Babies

Baby, Breastfeeding, Feeding Journeys, Infancy, First Time Mom

I heard someone say recently that motherhood makes for the longest days but the shortest years. With a six-week-old, a 2 ½-year-old, and a 4 ½-going-on-12-year-old I am painfully acutely aware of the long days part of this proposed...
What Gear Do You Really Need? If you are, or know of, a first time mom getting ready to bring an infant home, it is easy to get overwhelmed when it comes to registering and deciding what you really need...
Maybe it's because Ilana was our first that we I eagerly, like a child around a candle-alighted birthday cake, anticipated ushered in every milestone. According to what I read at that time, solid foods were an option when your...
Breast feeding all three of my babies was labor of love. For me, breastfeeding was not easy and it was only due to sheer determination that kept me going, especially when it was time to go back to work...
I was clueless about newborn care when I had my daughter. In my defense, I thought I had 15 more weeks to educate myself on such things as diapering, sleeping, and that hot topic of feeding. I can remember...
I knew that I wanted to breastfeed from the moment I found out I was pregnant.  I assumed that it would be a natural and easy process. Haven't women been doing this since the beginning of time?  I read...
For those of you that are familiar with my blog (which has been severely neglected lately), you might be sick of hearing about my boobs.  As someone once pointed out to me, "You talk about them a lot."  But I...
  It's no secret that one of the hot topics of motherhood is feeding.  From breastfeeding to bottle feeding, from organic to traditional baby food, mamas are passionate about how they nurture their babies!  Today Alamo City Moms Blog is...
As my new niece was being welcomed into the world last week, I was reminded how overwhelmed a mama can be once they are home with new baby.  Whether it’s the first baby, or number 3, here are some...
I am not a quick decision maker.  Before making any major decisions (“major” defined by me as anything from buying a new TV to switching makeup or shampoo brands), I research product info and reviews from multiple sources for...
I spend time being grateful. I meditate and scroll through loved ones my family and I are fortunate to have in our lives, but it’s been ages since I have experienced real gratitude, the kind that makes you shake...
The breastfeeding learning curve is steep.  A new mother must learn to read her baby's hunger cues and her body's own signals.  Both mother and baby must figure out the shared mechanics.  All of this is set against a backdrop of little sleep,...
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to take a trip to the beach with a group of good friends.  Amidst many laughs, the topic of motherhood came up and one mom said, “Those first two weeks after...
Dear First Time Moms, There’s something happening, and it’s beginning to be a real problem. Here’s the trouble, my tired friends – magazines, baby books, that $5 app that I did love but that hinted at my maternal deficiencies, or perhaps...

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