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If you’re a mom, you’ve probably wondered at some point whether or not you’re a good mother. Motherhood is one of the most challenging jobs in the world, so it’s no wonder that we sometimes feel as though we don’t measure up. After all, a good mom would never yell …

I am not a doctor or healthcare professional. Please consult your child’s physician regarding SIDS prevention and safe sleep and follow their recommendations. SIDS was my greatest fear when my girls were babies. I was terrified because it was a silent killer and it could happen to anyone, without warning. …

If you ask 10 different parents what their baby cost them financially in their first year of life, you’ll get 10 different answers. There are so many variables! Some parents buy brand-new top of the line everything for their baby, others are content to use the baby swing that’s been …

The profoundly severe nurse marched into my dimly lit hospital room and bluntly announced that she’d be removing my catheter now. I was surprised and disappointed. I’d just had a C-section to deliver my first baby, and I had barely been off of the operating table for 12 hours. They …

So you just had a baby. Everyone’s congratulating you and expecting you to be over-the-moon excited about this new chapter of your life. And after nine months of waiting and preparing for this baby, you thought you’d be substantially more enthusiastic about the first few weeks with your new baby, …

If you’re here, I’m guessing you’ve figured out that breastfeeding is hard work! Props to you though, mama, for not quitting at the first sign of adversity like so many people do! I know you want the best for your baby, and you know that breastfeeding benefits your baby in …

This post contains affiliate links. Before I had children, I had friends who had children. These friends had happy babies. Their babies went with them to church, to the movies, to restaurants. Their babies spent their time gazing happily around them, perfectly content to observe the goings-on of the world. …

Maybe you’re expecting a baby and hoping to be successful at breastfeeding. Or maybe you’ve already started breastfeeding and it’s been tougher than you expected. Research shows that only a third of women who intend to breastfeed for 3 months or more actually reach their goal. The rest of them …

Last week I talked a little bit about the parenting strategies I use to help my kids learn to not be picky. But what if the damage is done and you have an established picky eater? We gotta get those veggies in them somehow. The answer? A little deception. A …

I think there comes a time in every person’s parenting journey when they have to figure out how to get a child to eat when they refuse. I don’t know if I did something right in my parenting, or I just got lucky, but food and mealtimes have never been …