If you’re a breastfeeding mama, especially if you’re breastfeeding a newborn, you probably feel like you spend more of your day nursing or pumping than anything else. And you’re RIGHT…as a new mom, I 100% spent the majority of my day nursing my son, Mason. He seemed to be a marathon feeder – almost every nursing session averaged about 45 minutes, but some were upwards of an hour plus. In the first few months of the newborn phase, baby eats every 2-3 hours around the clock. That’s about 8 feedings per day at 45 minutes to one hour per feeding (in my personal case)…That averages about 6-8 hours of nursing per day. But, even as baby gets older, breastfeeding or...
Last week on the blog, I talked about how darn HEAVY a mama’s mental load is during the holidays. (If you missed it, go check it out!) I gave you some tools on how to lighten that load – one of which was to write down your holiday gift-giving list! At this point in my life, I have quite a few people who I have given countless gifts to – my husband, my parents, my brother…and it seems like I’ve already given everything there is to give! Am I going to get my husband ANOTHER new shirt? Or my mom ANOTHER kitchen gadget? Or my dad ANOTHER jacket? It seems like all the “traditional” gifts that I walk around the...
On any given day, my mind is racing a mile a minute. Reminding myself mentally to do my son’s laundry…and my own laundry. Making a mental grocery list. Figuring out what my son’s going to wear to daycare tomorrow. Making sure I remember what’s on my work to-do list. Is it time to pump again? What time did I breastfeed last? When’s my husband’s birthday again? What am I going to wear to work today? Where’s my phone? Did we feed the dog? And all these thoughts and more probably occur within 30 seconds…and then they keep going. And going. And going. Well, take all of that and add the stress of the holiday season. Everyone’s version of holiday stressors...
Who’s traveling this holiday season? We may still be in a COVID world, but many of you still have the need to do some kind of traveling this season! If this is you, I want you to be equipped with all the tools you need to have the easiest, safest travel with baby. We’re staying home for the holidays this year, but these tips & tricks come from a LOT of experience traveling last year with Mason. Even in a pre-COVID world, we were always worried about germs around an infant! So check out my most useful baby travel tips: First of all, GIVE YOURSELF SO MUCH GRACE! Traveling throws your routine out of whack – and your baby’s! Sometimes...
ICYMI: Ailana J. is almost available for PRE-ORDER!! The NUMBER ONE question in my DMs has been, “When does Ailana J. launch!?” I just LOVE how excited y’all have been, so I decided to make the collection available EARLY! If you’ve been one of the many mamas anxiously waiting for a launch date or if you’ve been following my journey on Instagram, then I know you’re ready to get this collection in your closets ASAP! If you’re new here, these are the 5 things you need to know about Ailana J. –see what makes this brand so special and why you do NOT want to MISS OUT on this PRE-ORDER! The debut 4-Piece collection is designed by a mama (me),...
