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Pressuring New Moms to Have Self-Care: Why It’s Wrong
Everybody tells you to have self-care after you have a baby. Babies take a lot of time, and it can be hard to find time to your self, but I don’t love the current idea of self-care. Telling a new mom to have self-care shouldn’t mean that we’re telling her to take a shower. Within a few weeks after I had my son, I remember realizing that I didn’t take any time to have “self-care”. I had heard that you are more at risk for postpartum depression if you aren’t taking care of yourself. I started stressing about how I could fix this. Suddenly, I felt so pressured to take…
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Advice for A First Time Dad- Written By A Dad
Is your spouse about to become a first time dad? I asked my hubby to share his advice for first time dads. Birth can be scary for the dads-to-be because there isn’t much that they can do to help. They see their significant others going through so much and there really isn’t much that they can do. My husband talks about what surprised him about the birth, and what he wishes he would’ve known as a first time dad! Keep reading to hear his perspective on the hospital experience! This post might contain affiliate links. If you click on them, I might receive a small commission at no extra cost…
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What You Need To Know About Baby Sleep
Not getting sleep is probably the top thing that people will comment about when you are expecting a baby. If I’m being totally honest, I don’t even think the lack of sleep has been that bad for me, and I have a 6 month old now. I definitely have learned a lot about baby sleep thanks to Taking Cara Babies courses to help though. Here are a few tips to get your baby to sleep better, whether that is through the night, or for a few hours longer. If you haven’t read my post 7 Ways to Play With Your Newborn (0-12 weeks), that is definitely worth the read! These…
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3 Ways to Deal With Postpartum Hair Loss
One of the many hard things that happens to your body after you have a baby is postpartum hair loss! I struggled to see so much hair in my brush, in the shower, on the bathroom floors, etc. It was not fun! My hair looked so glorious during pregnancy and I was not ready to give that up! I looked for ways to help my hair stay attached to my head, and wanted to share all of the tricks I found, in one post! What is postpartum hair loss? During pregnancy, you have raised estrogen levels which results in amazing hair. After labor and birth, these levels drop rapidly. Postpartum…
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What I Wish I Would’ve Known About Baby Shots
When my baby was almost two months, everyone would say something along the lines of, “Oh good luck with the shots!” and it kind of terrified me! I was so nervous about how he would react to those shots! I’d heard people talk about fevers, no sleep, grouchy babies and so much more. I was just barely getting adjusted to having a newborn. I didn’t want to have everything messed up because of a few shots. Worry no more mama, I can share a few tips with you! My baby actually did pretty well with shots at his two month appointment, but there were definitely some things that could’ve gone…
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Baby’s First Valentines Day Photoshoot Ideas
If you are anything like me, you look for any and every excuse to take cute pictures of your baby, and then post them to social media! Valentines Day is coming up, so it’s the perfect excuse! Whether this is your baby’s first Valentines Day or not, you can still plan a cute photoshoot in your own home! Here are some tips and tricks for that, and some cute examples as well! If you haven’t read my post 7 Ways to Play With Your Newborn (0-12 Weeks), that’s definitely worth checking out! This post contains affiliate links. If you click on them, I might receive a small commission at no…
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Instagram Accounts Moms NEED to Follow
Becoming a parent can be SO stressful! Between pregnancy, safety for your baby, and parenting in general, there are so many important things to know! I have found certain Instagram accounts to be extremely helpful for this! I follow all of these accounts, and they have all helped me in some way or another. Some of the accounts have changed the way that my husband and I parent! If you aren’t much of an Instagram person, you should still check these out. I promise they are worth it! If you haven’t read my post Best Pregnancy and Baby Apps, it’s definitely worth the short read! Between those apps and these…
