Feeding & Journeys

As I think back on those precious and fragile months of early motherhood, many of them remain a blur of overwhelm and fatigue combined with euphoria. While I started to sort out my new...

' Tongue-tie.... lip-tie.... say whaaauh….?? If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of ties. My exposure to them wasn’t pleasant but it didn’t have to be an issue. Our little Annie went through two months...

As a gluten free family, we've tried all the options! All the recommendations on this list have been tried, tested and approved--even by our 16 month old! Enjoy! Salt & Time- Perfect for a...

I've heard some CRAZY things over the past 41 weeks. That's right -- 41 weeks. Some people just have no shame in asking inappropriate questions or saying inappropriate things. I sure won't miss these: "You're...

When I went back to work, I had stashed about 300 ounces of breastmilk in my freezer.  Admittedly, that’s way more than the average mama needs… but I tend to be an overachiever. ;)  In...

What it’s like surviving acid reflux or colic: Imagine someone hands you your precious newborn baby, and then imagine she NEVER. STOPS. CRYING. One may think I’m exaggerating. I’m not. For a while, before meds,...

Ok friends, here we go. The big breast - well in my case now very small - debate. I actually don’t want to debate any of you, I am on 4 hours of sleep...

Dear Breastfeeding Mama, I see you. Though it may sometimes feel as though you are living in a world demanding you to cover up and hide away, I see you just as you are: mother and...

Don't we think we know it all before we become moms. How we are gonna do it. I'm not going to be THAT mom. That goo goo gah gah mom, that obsesivley smells her...

I know a vaginal birth is best, ok? I KNOW!!   It's safer.  It's the way God designed it. It's less risk to the baby and the mother. The recovery time is shorter. I KNOW!! But look, as...