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I’m Still Here: A Vague Life Update from an AWOL Mama Blogger
Dear Mama, I wanted to write you a post to let you know that I’m still here. I haven’t been very active on this blog lately, but I have not forgotten it. Not by a long shot. Obviously, it’s been a while since I’ve published a post. I suppose you might say I have had…
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What Will Happen if You Don’t Sleep-Train Your Baby
Let me take a guess at why you are currently anxiously asking yourself what will happen if you don’t sleep-train your baby. Perhaps you just had a conversation with another mom, a pediatrician or a family member who tried to convince you it is essential to sleep-train your child. Maybe you have read online that…
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My Complete Molar Pregnancy Story: Pregnant with a Tumor
Molar pregnancies are unviable pregnancies with rare genetic problems that occur at – or even before – conception. There are two types of molar pregnancy: Complete and partial. Both types involve a large placenta containing cells that multiply quickly and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body or regrow if they…
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Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding
Trying to conceive while breastfeeding can be very emotional. I know how frustrating, confusing and hopeless it can feel. I went through it for about a year and a half and I know for a fact that there are many, many mamas out there having the exact same struggle. Beyond the disappointment of continuously negative…
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Finding Purpose in Motherhood
Finding purpose in motherhood is easy sometimes. Like when you are the proud new mama of a long-awaited baby who literally cannot survive without you. Even the lack of ability to do housework can seem insignificant in those early days when you have that satisfying feeling that you are fulfilling someone else’s needs in a…
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My 10 Favorite Toddler Toys (That Aren’t Actually Toys)
This post has been updated to include legitimate gift ideas for toddlers. Check out the “Real Alternative” to each comical gift idea for some super unique toddler gift ideas Well, Mama, you’ve only got a week and a half left to finish your Christmas shopping! And if you’re like me, you don’t really want to…
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Why You Should Dress Your Toddler Girl Modestly
Have you ever questioned what it means to dress your toddler girl modestly? Do you think it even matters? Has it crossed your mind to do this intentionally yet? It might not seem like what your little girl wears has much of an impact right now but it does. Or you may not think it’s…
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My Mama Struggle: Facing the Selfish Monster Inside
When was the last time you had a hard day, Mama? I can almost hear your laughter on the other side of that screen as you mentality respond, “When was the last time I didn’t have a hard day? Every day is a struggle!” As wonderful as it is to be a mom and as…
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Hormones After Weaning From Breastfeeding
Most women expect to have some challenges while breastfeeding. What mamas don’t expect is to have crazy hormones after weaning from breastfeeding! And, unfortunately, this topic is not discussed nearly as often as other breastfeeding-related subjects. Many women are completely unprepared for the tidal wave of hormones that hits them during and after weaning from…
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Natural Treatments for ECC (Early Childhood Caries)
Mama, I’m so glad you’re here. Because if you are searching Dr. Google, DDS, to find natural treatments for ECC (early childhood caries), you are probably in the midst of an emotional situation right now. And you need the hope and encouragement that is in this post. You have just discovered your child has early…
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Dana’s Water Birth Story
This is an exciting birth story from Dana Schlies. She blogs at Rustic Farm Life where she shares about foraging, wildcrafting medicinal herbs, and making homemade herbal remedies. She lives on a 27-acre farm in rural Wisconsin with her husband and 4 young children where they raise milk goats and lots of chickens, as well…
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Michelle’s Birth Stories
These two vastly different birth stories come from fellow mom blogger Michelle Hetterscheidt of Moms, Munchkins and Muscles. Michelle is a wife and mother to two girls as well as being a teacher. The contrast between her natural birth and medically induced birth is a great example of the courage and strength required of a…
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How to Prepare for Breastfeeding
How do you prepare for breastfeeding, you may ask? Shouldn’t it be natural? Isn’t your body already doing what it needs to during pregnancy to prepare for breastfeeding? Yes, your body is doing what it needs to without any effort on your part to start producing milk. But getting ready mentally and practically for your…
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Why Your Baby Will Only Sleep When Held
I cannot count how many times I looked up “why my baby will only sleep when held” those first many months of my daughter’s life. From the time she was only days old, it was extremely rare that I could lay my sleeping baby down without her waking within 20 minutes, 5 minutes or instantly.…
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5 Potty Training Tips for the Frustrated Mama
This post has been updated with an additional potty training tip (tip #2) that includes recommendations for a couple of useful tools for promoting pottying independence. I wrote a post on how to prepare for potty training several months ago. But I wanted to do an update on my own full experience with some potty…
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Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Surprising Causes & Treatments
Early childhood tooth decay is not something I ever imagined I would need to research. It’s not a topic I expected to have experience with. And to be honest, it’s not something I am at all excited to share about. But since I felt the initial shock of discovering decay spots on my toddlers teeth…
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How to Start Solids With Your Baby – The Easy Way!
I’m all about doing things the easy way. Maybe that is why I chose to go the baby-led-weaning route when I was googling how to start solids with my baby. But figuring out how to start solids might feel anything but easy to you right now, Mama. I know how daunting it is trying to…
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How to Increase Productivity While Nursing
Finding ways to increase productivity while nursing may seem impossible if you’re relatively new to the job of being a human milk dispenser. But after twenty-four months of breastfeeding, I have found quite a few ways to utilize this valuable time. I started off like many new breastfeeding moms probably do – watching TV while…
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Why You Need a Birth Doula
Okay, I’m going to be honest with you. You don’t need a birth doula to have a successful, satisfying or even natural birth. Any good birth doula will admit that your body knows what it’s doing when it comes to birthing your child. But you might want someone reminding you of that in the intense…
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15 At-Home Activities for Toddlers
Whether you are searching for activities for toddlers to do at home because you have been Corona-Virus-quarenteened or simply because you are a stay-at-home mom who always needs new ways to entertain little ones, this list of activites is for you, Mama. I have included activities for toddlers to do independently as well as with…
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