10 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I had a Baby
You will experience a whirlwind of emotions during the first 48-72 hours after your baby arrives, and it is easy to lose sight of how special those first few days are.
Author: Donna Ellenbogen
I’m Five Days Old and No Days More: Why Every New Mom Needs Support
Don’t pretend to understand what we are going through because you don’t. Even if you have had a kid, you have forgotten how tough these first weeks are.
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the perfect gift
SELF COMPASSION As a mother, it’s easy to put our families needs before our own needs. By definition, compassion refers to one’s sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with the desire to alleviate (Merriam-Webster 2010). It makes perfect sense then why there is a dearth of self- compassion as it in essence is an oxymoron. … Continued
A Mama’s Guide to Dealing with Guilt
If you are one of those fortunate few who rarely visited guilt-ville before having a baby, the arrival of a little one usually comes served with a heaping side-dish of mommy guilt. Everywhere you turn, you can find something new to feel guilty about. You take a moment to do something for yourself rather than … Continued
The One Resolution Worth Making
Here is what I wish for you in the coming year. Try and be more present instead of being “perfect”.
5 Things I wish Someone Told Me Right After I Had a Baby
1. Immediately it’s all about the baby. For nine months, you lived in the special club of pregnant women. It was all about you. People constantly asked how you were feeling. People who did not even know you saw you, glanced at your belly and smiled. Strangers asked “when are you do” as if they … Continued
Working Moms—-stay at home moms—part-timers–nobody has it just perfect!
From the moment a child is born, women are faced with a new job. Regardless of what we may have been doing in the workforce even days before, we now have taken on the job title of “mom”. This job comes with virtually no training and is generally not as valued by the greater society … Continued
Top Tips for 2nd Time Moms
DON’T’ SHOOT FOR 50/50: Many moms of two envision trying to split their time equally between their first born and their newborn. This simply is not a realistic expectation. The reality (and research shows this as well) is that if you spend 20% of the tie with your newborn (mostly feeding, changing, and some swaddle … Continued