. Tip 1: My first[...]
As a first time mom learning to delegate may not even be something you've thought about. With the newness of caring for a tiny human, wanting to make sure everything is done correctly is only natural. But learning to delegate small task can help relieve not only your stresses but those around you too! So, why is it so hard for moms to delegate tasks? For starters, we care too much. Let's be honest, as long as a task gets done (depending on said task of course) does it really matter how? Because[...]