Once labor and delivery (congrats new mom!) is over, you will be holding in your arms the precious little stranger who will be yours to take care of for the next 18 years. It’s pretty daunting, and new parents understandably have so many questions and anxieties. My favorite part of being a pediatric nurse and …
Breastfeeding in those first days after you come home from the hospital can be both amazing and incredibly stressful. It is a time of bonding as a new family, as you and your baby learn about each other and figure out nursing in the midst of sleep deprivation and roller-coaster hormones. While everyone’s journey looks …
It felt like the only advice I got to prepare toddler for new baby was to get my toddler a gift from baby. Which was great… for helping me through the first five seconds of parenting two. When your second arrives, the hardest part will be your older child. You already know how to care …
To prepare for my baby, I read a lot of mom blogs while pregnant. When it came to posts on sleep, I felt like I was already judged before I even had a baby. Just by trying to get prepared and read about newborn sleep, I had entered a huge debate when all I wanted …
