We all have those moments. Whether it’s sleep deprivation, too much on our plates, or a particularly rough moment during the day – we find ourselves frustrated and angry. Having little kids can be hard sometimes, and we moms are only human. Whether you work outside of the home and have to juggle all sorts of priorities, or are a stay-at-home mom who feels swamped by motherhood – it can be challenging sometimes. Temper tantrums out in public, battles of the will over broccoli, and the pressure of always being “on” are enough to make most people frazzled at best.
Once you have kids the responsibility of raising, educating and loving these little people is instantly bestowed upon you. As parents we have a very important role in shaping our kids to be good contributing members of society.
Most of us moms have heard of the benefits that breastfeeding comes with. Not only is great for your baby, free, and convenient, but it benefits your health, too. For starters, nursing moms often enjoy quicker weight loss after pregnancy and lower chances of breast cancer. That’s not all, though – check out this article from USA Today.
For those of you who struggle with feelings of disappointment over your child’s gender, you’re not alone.
We’ve all been there. It’s the end of your pregnancy, and you start making preparations to survive those first couple of weeks with your newborn. Once your baby arrives, your husband takes a few days or a week off work, family comes to town for a visit, and friends bring meals for a couple of weeks. Friends and family really help us adjust to life with a new baby, and without their help we’d really be up a creek! But what about after those first couple of weeks? What happens when your husband is back at work, family goes home, and the meals stop coming? What are we supposed to do then?
Ah, this issue strikes a chord with many, many moms. Some moms out there cringe at the very thought of letting their baby cry it out, convinced that it will cause attachment issues or cause permanent damage. Others may have memorized “Baby Wise” and swear by the method of letting an infant cry themselves to sleep in order to teach them how to self soothe. Regardless of your stand, I think you’ll find this following article interesting.
For those of you who have bought “Baby Einstein” DVD’s under the assumption that these videos would boost your baby’s brain power, you can actually get a refund.
Since we’ve had kids, we have been to plenty of hotel rooms with them. We’ve had crawlers, walkers, and full blown toddlers in rooms with us as we are travelling, and let me tell you – it can be interesting. It’s one thing to be in your own home with your baby, knowing where all of the potentially dangerous spots are. Thanks to baby gates, plugs in outlets, and table bumpers, we can usually keep our little ones out of harms’ way. But what about in a hotel room?
It seems like forever since we’ve messed with a pacifier. My older daughter used one until shortly after she turned two, but my younger daughter never took to one. She kept making choking noises when we tried to get her to take one, so we just gave up.
Although it’s been a couple of [...]
Don’t you love it when it’s 2am, your baby is up with a cold, and you are trying to give her medicine in the dark? She gags, isn’t sure what to make of the dropper, and then the infant Motrin is all over you instead of in her. So you start over, hoping [...]
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