Feeding & Journeys

We could go on and on about all the various parenting techniques that help our children eat well and not be picky at the table. And while I am interested in reading about and...

The Fifth Trimester - Explanation & Tips! The fifth trimester. You thought there were only three? My dear friend you were woefully misinformed. Once you've had your little bundle of joy you get to experience the...

Lets be honest. Breastfeeding is not for every mom as discussed in yesterday's "Rules of Breastfeeding" post. For me however, it was. I was one of those moms who only wanted to breastfeed and...

Mama, Embrace Your Uniqueness The first time I was actually made aware that there was a PROPER way to mother was when I took a breastfeeding class in Palo Alto, where I was living at...

  Nap-time Is for Me, And I Can’t Survive Without It It’s 1:45 p.m. My son is supposed to be napping, and I’m supposed to be eating bonbons on the couch, right? (Or tackling my to-do...

With the birth of my second child on Feb. 1st, life has transitioned in many ways...surviving the newborn fog, learning to be a family of four, and of course: breastfeeding. Thank goodness for no...

As a first-time mom to an 18-month-old who seems to be food allergy-free, the notion of dealing with childhood food allergies was pretty foreign to me. Our first encounter came this summer, at half-day church...

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If you’re a mom, and chances are you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise, then you’ve probably heard by now that the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has a provision to cover breast pumps for...

Whether you’re in the middle of a nursing marathon, stuck on the couch with your newborn baby who wants to eat every hour on the hour or playing human pacifier to a sick little...