I walked into the bathroom and sighed in frustration as I saw that the toilet paper roll was, once again, empty. Feeling overwhelmed, I got up and walked to the hallway closet where the extra rolls are kept, and replaced the roll. As I marched back out into the hallway, I called my three children to attention and lectured them
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Since 2020, this time of year has served as a period of reflection for me. This year, as I look back on three years of varying stages of the pandemic, I still remember the day in March 2020 that schools were suddenly canceled, leaving my entire team of employees scrambling for safety and a plan on how we would all
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Having a baby is one of the most challenging and rewarding things a person can do, and it is essential that expecting mamas not only prepare for their new baby but also take care of themselves after birth! Many people assume that pregnancy is the hardest part of having a baby, but in reality, the postpartum period can be the
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After my daughter was born, I didn’t think I’d have any more children. Despite my best-laid plans, reading “What To Expect When You’re Expecting,” and scouring mom message boards, my postpartum experience with my eldest was bewildering. I lived hours from any family and barely knew anyone where we lived for my job. We had no “village;” it was just
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At Latched Mama, where we have Lactation Counselors on staff and willing to help, we get questions nearly every day from worried mamas who need breastfeeding support! We love helping these sweet mamas, and we often get questions related to these common breastfeeding myths. Not everything you hear about nursing your baby is true, and no matter how well-meaning, not
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If you’re newly postpartum or soon to be, I can almost guarantee your Google search history is or will be filled with questions about how to do this whole “mom thing.” From the color of your new baby’s poo to how many hours they should be sleeping, you’ll constantly be looking for answers and wondering what the heck you’re doing!
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The first time I remember thinking about my future family was in the third grade when a new girl named Katie joined our school. I thought to myself, “Wow, that is the most beautiful name I have ever heard.” For the next few years, I named all my dolls and favorite Barbies Katie. I couldn’t wait to grow up
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We’ve all heard the expression “the dog days of summer,” those long, hot days when all you want to do is lie around and become one with the swimming pool. I’m here to propose that winter, too, has its “dog days!” The long, gloomy, frigid days as we inch slowly closer to spring tend to seem much longer than 24
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Nature versus nurture: it’s a question as old as time. Why do people do what they do? How does a child’s personality develop? Is it something they are born with or can a child be parented into being this way or that? Scholars, parents, and everyone in between have been asking this question for hundreds of years and the
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And how the formula shortage, the amoxicillin shortage, and the Pitocin shortage specifically impact US mothers. In September, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration reported that Pitocin was in shortage due to manufacturing delays at one of the two suppliers. But before we get into the implications of a Pitocin shortage, what is Pitocin? Pitocin is most known for being
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