My daughter recently had her fifth birthday, and that’s when it dawned on me that I started my breastfeeding journey 5 years ago. I’m not still breastfeeding my five-year-old, but I now have a 2.5-year-old and a 7-month-old, so I’ve been breastfeeding someone for almost five years. I wouldn’t call myself an expert, but with a few years of experience under my belt, I’ve learned a lot of lessons along ...
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Becoming a parent is one of life’s biggest joys. It’s a love that’s indescribable. It’s also one of the hardest jobs in the entire world. Growing up, I dreamt of the day I’d get married and have kids. I remember playing the game MASH on a regular basis with my friends. We loved that game. I had my future all planned out on paper, even down to my future children’s ...
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When I started breastfeeding my first child, it was with absolute resolve that THIS was the way I was going to feed my baby. Formula was fine, formula was GREAT for families who needed it, but I was determined that that wasn’t going to be me, that I could do this. That I WOULD do this. And do it I did. But there are so many things I wish people had told me, ...
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Grandparents. Are. AWESOME. The younger generations are parenting in lots of interesting new ways, but if there’s one thing they all know, it’s that it’s nice to have an experienced and trusted extra set of hands around. But as new studies emerge, parents, doctors, and other scientists are learning a lot about childhood development, and the standards over the years have continued to change. If you’re a grandparent, there’s no need to feel ...
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Before having kids, whipping your boob out in public was strictly a no-no. Ironically, unless you were dancing topless on a bar, breasts were never meant to see the light of day outside of your home. Then breastfeeding happened, and suddenly you have to adjust to this whole new concept of using them, anytime, anywhere, to feed your tiny human. It. Gets. Real. We’re not going to get into all of the reasons ...
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It’s the rub of having kids that for every solution we come up with, there are ten things to worry about on the other side of it. Tablets, technology, and screen time catch a lot of heat for their downsides, but for many parents, they’re indispensable distractions and educational tools that help families survive the unrealistic demands of a modern world. There is no village. There are just the kids and ...
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It’s pretty hard to eat a week’s worth of mason jar salads when you’re making mac and cheese every night. Moms who meal plan for health know the struggle all too well — you just wind up making two dinners (sometimes three, if there’s a picky spouse in the picture), and ultimately eating cold pizza while your salads turn to slime in the refrigerator. The reality? It’s a lot easier and ...
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Parents are experts at sleep deprivation. When a tiny human’s survival is dependent on you, you learn some creative ways to cope with fragmented sleep pretty quickly. But what about those periods of time that seem never-ending, when babies just WON’T sleep? When naps come and go, when your entire schedule gets turned upside down, just as you think you’re starting to nail it? Sleep regressions are periods of time in which ...
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Stay at home dads unite — the numbers are on the rise, and more male counterparts are electing to stay home and raise the herd while their spouses bring home the bacon. It’s noble. It’s boss. It’s admirable. But it can also be incredibly isolating. Moms have built up some really fantastic social channels over the years, means of coping with the isolating nature of being a stay at home parents. As dads ...
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