This month for our “Be the Change Spotlight” we’d like to introduce you to The New Orleans Breastfeeding Center ("NOBC"), an organization committed to providing high-quality, holistic, and evidence-based lactation and infant feeding support to families in the New...
From Merriam Webster:
Sanctimommy: Definition: a mother who points out perceived faults in the parenting of others.
From Urban Dictionary:
Sanctimommy: Looks down at and/or judges parents who don't make the same choices. A combination of the words "sanctimonious" and "mommy"
I have...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary...
Disclosure :: As parents, some of us are sure of ourselves and others ... not so much. Generally, though, parents have plentiful opportunities to take classes. But what about grandparents? Things have changed in the past several decades, and...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7, 2015. This year, World Breastfeeding Weekcalls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary...
I don't know that I experienced a true nesting phase when I was pregnant with Jane. It could be that we discovered we had to have our house tented for termites and that the soonest they could do it...
Crunchy mom (n): a mom who practices natural living.
What's less-than-crunchy? Not mushy. Crunchy-ish? Crispy? Chewy? Ok, now I'm getting hungry. I'm sure there's a technical term for it, but to keep things simple, I am sometimes crunchy.
I started out pretty crunchy...
Breastfeeding:...
Until my third child turned one, I was one of the “lucky” ones when it comes to breastfeeding. I breastfed my older daughters until they were almost two and my baby until she was one. They latched and fed...
10 Reasons Not to Pump Too Soon
I love gadgets. I love my KitchenAid, my crockpots, my immersion blender, and my pressure cooker. Gadgets are fun, save time, and make tasks easier.
For moms interested in breastfeeding, the ultimate gadget is...
It seems inevitable that no matter what decisions we make as moms we will often second guess ourselves. It must be in our nature to always worry about our kids. Are they happy? Are they eating enough? Are they...
Help! I can't get anything done!
I need help. Let me lay it out here: I don't know what happens to my days, but I just can't seem to get organized. I feel overwhelmed most of the time. What am I...
Disclosure :: World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1 – 7, 2016. This year, the World Breastfeeding Week theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our wellbeing from the start of...
As the debate rages on between advocates for breastfeeding and those who prefer formula, statistics have revealed a stark and unfair reality: not all mothers in the United States have equal access to the care, knowledge, and support that...
With the arrival of baby number two happening around the same time as Santa, I am starting both my Christmas shopping and my planning for the little bundle of joy. I know that I want to go straight to...