About 4 weeks into the newborn phase, I shared my nighttime woes with pediatricians, lactation consultants, and other breastfeeding mamas. I expected to hear wise advice on how to extend my daughter’s nighttime hours (by 6 weeks, she was sleeping 4 hours at a time). The only “advice” I received was to “go with the…
I remember sitting in my hospital room, watching in wonder as the nurse folded an ordinary blanket into a beautiful swaddle. By the end of our visit, she showed us how to swaddle a baby at least five times. That said, my daughter broke out of every swaddle I tried. During this time, I noticed…
When your baby won’t sleep, no one in the house is happy. You’re exhausted, your baby is exhausted, your partner and other children are exhausted too. Most people expect sketchy nighttime sleep during the newborn phase. But what about 4-6 months later and you’re still getting 2 hours of sleep? Sleep isn’t a privilege, it’s…
There’s no doubt, sleep training is a controversial topic. Some mamas swear by it, others avoid it at all cost. If you’re reading through various sleep training methods and feeling just a little bit nervous right about now, let me reassure you: it is not some big, scary thing! Sleep training is simply helping your…
Back pain and pregnancy seem to go together like peas and carrots. It can ruin your sleep, make your third trimester a living hell, and can completely diminish your whole prenatal experience. As I’m updating this post, I’m actually pregnant with my second. After dealing with lower back, hip, and sciatica pain during both pregnancies,…
A new mom’s worst fear is not being able to produce enough milk. So, suffering from an overactive letdown is probably the last thing you expected. As a new mom, an overactive letdown, or forceful letdown, was the bane of my existence. Between the constant messes, my baby’s gas, and public leaking humiliations, it was…