A year and a half ago, I was approached by Ashley and Elizabeth (the founders of this blog) to write for the New Orleans Moms Blog. At the time, the City Moms Blog Network was a burgeoning concept that would gather...
A Lesson Learned
When Jane was six months old, I dropped her off at my parents' house like I did four mornings a week. I didn't know that would be the last morning I'd administer her bottle to her. I...
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...
From the moment we started talking about expanding our family, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I had listened to friends talk about their individual successes and struggles with nursing their babies, so I realized there was no guarantee...
I've made it through the door, ditched my work shoes, and collapsed onto the couch.
"Mommy, can I have a snack?"
Sure! I walk into the kitchen and throw a fruit snack/cookie/dry cereal into a bowl.
5 minutes later ...
"Mommy, can I...
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...
It had been a very long day. I was grumpy. The kids were grumpy. My husband was exhausted after a marathon training session, and I was about to leave them all for a much needed girl's dinner with family....
Disclosure :: this is a sponsored post, but given that several of us on the New Orleans Moms Blog team - as well as dozens of our readers - choose to breastfeed, we simply could not pass up the...
My son is a picky eater. For the past two years, he has subsisted mainly off of peanut butter sandwiches and milk. It has been extremely frustrating and, though I know he won't go to college just eating a handful...
When I was pregnant, I never planned to breastfeed. I don't really have any good reasons why, but it just wasn't on my radar. Perhaps it's because I was formula fed myself, or perhaps it's because I was insanely...
Today on the blog – in conjunction with Touro Infirmary – we are absolutely thrilled to be opening a dialog about sleep through our “Rest Assured: You Are Not Alone” series. As moms we are all often sleep deprived,...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Touro Infirmary.
For the first 2 to 5 days after delivery, your baby will receive a small amount of colostrum at each feeding, which is a thick, rich milk that is high in...
When I have babies, I lose my ability to solve problems. Happy babies = brainless mommy. Maybe they suck the sense out of me through my boobs. It was this mental disconnect between me and almost any sort of...
Reasons Why I am Teaching My Toddler How to Cook
My favorite part of the day is cooking dinner. No, really. It is. There's just something about preparing a meal for my family that relaxes me. I'd like to think...