Guys, let’s be frank. 2017 has been terribly difficult on our family. I cannot remember the last time I have been through this much stress, heartache, and physical toll. And seriously, thinking back to 2015, we had a baby, moved …
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The Curse of Oversupply
I know I said it, the curse of oversupply. Now my guess is you rolled your eyes if your milk comes in normally or if you are wary you don’t have enough, but little do many women know, over production of …
The Birth Story of Sedona Rey
There’s no better way to come back to “work” than to write a birth story! Had you asked me that Tuesday morning, on my due date August 16th, if I would meet my baby that day… I would have said, no way. I …
A Natural Mom’s Birth Bag
If you are birthing in a birth center or at home.. your "hospital bag" is going to look way different. For birth centers (and obvious at home births) you're not staying overnight at a hospital or spending any extended periods …
Third Trimester
Hello, third trimester… You sure showed up quick! It’s funny re-living pregnancy a second time around because it can be so much the same and yet so different. I had previously thought my son was active in the womb but …
Roseoh-no… AKA Roseola
You know you’re having a rough week when you tell a fellow mom that you took your son to the vet for a rash… I’ve not only got a toddler with 4 molars breaking through, but we just learned he contracted …
VBAC With Some Fear
Something that encouraged me the most after this experience was when one of my miracle hour nurses told me that they were all rooting for me to have a successful VBAC because they don’t see many of those these days.
A Mothers Review on Vaxxed
When the movie ended, the producer asked for those in the audience that had vaccine injured children to stand and nearly half the theater rose, I sat in awe and fought tears back.
Hand, Foot & Mouth
Ah.. little hands, tiny feet and soft mouths are probably some of the cutest aspects of any newborn child.. but that’s not what I’m chatting about today. I’m starting the conversation about Hand, Foot and Mouth… Yep, that nasty sucker …
Smoothies: The Toddler Edition
Hallelujah!!! I’ve over here celebrating because my son officially knows how to drink out of those food packs. You know the fruit and veggie smoothies that are intended as purees for infants? Yea, well it’s still a victory because if …
Essentially a Mom 