When Picky Eating Isn’t Just a Phase
I think as moms we have all gone through the phase of picky eating (unless you are still in the breast or bottle feeding months - lucky you!) It's ridiculously frustrating to hear cries of...
Four Reasons to Suspect Your Child is Tongue or Lip Tied
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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...
A New Mom’s Guide to Pumping On-the-Go
Breast pumping on-the-go, even with baby, is life for me. Beach trip? Take the pump. Work trip? Take the pump. Road trip? Take the pump. Day trip? Take the pump. See, I’m an exclusive...
How To Dry Up Your Milk Supply
After 17 months of breastfeeding, one day my baby decided to wean herself. It was a good run, but it was time -- she knew it and I knew it. My body, on the other...
Things I Did When I Was Sleep Deprived…
Maybe some of you mamas can relate to the following scenario: you ever so gently lay your baby in their crib at 3:00 a.m. after nursing, you tip-toe to your bed, slide between your...
Surviving Acid Reflux or Colic
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,...
The Ultimate New Mom Gift Guide
We've all been there - someone you know has a baby, YAY! Be it your bestie, co-worker or neighbor, you still struggle with what to bring the new mom. Most often than not, you’ll...
I Thought I Knew… But I Had No Idea
I thought breastfeeding was easy…
But six weeks of a left sore nipple, a bad bout with fever, body aches and mastitis, and milk-stained clothes and bras I can never wear again… I had no...
My Kids’ Diet Sucks (And It HAS To Change)
The opposite of Paleo. That's what my kids eat. Bread and cheese. Then they follow it up with a sugar-filled processed granola bar (but it's organic) plus some fruit and a single piece of...
Plant-Based + Gluten-Free Meals
Over the past 18 months since having my son, I have really started to examine the food that I eat. I've always felt "puffy" even after "eating well" and working out like a crazy...