After birth, you may experience a whirlwind of emotions and a bit of information overload – at least I know I did! During your stay in the hospital, you are pretty much on autopilot. People are constantly popping in, tests are being taken, lots of paperwork is filed. As we get all the information on…
Category: Babes
The Best Pregnancy Pillows
If you follow me on instagram, you know I have been through a lot of pregnancy pillows. There is nothing more important than getting quality sleep when you are pregnant, and if you are a mom of multiple kids you know how precious those Zs are. Yet when you are finally settling into bed looking…
Prioritizing Your Partnership in Early Parenthood
Making the life change from partners to parents is an exciting, beautiful, and wonderful experience. However, it is also stressful, full of worry, and down right exhausting. Let’s face it, no one operates at their best under those conditions. And this particular combination will put new and more difficult strains on your relationship than you…
Top 10 Baby Items
Elvie Pump || Avent Glass Bottles || DockATot || Hatch Rest+ || Nanit || Boppy Pillow || Hatch Grow || Björn Bouncer || Muslin Swaddles || UppaBaby Travel System (Mesa and Vista) These are my top 10 favorite baby items which include some of my most requested recommendations from other mamas and mamas-to-be! All of…
Toddler Feeding Favorites
Munchkin Snack Catcher || Learning Cutlery Set || Nuby Sipper || Stackable Bowls || Divided Plates Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair Toddlers have an unbelievable appetite! Repeatedly introducing them to variety of foods and vegetables early on has been shown to increase acceptance and consumption so it’s important to have dinner time at the table…
Cole’s Birth Story | Part II
Luckily this time around we were able to leave the hospital after one night instead of the minimum two night stay. I was ecstatic about this; not because I didn’t appreciate the hospital staff (they were kickass) but I was ready to sleep in my own bed and I was missing Porter terribly. I have…
Cole’s Birth Story
If Porter’s birth was like a long track roller coaster, Cole’s was a slingshot bungee ride. I had sporadic hours of contractions for days giving me this false start sense of labor, so honestly I wasn’t concerned when they started during Super Bowl LIV halftime show (maybe it all the buffalo chicken dip I ate)….
BB2: The Last Bumpdate!
We are officially full term (37+3 today) which means baby boy can some any day and be ready to survive on his own on the outside! Even though my OB is always reminding me that if things get too uncomfortable (especially given my spine issues) we can induce, I am content to let this little…
Postpartum Self-Care Assessment
It can feel like a constant battle between taking care of our newborns and taking care of ourselves, so in addition to caring for our baby’s needs use this list as a reminder to honor your own needs. Prioritize a number of tasks you would like to do each day or rank them for yourself…
Preparing for Postpartum
We take classes on birth, classes on how to breastfeed, classes on how to give baby a bath and how change their diaper. We prepare a lot for baby’s arrival but sometimes we neglect to prepare for how to take care of ourselves during the postpartum period. Yes, life as you know it is about…
Catching Up With Chelsea 