How to Paint with an Infant Since Sasha turned three months old, I have been looking for fun activities to do with her. Finding ways to stimulate her, work on developmentally appropriate skills, and introduce her to different educational activities that are fun is so important to me. Painting with my baby has always been high on my list since…
Five Must-Haves for your Postpartum Recovery Kit What’s all this stuff for? Postpartum recovery is something you’re not prepared for. School teaches you all about sex and pregnancy, but postpartum is almost this taboo thing that nobody tells you about until you’re actually pregnant. Once you are postpartum, your perineum will need to heal. You may tear, you may have…
Why I Went from Exclusively Pumping to Supplementing with Formula Feeding your baby is an incredibly personal decision. I didn’t know what to expect when it came to breastfeeding. I just knew my goal was to try. When it worked out, I made a goal to make it to one month… after one month, I aimed for three. Somewhere in…
4 Pieces of Maternity Clothing You Absolutely Need The clothes you wear while pregnant essentially have two purposes. The first is obvious… they need to cover your body. The second is to make you comfortable! Our body is changing during pregnancy and with that may come changes to the way we perceive our body image. As our body changes, we…
How and Why I Kept My Pregnancy a Secret I hid my pregnancy for the entire nine months. Yes, pregnancy is magical and should be celebrated. It was one of the most miraculous things that can happen in someone’s life. I know it is so atypical in today’s social media crazy world to keep a pregnancy a secret, but I…
