Tomorrow your hair might smell of boy instead of baby, that sweet scent replaced by something unfamiliar.
How do you teach confidence and courage? One day at a time.
5 tips to make room for your twins in your one-bedroom apartment.
It isn’t selfish to take a shower. It isn’t selfish to brush your hair. It isn’t selfish to have dessert alone.
1. Less cleaning. Need I say more?
They say a mother's work is never done. We say—hire a once-a-month house cleaner, put your MIL on laundry duty, make your partner give you a night off, and take a break to do something that YOU love. Just for you. Just for fun. A mother's work is never done—unless she says, "I'm clocking out!" and makes it happen. The time to practice self-care is now. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. Wondering what to do with your precious day/night/hour off? Try our new mother's self-care checklist for some inspired ideas. Baby this week: Baby is starting to jabber! Try this: Respond to her conversation as if you know exactly what she's saying. And although she's more likely to belt out "dada" before "mama," bond this week by telling her all about her lovely mother. "Mama is going out to dinner with her friends!"
Reading list for baby #3: How-to survive manuals.
Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Girls are so strong—these books celebrate their power.
1. It is loud around me ALL THE TIME.
Motherhood has infiltrated every fiber of my being.
The founder of Mama Glow on 5 ways to find your best mama self.
While it may not get any easier, trust me—it’s going to keep getting better.
They make me a better mother. They live in my phone. They live in my heart.
She’s made positive impressions on my life that I’ll never forget.
Of course I felt like a phony parent—that’s how all mothers feel in the beginning.
Without that hard year, without that time in the trenches, I wouldn’t be able to recognize how far we’ve come.
Sometimes, holding you while you sleep is the best choice. A heartfelt essay on the joys of motherhood.
I dragged myself out once a week to the new moms group I’d signed up for, and that seemed like enough.
A cautionary tale of a new mom versus her caregiver.