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What You Need To Know About The COVID-19 Vaccine As a Mama

March 14, 2021

Written by Katie Polk. About the author: Katie lives in Frederick, MD and currently works in Public Health as part of the COVID-19 response. She recently got engaged and as if work right now wasn’t busy enough, now she’s planning a wedding too! Katie loves walking around downtown Frederick, going for bike rides, trying new…
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How to start “Independent Play time” for your Child

March 12, 2021

Have you ever heard of mamas using playpens for their children and wondered about it? Whether it was a good idea? Whether it would work? Whether your child would actually do it? What about how your child AND you might benefit if you tried it? Well friend, I’m here to say that it’s not only…
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Advice (You Haven’t Heard) for New Parents

February 20, 2021

Good advice is worth its weight in gold. Now I’m not saying that you’ve never heard any of this advice, but I am saying that some of it is probably new, and worth taking heed. I am an avid reader and researcher, and have loved raising my two boys with this knowledge in hand. I…
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Why I Love Using Essential Oils as a Mom

January 31, 2021

I started using essential oils around 4 years ago. I got a diffuser for Christmas, researched essential oil brands and and begun diffusing a few fairly basic blends. It wasn’t until I became a mom though, that essential oils began to be more important in my life. Two years ago, I was trying to figure…
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A breastfeeding Saga: how to nurse a baby with a tongue tie

January 29, 2021

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This story and advice is personal to my own experience, so please consult with your doctor before implementing any of the ideas or advice below. When I was pregnant with baby #2, I had written down one piece of advice for myself. Check to see if baby is…
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Let’s talk about Breastfeeding: my journey with my first baby

January 21, 2021

Before I had Aiden, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed. I assumed it would be challenging, but that we would figure it out. And hey, I had read 1/3 of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding so I felt like I was prepared, right? (Shakes head fervently) In the Hospital Fast forward to the moment Aiden was…
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I Didn’t Know How Much Being a Mama Would Change Me

January 14, 2021

I didn’t know how much being a mama would change me. I didn’t know how much I’d love it. How much I’d love you. I didn’t know how much joy I would have from watching you sleep. From holding you in my arms, from seeing you smile. I didn’t know how fast time would go.…
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Rituals and Rhythm: Making the Mundane More Meaningful

January 7, 2021

Written by Beth Chikobe If your social media feeds are much like mine, scrolling over the past week has given you dozens of different perspectives on starting the new year. And yet for those of us who are moms–we know not much of our daily routine will change just because we’ve moved from the last…
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Graham Owen: The Night We Met

November 11, 2020

I love reflecting upon the birth stories of each of my boys. Each birth was unique in its own way, and has been so fun to remember and recount to them. Matt and I did a lot of preparation in order to have Aiden & Graham naturally, and I want the boys to know how…
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On the Night You Were Born

November 11, 2020

There’s this book that we got from some of our sweet friends, Kyle + Joanna, called On the Night You Were Born. We read it to Aiden regularly before bed and I just love the theme of the book–that all the stars and creation celebrated on the night of baby’s birth. A birth story is such…
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