Why I Choose Not To Wear Makeup

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Why I Choose Not To Wear Makeup When I wake up in the morning, my routine is quite simple. I go to the bathroom, brush my teeth and hair, wash my face, and get dressed....

You Breast Believe: Breastfeeding Is HARD!

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You Breast Believe: Breastfeeding Is Hard! To breast feed or not to breast feed that is the question..  When I asked my mom if she breastfed me when I was a babe she said it...

Two Introverts And A Baby

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  Two Introverts And A Baby When my husband and I were expecting our baby, we talked a lot about how our lives were going to change. We were prepared to sleep less. We also knew...

3 Reasons Why I Still Like Pamela Druckerman’s Book Bringing Up Bébé

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Reasons Why I Still Like Pamela Druckerman's Book: Bringing Up Bébé I only read one parenting book while pregnant with my first child and it was Pamela Druckerman’s 2012 best-selling book, Bringing Up Bébé: One...
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Beast Mode: Motherhood

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Tonight I came to the conclusion, that we as moms are total beasts. All the moms I see in my circle endure SO much, all of the time. Rarely do I hear complaints, I...
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Blueberry Eyes for Mother’s Day

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It is around this time of year that I reminisce about my first daughter’s birth, she was born a week before Mother’s Day. The daughter that made me a mother. The daughter that made...
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I’m a Good Parent But a Bad Spouse (And I’m Sorry)

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Every morning when my alarm goes off I go on autopilot. I roll over, snuggle our son and we have our morning nursing session. It’s the calmest part of our morning. It’s our time...

Breastfeeding Didn’t Come Naturally, and I Wasn’t Okay

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When my newborn son wouldn’t breastfeed, I completely unraveled: breastfeeding didn't come naturally. I had planned to nurse him for his first year and simply would not accept that this might not happen. The...

I was a Crunchy Mama Fraud!

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“So what would you like to do with your placenta?” my compassionate Midwife inquired. “Yeah sure I’ll keep that.” I half-heartedly returned. (I heard it was good for you and…stuff…?) “OK then! Where is your ice chest...
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Reasons Why I’m Excited to Stop Breastfeeding

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After the pregnancy test confirmed my suspicions there were so many decisions I needed to make. When do I tell my husband? Should I get a doula? What type of birthing classes did I...