I'm eight weeks from my due date with our second child and have started getting the “Are you ready?” question from people. I got this question during the third trimester with our first child as well, and my answer...
Before I had my daughter lots of people gave me advice, but this one stuck with me: "The first three months are terrible." It stuck with me because even though people warned me that we would be tired, and...
Learning new things generally comes easily to me.
I have a master’s degree and a physics degree — summa cum laude. I'm determinedly independent. When things don’t work, I find a way to fix them.
Then I had kids.
My first child...
I've mentioned that I'm not as prepared for Baby No. 2 (coming early July!) as I was for our daughter. But one thing that is for sure going to be better prepared this time around is my hospital bag....
I was weeks away from becoming a new mom…for the second time. While I still had excitements and anxieties surrounding the arrival of my second son, I also had a sense of calm and confidence that I didn’t have...
Richmond Moms Blog is excited to partner with Milkful bars on this sponsored post.
Breastfeeding is tough.
Breastfeeding your baby when you can't be together during the day is tougher.
Keeping your supply up when you are away from your baby for an extended...
If you followed me for even one moment on Instagram, you’ve heard me say this phrase every day on vacation:
TRAVELING WITH KIDS IS NO JOKE.
I like to consider my husband and I pretty go-with-the-flow people. We’re flexible, enjoy new places,...
Thrush!
When you are a mom of 3, many times you think that you have been through most of your “firsts.” But a few weeks ago I encountered another one that wasn’t as amazing as most firsts are. A new...
All birth stories are important, each for different reasons.
The birth of my second child was redemptive and restorative for me because it showed me my own power.
I was woefully uneducated with my first birth and put a lot of...
When my daughter was born I had no idea the pressure I would feel to breastfeed her and the intense guilt and shame that would come when it didn't work out.
To be honest I had always felt a little...
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Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
