ALLAITEMENT ET PARENTAL

A picture can be worth a thousand words. Hmmm... this is a tough subject for me to discuss, yet alone write about it, but it is something that we as Mothers deal with on a regular basis, especially me. I came across a story featured by Good Morning America, about Anupa King, a beautiful proud mother who posted a picture with her and her two lovely young boys. The photo embodied a mothers love and joy. Anupa appeared carefree and totally her authentic self. In her post she mentions how much love was shining through the photo and how beautiful her boys were. What struck me about this post was how happy they all looked and the fact that she pointed out that the old version of herself would have criticized how big her mouth looked and not have posted the picture at all.

I am sure many of you have heard about the pregnancy condition preeclampsia but did any of you know about postpartum preeclampsia. I never knew about it until it happened to me. When I was pregnant with my first child my Aunt said to me “When a woman is pregnant she has one foot in heaven and one foot on earth.” Postpartum preeclampsia was one of the scariest moments of my life. I developed postpartum preeclampsia two weeks after delivering my daughter via vaginal birth.  

NYC Moms, we need your help! Photographer Corinne Botz is looking for moms who frequent different types of pumping rooms and spaces in the New York Tri-State area. The pumping rooms can include work, retail, stadiums, airports and more! Here is a special message from Corinne:

The internet is an interesting place. When we post pictures there is always a chance someone will download and share them. Sometimes for good reasons and sometimes for bad reasons. So what do we do when it's time to announce the birth of your baby? Do we share the pictures or wait until the "time is right?"

This is the story of a young 22-year-old college drop-out from a small town of merely 600 people who decided to travel the world. This same woman then discovered she was unexpectedly pregnant while in a new relationship with a different guy. The story doesn’t end there. She created a 6-figure business in the midst of all of this.