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Diaper Dabbler Saves You From Buying The Wrong Diaper Brand

Before my kids were born, I was certain I would use a certain brand of diapers. All the moms I talked to swore by this brand and claimed it was the best. So I bought a big box. Once my daughter got here, however, it turned out that everyone's "favorite brand" had fragrance in it that was irritating her skin. So I switched to the store-brand diapers and fell in love. I wish I had tried out that … [Continue reading...]

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Confession Time: My C-Section Made Me Feel Inadequate

One in three pregnant mothers will now give birth via Cesarean section. Natural birth advocates tsk at this number and spout off the related risks of C-sections (infection, blood clots, blood loss, etc). But for the millions of mothers who give birth in this fashion, hearing all of the negative conversation about C-section can make you feel inadequate and uninformed. I know, because I am one of … [Continue reading...]

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Pregnant? Sign Up For Text4Baby!

When I was pregnant, I had the worse case of pregnancy brain ever. You name it, I forgot it. Enter Text4Baby to help remind and inform pregnant moms and postpartum moms of all those little things that help a pregnancy go smoothly. Now in its third year, text4Baby is a free interactive text service that sends up to three weekly text messages to pregnant women and new moms, to give them access to … [Continue reading...]

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Four Alternatives To Yelling At Your Kids

Hi, my name is Tara and I’m a yeller. However, I realized a short while ago that I didn’t want my kids to grow up in a house where someone’s always yelling and anger seeps through most conversations. I wanted my kids to be able to see our house as a sanctuary from the mean kids at school, the teachers with high expectations, and the normal bumps and thumps of growing up and being a kid. So I … [Continue reading...]

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5 Best (And Worst) Things About Being A Young Mom

By Paula Rollo These are only a few of the pros and cons to being a young mom. The last two aren't really "bad" things, just things that are harder! I’m sure a similar list could be made for those that became mothers later in life as well. The best: Young enough for sleepless nights – Even though it’s hard to be up all night with a teething baby, or waking up every hour to feed her, I’m … [Continue reading...]

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Love Your Body: Operation Acceptance

by Sarah Valois Going along with Tara's posts on body acceptance, I've begun reflecting on my own self love journey. Well, more like trying to get out of a self hate rut. After becoming pregnant with my first, I felt pretty lucky. Eight months into it, I looked great with my perfect belly. Until one day, BAM! Stretch marks. Seriously, they came out of no where! Fast forward to after labor … [Continue reading...]

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Interview with Bonnie Crowder, Founder, Shape Of A Mother

A couple years ago, I approached Bonnie Crowder, the founder of the female body acceptance website, Shape of A Mother. If you haven't checked it out, please do. Women submit photos of what they look like after having children and seeing the diversity in body shapes and sizes gave me incredible confidence after I became a mom. I wanted to interview her for my first book, then focused on everything … [Continue reading...]

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6 Real Reasons Why Social Media Changed The Way I Parent

My participation with social media only precedes my stint as a mother by a year or so. I was one of the first people from my college to sign up for Facebook (thefacebook - remember that?) and I've had a blog since 2005. I don't quite know how to be a mom without social media. For me, those two things go hand-in-hand and I'm not sure that's a bad thing. There's always talk about how much should you … [Continue reading...]

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