Taking Cara Babies Newborn Course Review – Will I Ever Sleep Again?

By |2022-01-01T21:53:13+00:00September 29, 2020|Baby, Motherhood, Natural Parenting, Newborns|

This Taking Cara Babies Newborn Course Review contains affiliate links which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase after clicking my links. There are so many things to look forward to when you have a new baby at home, but sleep deprivation is not one of them! It's no secret that I have had some kids (and still do) that struggled greatly with sleep. That led me to the Taking Cara Babies Newborn course called "Will I Ever Sleep Again?" With my oldest, he did not sleep through the night until [...]

My Hypnobabies Birth Story- My Most Empowering Birth

By |2020-09-08T19:55:07+00:00July 31, 2020|Baby, Motherhood, Natural Parenting, Newborns, pregnancy|

This Hypnobabies Birth Story contains affiliate links which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase after clicking a link. For my third birth, I decided to use the Hypnobabies childbirth prep program. Here I will share my Hypnobabies birth story, but you can see my review of the Hypnobabies program here. I suggest reading the review first to make sure you have the background info necessary to understand different references I make. While all of my pregnancies were special, knowing that this pregnancy was going to (probably) be my last one [...]

What Is Hypnobabies? My Experience & Program Overview

By |2020-09-08T19:48:46+00:00July 31, 2020|Motherhood, Natural Parenting, pregnancy|

This post contains affiliate links which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. All opinions and experiences are my own. My third pregnancy has been both my easiest pregnancy and most challenging at the same time. In terms of the pregnancy itself, it was pretty smooth sailing. Compared to my second pregnancy where we discovered a cleft lip at the anatomy scan and my first pregnancy that left me constantly exhausted (I went to bed between 6-7 pm the whole pregnancy!), as well as [...]

The Baby Sleep Site – Personalized Sleep Consulting Review

By |2020-03-02T12:47:15+00:00March 1, 2020|Baby, Motherhood, Toddlers|

This Baby Sleep Site Personalized Sleep Consulting Review contains affiliate links which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase after clicking my link. All opinions are my own.  I need to admit right off the bat that I am terrible at getting babies to sleep. My oldest child struggled to get to sleep at night and was up quite a bit, though he has slept pretty well since about 2-and-a-half. My second child learned how to put himself to sleep at about 5 months old, so bedtime was easy... but he has [...]

A Cleft Lip At The Ultrasound – Our Birth Defect Story

By |2020-02-17T20:33:30+00:00November 26, 2019|Baby, cleft, Motherhood, pregnancy|

One of the scariest days of my life was right around this time (Thanksgiving) three years ago. I was pregnant with my second child, and we had our anatomy scan which revealed a cleft lip at the ultrasound. What did this mean for us? We knew so little about cleft lips. I remember watching infomercials for Operation Smile or something similar late at night as a child. I associated cleft lips with third world countries where people may not have great access to prenatal care. It didn't take long for me to realize how ignorant I was. I want [...]

How To Deal With Toddler Tantrums – Strategies That Actually Work

By |2019-12-17T19:07:25+00:00November 9, 2019|Motherhood, Natural Parenting, Toddlers|

This post contains affiliate links that helped me learn how to deal with toddler tantrums, which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. If you're here, chances are you want to learn new ways for how to deal with toddler tantrums because what you have been doing so far hasn't been working. I have dealt with my fair share of tantrums, especially from my oldest son. My oldest had his first tantrum at about 10 months old! It was more of a mini [...]

Stay At Home Mom Vs Working Mom – How To Decide What’s Best For Your Family

By |2019-12-17T19:37:14+00:00November 2, 2019|Motherhood, Natural Parenting|

 "The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness." - Jessica Lange. I love that quote because it is so true, and unfortunately when it comes to the stay at home mom vs working mom debate, the word "selfish" gets thrown around WAY. TOO. MUCH. Sometimes the accusation of selfishness comes from others, but sometimes it's our own feelings and "mom guilt" that bog us down. I have had the privilege of being able to do it all--I was a full time working mom, a stay at home mom, and a part-time working mom. My schedule still flops back and forth on occasion. [...]

Ways To Make Money As A Stay At Home Mom: Change Your Financial Future!

By |2019-12-17T20:15:46+00:00September 30, 2019|Affiliate Marketing, Home, Motherhood, Savings|

This post contains affiliate links for things that helped me make money as a stay at home mom, which means I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase after clicking a link. All opinions are my own. A little over a year ago, my husband and I had about 55k in student loans left to pay off. We had a plan to pay them as aggressively as we could, but it wasn't going to be easy. At that time, I had just gone down to only one day a week at work, and [...]

How To Limit Screen Time For Kids – Our Story

By |2019-04-16T11:26:44+00:00April 15, 2019|Motherhood, Natural Parenting|

My oldest son is turning 5 in two days--it feels like yesterday he was just learning to walk and getting into mischief for the first time--I can't believe how time has flown. As they say, the days are long but the years are short. That's never felt truer to me. My oldest has asthma, and he really first started getting exposed to the iPad around 18-months old when we used it to distract him when he was getting nebulizer treatments. It was definitely a handy tool for that purpose. Soon enough, we also started showing him other kids shows [...]

Lena Cup Review – Ditch Disposable Feminine Products!

By |2019-04-06T11:54:34+00:00April 6, 2019|Motherhood, Natural Living, Reducing Waste|

This post contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. After having my second baby, I decided to make the move to reusable feminine products. It made sense for many reasons: I wanted to reduce the amount of waste I generate, and I also was motivated by the health reasons. This Lena Cup review will share my experiences with this switch. Several years ago, I had heard about menstrual cups (the Diva Cup specifically) and was put off by them [...]

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