Having a baby is an amazing experience! You become a parent and start to experience all of the incredible things about raising a child. While it can be challenging, it is the most rewarding job out there! As a parent, there are so many decisions to make. Are you going to breastfeed or formula feed? […]
November opens the door to one of my favorite times of year – the Holidays!! I come from a huge family so when I think of Thanksgiving and Christmas, I can’t help but remember all the happy times spent with friends and family when I grew up. My Dad is one of 11 and my […]
Recovery during the Fourth Trimester The fourth trimester is a wild ride. To recovering from either a vaginal delivery or a c-section, to milk coming in and trying to navigate breastfeeding for the first time, feeding and keeping your little human alive, to hormone crashes, and sleepless nights. It is certainly not talked about enough […]
There is nothing quite like the tender but seemingly terrified facial expression of a new dad as he bathes his 7 day old newborn for the very first time. Baby’s first bath is a memorable experience new parents treasure for a lifetime, though it often sparks uncertainties surrounding timing, materials, and safety. Roll up those […]
Choosing the right sleep space for your little one can be overwhelming. Especially because you haven’t even met her yet! You don’t know her personality or what she will prefer which makes it even trickier. This list will help you make the best decision about choosing the best bassinet for you AND your baby. Bassinet […]
The Happiest and Scariest Day Three months have flown by in the blink of any eye. Sometimes I still can’t believe I am a MOM! It’s such a surreal feeling that I don’t think I will ever get over. My pregnancy with Jaden went pretty smoothly with no major complications (thank God). Towards the end […]
After a long, long winter here in New England, we are beyond excited to get outside to do some of our favorite things! We got out for hikes and lots of sledding during the cold winter months. But if I’m being honest, snow is not my favorite. However, I am a pretty big fan of […]
Hey Mama. Yes, I’m talking to you. It’s been one heck of a year, to say the least. When you decided to be a mom, I’m guessing that you didn’t factor in parenting during a pandemic. Me either. We may have chosen a different path! I kid, I kid. Despite being a hard year trying […]
Desperate for Travel Without getting too much into our thoughts and feelings about COVID, I do want to share our first trip since the pandemic started. My husband and I have always been big travelers. Before becoming parents we would travel several times a year. So many people warned us “you better travel now before […]
Planning vs Reality With our first baby, I had it all planned out. I mean, before we have our first kids we have it ALL planned out. Right? What they will eat. Where they will sleep. What kind of parent we will be. All the strict rules we’ll abide by. Then the baby comes. I’d […]
I had been a nurse for a few years before starting my position on the Maternity Unit. Other than clinicals years ago, this area was pretty foreign to me since I wasn’t a mother at that time. I was excited to be working with new moms and babies. Precious little newborns and, for the most […]
A Time of Uncertainty March 13, 2020. That was the day I picked my kids up at school for a two-week break so that the school could be deep cleaned and we’d wait for Covid to subside. One year later and they are still not fully back to school. Nobody really knew what we were […]
August 6th, 2020, I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was the day I found out I was pregnant with my first little blessing. Once the fact that I was having a baby sunk in, the realization that we were going to need a LOT of stuff hit me. That was around 10 […]
Being a parent can feel overwhelming and a bit much sometimes, and rightfully so. You have people to take care of, additional responsibilities, schedules and of course, self care to think about. It would make sense that sometimes you might feel a bit in over your head, especially if you’re new to all of this. […]
We’re in the mist of winter up here and February break will be here before you know it. We all know it’s easy to stay inside, where it’s cozy and warm. But things can get pretty tense when everyone is cooped up indoors, especially given the past year that we have had. And though I’m […]
We found out we were pregnant with our second baby on Thanksgiving morning in 2018, after just a couple months of trying. I will never forget this morning. Aria, who had just turned two, was snuggling in our bed. I took the pregnancy test and brought it over to my husband. As I showed them […]
Feeling blessed during a time of uncertainty. 2020, the year that no one will ever forget, the year that threw us all for a loop in many different ways, some much more severe than others, but we all had one thing in common: We all have had to carry around the heaviness of the unknown […]
Today was the day that the mental burden of Covid outweighed the physical fear. They tell you that parenting is hard. It is. The infant stage, the toddler stage, the little kid stage and I presume the rest of the growing up stages too. Each one has their own challenges and similarly each one has […]
Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Have you started planning out how you’re going to manage your holidays? Or maybe you’ve already started Christmas shopping?! I’m not quite there yet but I’m certainly thinking about it. I love the holidays and it’s so much more magical with kids now. Seeing everything through […]
My First Free Birth At 2:49 am Yosef was born in the comfort of his home and greeted by his mother, father, and four older siblings. It was my 5th birth and I decided to do a free birth. No midwife, no doctor, and no nurse. I wanted to take full responsibility and birth on my terms […]