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Raised Real helps us conquer picky eating once and for all
I realized that a mother, no matter her age or the age of her children, always puts her baby first. Always.
Sometimes this in-between place, this before baby #2 place, can feel scary because just so much unknown looms before you. But believe me when I say, you've got this.
There's a new one called Downtime you might want to check out.
"Men and women's reactions, I don't want to generalize, but I think they're very different," Martinez explains in the video.
You can only stretch a dollar so far before something breaks.
4. Admitting that you're struggling isn't a sign of weakness
And why we need to use our words carefully.
When you're a sleep-deprived new mom, it's hard to solve anything alone. Sometimes you need to take a step back and get some perspective which, for me, meant farming out the process to a trusted individual.
I've been where you are. I was there, and I lost myself 1,000 times. But—I'm here to tell you—I've made it to the other side.
After my son was born, all I wanted was sleep. But I was scared of closing my eyes for fear of something happening to him during that time. I couldn’t shut my mind off from all the irrational thoughts running through it.
If you're going to twin with your babe, do it in style!
It's refreshing to hear for any parent.
Practice passive diaphragmatic breathing.
I'm perpetually exhausted and, in fact, am used to living in that state now. Even still, the human mind is quite an amazing thing, and I am constantly teetering on the edge of hope that she'll eventually be a good sleeper.