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Read more about the article 7 Things to Try if You’re Struggling with Breastfeeding

7 Things to Try if You’re Struggling with Breastfeeding

  • Post author:Jennie MacGregor
  • Post published:February 3, 2022
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Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s natural in the way walking is natural—humans are biologically designed to do it, but it takes some effort and practice…

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Read more about the article This isn’t my first baby—but I still need your support more than ever

This isn’t my first baby—but I still need your support more than ever

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:January 31, 2022
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"Please know I still need you." Sometimes I whisper these six words under my breath after you've walked away or after we hang up from a phone call. There are…

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Read more about the article Complicated emotions of loneliness and motherhood

Complicated emotions of loneliness and motherhood

  • Post author:SandyBrannan
  • Post published:January 30, 2022
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The loneliness of motherhood doesn’t require you to be alone to feel it. In fact, the moment you find out you are going to be a mother, it’s impossible to…

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Read more about the article How we have learned to navigate the world with a child who has severe food allergies

How we have learned to navigate the world with a child who has severe food allergies

  • Post author:Sara Brownlee
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
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It was summer 2013. I was a mother of a just-turned-one-year-old and a four-year-old. My days were hectic back then, barely squeezing in a shower before my husband got home…

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Read more about the article To The Mom At The Park Who Kept Her Cool

To The Mom At The Park Who Kept Her Cool

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:January 18, 2022
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My heart sank. As my friend called me over to the play area, the look on her face pretty much said it all. I saw my just-turned-2-year-old sitting with her…

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Read more about the article Discovering Joy in Monotony

Discovering Joy in Monotony

  • Post author:Tina Mayeux
  • Post published:January 13, 2022
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Being a stay-at-home mom with small children has provided the luxury of being available for them in their formative years; however there were certainly long, tiresome days of routine and…

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Read more about the article One Brave Thing You Can Do To Make Your Mark

One Brave Thing You Can Do To Make Your Mark

  • Post author:Joanna Hyatt
  • Post published:January 12, 2022
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I’m sitting on the bathroom floor sobbing, out of answers, full of questions and torn between wanting to run away and not having the strength to take another step. I’m…

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Read more about the article 5 Awesome Pieces of Advice for Moms

5 Awesome Pieces of Advice for Moms

  • Post author:Mandy Youtz
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
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If you're a new mom looking for advice, I get it. I’ve been there. I used to spend hours reading books and blogs, scouring Pinterest, and trying to learn everything…

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Read more about the article What I Didn’t Know About Breastfeeding

What I Didn’t Know About Breastfeeding

  • Post author:Jennie MacGregor
  • Post published:December 23, 2021
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I had my first baby when I was 23. Like many new moms today, I had almost no exposure to breastfeeding until I had my own baby and was trying…

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Read more about the article Mom goes viral for spending nearly $6K on postpartum doula

Mom goes viral for spending nearly $6K on postpartum doula

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:December 22, 2021
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A second-time mom went viral on TikTok for talking about her decision to spend almost $6,000 on an overnight postpartum doula two nights a week until her son was 11…

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Read more about the article When you feel like a half-lit Christmas tree

When you feel like a half-lit Christmas tree

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:December 20, 2021
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I stumbled upon a somewhat festive Christmas tree at a McDonald’s in between my son’s two basketball games earlier this week. While the holiday decor and illuminated beauty of this tree did not go unnoticed, the fact…

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Read more about the article The Sacred Calling of Motherhood

The Sacred Calling of Motherhood

  • Post author:Stephanie Hosszu
  • Post published:December 16, 2021
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When I was younger, I thought I knew what it meant to be a mother. I had certainly played the part enough times. I was a babysitter at 11, worked…

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