Author: amullins

5 Conversations you Need to have Before Becoming a Stay at Home Mom

5 Conversations you Need to have Before Becoming a Stay at Home Mom

Stay at Home Mom.  Four small words have can have such a big impact.  The decision to stay home and raise your babies affects everything… you, your marriage, and most of all, your kiddos.  Before Weston was born, we tossed around the idea of me 

Cute and Comfortable Mommy and Me Halloween Costumes

Cute and Comfortable Mommy and Me Halloween Costumes

Halloween is Weston’s last first holiday.  Naturally, the costume shopping has begun.   I thought it would be great if I could find a mommy and me Halloween costume and kill two birds with one stone.  I fell in love with these adorable ideas (and their 

How to Transition your Baby to a Crib

How to Transition your Baby to a Crib

How to Transition your Baby from a Bassinet to a Crib When Weston first came home from the hospital, we didn’t even consider putting him in his crib to sleep.  Mainly because I was a lunatic and felt comfort in being able to look over 

How to Increase your Milk Supply

How to Increase your Milk Supply

8 Simple Ways to Increase your Milk Supply I don’t think there’s a breastfeeding mama out there who doesn’t worry about her supply.  I was obsessive about my supply when Weston was first born (like… crazy ya’ll).  I had heard so many stories of moms 

Mama’s Must-Haves… All the Stuff I Never Knew I Needed

Mama’s Must-Haves… All the Stuff I Never Knew I Needed

5 Baby Products that Weren’t on My Registry We took a small road trip to my husband’s hometown this weekend and as we were packing and collecting all things baby related, I started to realize that most of my must-have momma items weren’t things that 

How to Make it Through the First Year without Buying Diapers

How to Make it Through the First Year without Buying Diapers

Four Easy Ways to Build a Diaper Stockpile while you’re still Pregnant Everyone talks about how expensive babies are.  Hospital bills, formula (thank you breastfeeding!), food, gear, toys, clothes, the list can go on and on… and on.  But, we’ve been blessed enough to make 

10 Must Have Breastfeeding Items for New Moms

10 Must Have Breastfeeding Items for New Moms

There are so many wonderful things about breastfeeding.  One of them being that you don’t need a whole lot to get the job done.  Truthfully, you could successfully breastfeed your baby with two simple things… your breasts and your baby.  But, let’s be honest, that 

5 Natural Ways to Induce Labor

5 Natural Ways to Induce Labor

Safe and Natural Ways to Induce Labor at Home Before we starting talking about ways to induce labor, I want to remind you that once you’re in labor, you’re IN LABOR.  I know you’re at the end of your pregnancy, you’re ready to meet your 

What you Need to Know about Cluster Feeding

What you Need to Know about Cluster Feeding

How to Survive Cluster Feeding your Newborn Cluster feeding.  It’s crazy to think that something I never heard about before having a baby became one of my main concerns after coming home from the hospital.  I remember how excited my husband and I were when 

5 Things I Wish I had Known about Breastfeeding

5 Things I Wish I had Known about Breastfeeding

I’ll admit that I didn’t do a ton of research on breastfeeding when I was pregnant other than reading tiny snippets of “The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding”.  Part of me didn’t want to over complicate it or put too much pressure on myself.  Breastfeeding is