Breastfeeding: The Good, Bad and Ugly Truth
Of all the new things I’ve needed to learn as a new mom, I’ve found breastfeeding to be the most challenging; it took seven weeks, roughly 70 feedings a week, for everything to click and become easy for the first time. I’m not writing to complain about my situation; trust me when I say I’ve […]
Tips for Navigating the Booming Baby Business
According to a recent piece in New York Magazine, the baby-product industry is projected to earn $49 billion in sales in 2013 – WOW that is both impressive and extremely terrifying as a new mom. With SO many products available, how in the world are we supposed to navigate our way through? I know, I know as […]
A Letter to my Baby
The other day I was heading out for a walk with the baby and as I tried to get on her jacket, I had one arm above her head and the other tangled on the side – she shot me a puzzling look as if to say, “Really Mom, are you new at this?” At […]
Swaddling Baby – Part III
In my last post, I discussed Alexa’s sleeping habits during weeks 6 – 11. As with most new parents, we thought we cracked the ‘baby code’ when she fell into a consistent and predictable sleep pattern. Well, you knew it couldn’t be that easy right? The minute we thought we had figured it out, everything changes and […]
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Father’s Day provides us all with the great opportunity to show our appreciation for the special men in our lives. Father’s Day will always be special, but my husband will be celebrating for the first time, so I want to get this right or as right as I can with a 3-month-old baby in the house! […]
Swaddling Baby – Part II
In my last post, I wrote a little about the reason behind swaddling and how my husband and I were finding our way through the swaddles and chaos of life with a newborn. I purposely left off at the six-week mark because that was when we were introduced to the Miracle Blanket and our frustrations with […]
