Tag: Parenting

Bringing Home Baby – 10 Things I wasn’t Prepared for

Bringing Home Baby – 10 Things I wasn’t Prepared for

You can read book after book, talk to all your friends and family, and look up tons of blog posts, but nothing will truly prepare you for bringing home baby.  Here are 10 things I totally wasn’t prepared for. Cluster Feeding I’m going to keep 

Problem Solving Baby Products

Problem Solving Baby Products

Sometimes I wish we had baby showers after our babies are born.  You don’t really know what you need until you start living life with your little one.  Yes, of course, you know you need the basics like a crib, car seat, and stroller, but it’s not until 

What is a Dream Feed?

What is a Dream Feed?

The dream feed.  Yet another phrase added to my post baby vocabulary.  I remember the first time I said, “well I’m going to dream feed him”, and Sam looked at me like I was crazy.  What is a dream feed?  A dream feed is when 

What to Expect in the First Two Weeks of Breastfeeding

What to Expect in the First Two Weeks of Breastfeeding

When I was pregnant, the topic of breastfeeding was never far off.  For some reason, people seem to be very concerned about how you intend to feed your baby.  When I would mention that I was hoping to breastfeed, I would hear the same piece 

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 

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 

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