Nervous about introducing a breastfed baby a bottle? Find out best tips for successfully bottle feeding a breastfed baby as well as the best baby bottles to use... "The World Health Organization recommends you breastfeed your baby until two years or beyond," our breastfeeding course instructor informed us. Had I been drinking something, I would have … [Read more...] about Best Baby Bottles: A guide for the nervous mama
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Baby Sleep: The number one tip you need to know
There is nothing more elusive than baby sleep. New parents everywhere seem to be in a perpetual haze. Not only that but whether or not your baby sleeps through the night seems to be the new parent litmus test. When it comes to baby sleep, I've been through my fair share. Here are research-based, parent-tested tips to gently get your baby to sleep and stay asleep.When it … [Read more...] about Baby Sleep: The number one tip you need to know
One Thing Every New Mom Needs to Know
New moms are inundated with advice, information, and tips postpartum. This perspective is the one thing every new mom should know. There is a newness that comes with the birth of each newborn. Each baby has his or her own temperament and personality. There is a new dynamic with the birth of each new baby. Going from no children to one, one to two, and two to … [Read more...] about One Thing Every New Mom Needs to Know
Feel More Like Yourself After Having Kids
Marrying my husband and having my kids marked my greatest dreams coming true. I have never experienced love like I have for my husband and kids. And though my life is jam-packed with joy, excitement, and playfulness, it is also chalked full of restlessness. I healed from two c-sections and survived two kids under two with my sanity (relatively) intact. Now, my life is comprised … [Read more...] about Feel More Like Yourself After Having Kids
Some of the Best Advice for a New Mom
by Melissa MattersI became a mother for the first time, just a few days before Mother’s Day. It has been almost three and a half years since I’ve had a newborn. However, when I see a mom with a new baby, it all comes rushing back to me.This is for the new mom: I see you, you with your little bundle and heavy eyelids. You’re tired, … [Read more...] about Some of the Best Advice for a New Mom