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My very strong opinions about nursing bras

February 8, 2012

There are many choices of bras with little hooking flaps. How does a rookie mom decide? Allow me to help. With my 30+ months of breastfeeding experience and access to a dozen different kinds of bras, I have a few strong opinions for you. At a bare minimum, you need three nursing bras. One to [...]

Travel Boppy review (and giveaway!)

January 5, 2012

Contest is closed. “Is that a travel Boppy?” the other mom said to me with obvious envy. We had both just emerged from a five-hour flight, I with my three sons and she with her nine-month old. I nodded as I jiggled Sawyer in the front carrier and tried to get the bigger boys to [...]

giggle link love: December edition

December 29, 2011

My December round-up is all about clothes for mama and baby. The Baby: As Sawyer outgrows some of the precious newborn and 0-3 month outfits, I want to reminisce about the teeny tiny wee little newborn clothes. giggle has some seriously adorable 100% cotton clothes in their Better Basics line. If you’re in favor of [...]

My very strong opinions about nursing tops

December 2, 2011

My friend, Val, a mom of three told me that she’s no longer self-conscious about baring her upper chest while breastfeeding as long as nobody sees her gut. Alrightie then. Armed with this inspiring perspective, I got more serious about chasing down nursing tops than ever before. If you don’t love your postpartum belly — [...]

Gorgeous nursing bra from Cake

November 17, 2011

Yes, you deserve a beautiful (dare I say “sexy”?) nursing bra that makes you remember you’re a curvy woman and not a cow. The thoughtful people at Cake Lingerie sent me the one below, called Licorice, and I love it. The good: The bra is super pretty, comfortable, and it has a flexible wire that [...]

TaskRabbit round-up

October 16, 2011

Have you ever been stuck in a house (with a napping baby, perhaps) and wished you could run a quick errand? Or been super sick and willing to pay any amount of money for someone to make you dinner? If yes, then TaskRabbit is for you. It’s a way to outsource things you don’t have [...]

5 reasons I love my iPhone (newborn edition)

October 13, 2011

As I sit in the corner of my bedroom in the wee hours of the morning nursing my baby, I have one hand free. With an iPhone in that hand, I can do almost anything! Being a mom of a newborn is different than the last time I did it; that was the old days [...]

How to: Secondhand baby shower

October 5, 2011

Christine Koh is the founder and editor of Boston Mamas and a great friend. I asked her to share her experiences coordinating (umm, I mean “being the guest of honor at”) a second-hand baby shower. Voila: After wading through what seemed to be the waters of secondary infertility for several years, my second pregnancy came [...]

Looking your best after baby?

September 26, 2011

I am ready for a whole new wardrobe. I don’t know if I’ll go on a shopping spree in six months (for my birthday) or twelve months (like my OB recommended), but I’m planning to toss out all my clothes and emerge like a butterfly when the baby weight is gone. Unrealistic? Maybe. I virtually [...]

Breastfeeding resources (notes to self)

September 9, 2011

I scheduled this post before my baby arrived. If you are reading this while nursing, rest assured that I am also either unsnapping my nursing bra or just snapping it back up. Or maybe feeling too lazy to bother clicking it back in place. As such, I’ve collected the combined wisdom of many rookie moms [...]

Question for you: What did you look forward to doing as an adult when you were little?

August 11, 2011

Before I became a thirtysomething mother whose eyes fill with tears at any mention of childhood hunger or loss of a spouse, I maintained what I now recognize as a gratitude practice. No, I was not spending a moment each day to be mindful of how lucky I was to be safe, healthy, and loved; [...]

Citrus Lane: A wine-of-the-month-club for babies (GIVEAWAY)

July 21, 2011

This contest is now closed. If you were the winner, then I sent you an email already. Thanks for playing! We recently started working with the founder of Citrus Lane to help get the word out about their new service. I’m (no-longer-secretly) hoping that when my baby comes, she’ll give me my own gift subscription! [...]

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