Daily life, health, and wellness of new moms parenting.
This morning Alyssa Milano was a guest on the Wendy Williams Show and Wendy brought up Alyssa's breastfeeding advocacy work. Wendy said she disagreed with public breastfeeding and felt women should go breastfeed in car or cover up. I think Alyssa was just as shocked as us listening to her opinion of breastfeeding. She asked Wendy if she would cover her head eating or if it was ok for Miley Cyrus to walk around with her boobs hanging out vs. a mom breastfeeding.
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Traveling mom Heather Gooch’s Facebook post to Southwest Airlines went viral last week as she wanted to publicly thank flight attendant Anissa for her compassion and consideration during a flight her family took from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Islip, New York over the holidays last month.
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By Jessica Shortall, author of Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work
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We had the pleasure of having Chef Jamee Vesga on our latest episode of #thePINKLife. She shared healthy snacks busy moms can make and prep at the beginning of the week. Her culinary flare is savory, organic and diverse. Enjoy her recipes!
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For many years, I’ve lived away from my family and for holidays and special occasions I made a four-hour road trip to my parents’ house quite often and I never thought twice about it. I packed up my car with all my stuff, gassed up at the station and made my way up North to see my family for the holidays.
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Lazy days with nothing to do - this is what summertime is supposed to mean. Many of us remember our childhood summers like this. No schedules, no school, no schlepping to and from different events and commitments.
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Two of my close friends recently had their second babies and are asking the question of whether they should return to work or stay home with their families. No one can make that decision for someone else - it has to be what works for you and for your family - but here are three questions I have asked myself when I wasn't sure which path I should choose?
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What is the Mother’s Day Tradition in your home? How did you spend Mother’s Day as a child? Did you bring your mom breakfast in bed and hand her your crayon-colored homemade cards? Did you go to visit your grandparents and see your aunts and uncles as a family? Did you go to a special place for brunch to celebrate your mother and how important she is?
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Pregnancy is hard. Motherhood is hard. Parenting is hard. These are words I've said in the past few weeks to other moms asking for advice. Each step of parenthood can be difficult - from the leg cramps at night when you can't sleep because your belly is uncomfortable, to the newborn nursing stages of sore and tender breasts, to constantly questioning your decisions about your child's diet, their development, their interactions with others. We frequently hear moms ask, "When does it get easy?"
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