There's been quite a bit of news lately about what it means to be on maternity leave. From politicians in the United States saying women should go back to work after 2 months to authors wanting all the perks of maternity leave.
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There's been quite a bit of news lately about what it means to be on maternity leave. From politicians in the United States saying women should go back to work after 2 months to authors wanting all the perks of maternity leave.
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Did you know your child's brain is like a sponge for the first 3 years of life? Children absorb everything around them....sights, sounds, behaviors, speech and more. This is the perfect time to read to them!
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I went to the supermarket this past week like any other trip, but this time without the kids. I had a chance to stroll through the isles and browse. A real luxury in the mommy world. My kids are now older and I never have a chance to walk through the baby isle and look at what's new or smell the baby lotions. I was struck by something I never realized....how big the formula section was. There were so many brands and sub varieties. So, why are there so many options?
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A Nursing Room or Lactation Room is a private room other than a bathroom, that is shielded from public view and interruption, and is used by nursing mothers for breastfeeding or to express breast milk by breast pumping.
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OK gotta’ admit I’m in a SLAYIN’ mood. Moms are not just dried up, mom jean wearing, diaper changing, dinner cooking, multi-taskers! Girl, we need to slay to keep our sanity. Breastfeeding moms, breast pumping moms, stay at home moms, work at home moms, working moms and new moms can still feel beautiful, sexy and alive!! Here are some tips on how you can SLAY!
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It’s not easy. We have a lot to juggle. Between our children, the house, work, relationships and sanity life can leave us emotionally crippled. Especially after having children, our lives are thrown into a constant hormonal shift. Some women go through postpartum depression and often times have to seek medical help but what if your kids are a couple years old and you are just going through the day to day?
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First time new celebrity mom Keshia Knight Pulliam is enjoying the joys and highs of being a first time mom, but not without an unpleasant run-in with her Lactation Specialist post-baby delivery according to her podcast, Kandidly Keshia.
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I can't tell you how amazed, humbled and hopeful I've become in the last week. Between the petition we started for Provision 207 and the Women's March yesterday I feel like I have renewed purpose. The Women's March was everything we needed!
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There has been lots of political discussion around ending of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) for some time. Now that Republicans have taken control of Congress and the Senate it may soon be a reality.
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Strapping a loud, clunky electronic breast pump to yourself or using a manual breast pump can be such a headache. Nevermind when you're out in public or at the office when others can hear it.
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(Photo credit: Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam/Air Force)
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Do you bring your baby to a major sports event? Thanks to major league sports, whatever the season of year, hockey, baseball, football, or basketball games are always in full swing in the US and many women - including moms - even nursing moms - travel to these events. However there is some controversy over this topic.
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How many times have you traveled somewhere and had to lug heavy stroller systems or needed to find baby gear asap for your child? I've been there so many times and could not be more thrilled about the launch of a new App, goBaby, a mobile peer-to-peer marketplace for baby gear rentals! It was created by another woman in tech, Natalie Kaminski, who just like every mom on the go had the same issues with baby gear.
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Not new to the blogging or journalism platforms we've seen our share in articles discussing the rights of parents when collided with the rights of the LGBT community. Specifically when it comes to double mom homes and double dad homes. Quite often I find myself needing to recognize the struggles these households deal with because of their innate human right. I also identify with these groups because I have people in my life who I love and respect who deal with these struggles.
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It almost seems like the words "nursing room" and "politics" do not belong in the same sentence. In a perfect world we would not have to think twice about why and how we should provide nursing rooms to mom who need to breastfeed or breast pump. In a perfect world it would not be political. Society as a whole would recognize it as an human necessity, like we do bathrooms and not think it's ok to breastfeed or pump in a bathroom to boot.
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Photo credit: Instyle
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