“Don’t worry; once the baby comes and you start nursing, all that weight will fall right off!” Does this sound familiar to you? I can’t tell you how many times I was told this before my daughter was born, and it brought me a great sense of relief as I battled internally with the fact that my pregnancy had earned
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Learning to breastfeed can be challenging for any mom, whether it’s your first child or your fifth. Every child is different and your body continues to change with each pregnancy. If your birth experience includes a planned or unplanned c-section, don’t panic. You can still breastfeed your child if you choose to and use that opportunity to bond and grow
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Losing a baby is never part of any mama’s plan. Unfortunately, miscarriage and infant loss are all-too-common. Whether you have experienced this hardship or not, understanding this type of trauma can be confusing and hard to bear. March of Dimes reports that up to 15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage (loss of the baby before 20 weeks in utero), and
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At this point of unexpectedly homeschooling your kids this year, you are probably in weeks 1-3 and wondering, “How in the world are we going to do this all year?” Valid question. Pop quiz: What’s the most important thing to a teacher when preparing for the first few weeks of a new school year? A. Inviting and welcome classroom layout
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C-sections are no joke. Now that you’ve either scheduled or have been told by your doctor that this is the safest route for you and your baby, there is quite a road ahead of you. There are dozens of ways you can prepare for the surgery and the hospital stay, but it’s important to have an idea of what to
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Whether you’ve had a c-section scheduled since you found out you were pregnant, or your health circumstances have changed and your doctor has determined that this is the best course of action for you and your baby, there is a multitude of unknowns that come with having a c-section. My pregnancy rolled along beautifully (though, it wasn’t easy) until about
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Having a birth plan is a very popular approach to the birth of your baby, and understandably so. This momentous life event impacts you tremendously, and it also impacts another person – a tiny little one, who is all yours. It makes sense that any mom would want to have a plan in mind when arriving at the hospital or
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All first-time moms have preconceived notions of what breastfeeding will and won’t be like. Maybe you’ve been dreaming your entire pregnancy of intimate moments with your sweet little one. Maybe you work to support your family and plan to pump at work. Maybe breastfeeding freaks you out! All of these ideas of breastfeeding are completely normal, and in a modern
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Parenting kids through the uncertainty of the back-to-school season during COVID is not unlike being pushed off a cliff while blindfolded. Mid-fall, you’re told that at the bottom of the cliff is either a river of hungry crocodiles or the mouth of an active volcano – your choice! It’s a multi-faceted issue. I’m a teacher and a parent, so like
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