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One and Done: The Decision of Whether or Not to Have Another Child
It's funny that I wrote this whole post without even remembering that I had previously written a post called “ Having Another Baby in the...
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RealRelatableMom
Telling it like it is, with positivity!
I am a planner and a researcher. When I became pregnant, the studying began. I now follow so many Mom accounts on social media, I have a whole shelf of baby books, and my bookmarks and emails are overflowing. My husband and I must've taken about 10 online courses to prepare for our baby's arrival, and we thought we were ready, but then nothing went according to plan, and we quickly learned to improvise. I just want to tell my story, as it's different from a lot of the ones I read when I was preparing. I want to provide some relatable content and remind other Moms to trust their instincts, and be gentle on themselves. Motherhood is the most intense and amazing thing I've ever experienced.
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Disclaimer: I do not have any medical background. This blog is just me sharing my personal experiences and opinions. Nothing I say should be construed as medical advice.
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Getting Pregnant / Trying to Conceive
I'll try not to overshare in this post, but I wanted to give a brief overview of some of what was involved in us getting pregnant, and...
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Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
Before having my baby, my plan was to go back to work after my 18-month Maternity Leave, and put my baby in daycare during the day. I...
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Having Another Baby in the Future
I have an older sister, and despite the fact that we fought a lot when we were younger, we get along great now, and I'm so lucky to have...
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One Year In: Looking Back
I can't believe my little baby is already over a year old! This has been the fastest year of my life. It was also the hardest year of my...
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Clutter Struggles / the In-Between Phase
I know this is relatable - our house is a disaster. It's so difficult to stop clutter from stressing me out 24/7. In the current...
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Tracking
When you have a newborn baby, despite being extremely sleep-deprived, you are expected to keep track to how often the baby eats, poops,...
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Contact Naps
Our journey with naps has been very similar to our night sleep journey. In the very early days, we could occasionally lay our baby down...
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Bedsharing / Our Sleep Journey So Far
Disclaimer: As stated in the home page of my blog, I do not have any kind of medical background, and am not providing any kind of advice....
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My Amazon Essentials
This list is in no particular order. I'll keep adding to it over time. As a new Mom during a pandemic, I do most of my shopping online,...
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Breastfeeding / Low Milk Supply
Even more than I had wished for a natural birth, my main hope was that I would be able to exclusively breastfeed my baby. This was both...
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Postpartum Infection and Recovery
Warning: This is probably even more graphic than my birth story. After my crazy birth, I thought to myself, at least that's done now, and...
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My Birth Story
In starting a Mom blog, the logical first step would be to go over how I became a Mom, so here is my birth story: When I was 39 weeks and...
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