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Austin Moms Blog continues to grow with the addition of Kristen Jansen. Please give Kristen a big welcome! Hi there Austin Mommas!  I'm Kristen...a native central Texan and Austin enthusiast.  My husband (whom I've known...

I'm Ilyse Kaplan and I'll start off by saying, after 10 months as a Mom, I don't know what I'm doing! I didn't grow up knowing I always wanted to be a Mom, I...

  Writing about myself always makes me feel silly, like I’m trying to sell something or worse introducing myself in a meeting. Hi, my name is Malu and I have been a mom for 4...

Many Austin moms may not be aware that the United States is the only high-income nation in the world that does not have a federally mandated paid maternity leave program. Put simply: if you’re...

We all know this simple fact - life with a newborn is hard. New moms are hard on themselves. She thinks she has NO idea what she's doing. She doesn't sleep when the baby sleeps....

Sarah Clover Becoming a contributor for Austin Moms Blog was on my long list of personal goals for 2017.  Life happened though and got in between me and some of those ambitions. To be perfectly...

So this one time at band camp....okay not really (I've never even been to band camp LOL).....I'm Lisa Collins-Haynes, lover of passport stamps, long walks on beaches on exotic  islands and a self proclaimed...

Hello ATX Mamas! My name is Abigail Head. I am a thirty-something wife, mama and Native Texan. I am basically from Austin; we moved here from Houston when I was 8 years old. I...

5 Tips for Moms from Dr. Mom Three days a week I’m a pediatrician at 411 Pediatrics & After Hours Care. I help newborns through teenagers with their illnesses and injuries, general wellness and anything...

Hi, I’m Tori Chaffin. I’m 27 years old and I live in Austin with my husband and our 2 girls. Born & raised in a little town in Arkansas, I moved to Atlanta when...