Preparing to Breastfeed–The Only 5 Things You Need
As the due date of my third baby draws nearer, I decided I should dig out my breastfeeding supplies. As I opened the box of leftover milk storage bags, my breast pump, lanolin cream and nursing pads, I was pondering what else I needed.
It’s only been about 8 months since my second baby stopped nursing. So it’s funny that I was having trouble coming up with anything else that I absolutely needed to rush out and buy to prepare to nurse another babe.
The memories of when I was ...
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Stop Pretending to be SuperMom
“You have this picture in your mind of a mom or two that you know—their kids are always bathed and dressed nicely and well-behaved, their houses are spotless, they’re active in the community, they make Pinterest crafts with their kids, they cook all their healthy meals from scratch, they have a perfect marriage, their bodies are fit and healthy and they workout every day—you have her pictured?”
Well I promise you that mom is NOT me! Also, I actually can’t think ...
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Shrimp and Zoodle Curry Bowl
Shrimp and veggie curry bowl–it might be one of our new favorites!
This recipe was passed along from another healthy-food-loving friend and of course I tweaked it just a little for our family but you just have to try it!! Why?? Because it’s easy, healthy, kid-and-farmer-approved and a major mom-win because the NOODLES are actually zucchini zoodles!!
The curry is not spicy (our toddler would never approve of that haha!), so you can top this with jalapeño ...
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We All Have our Own Struggles
We all have our own struggles. Left to right: 31 weeks with baby #1, 31 weeks with baby #2, and 23 weeks with baby #3 . I put away my scale in early pregnancy because I was gaining weight much more quickly than in my first two (despite being so miserably sick). Now–I know–it is completely normal to get bigger faster with each pregnancy. But I had to know–because none of my clothes fit–so I weighed myself today, only to see that sure enough, in the next ...
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AJ’s Birth Story
I have started and stopped writing this story too many times to count. I know I should have written it down as soon as possible after it happened so that time and speculation could not cloud my memory. Even in the immediate days after my first child’s birth, the details were pretty fuzzy. This is my attempt, five years later, to document for her her unique and special birth story.
Side Note: if you have never had a baby, I am giving you fair warning right now, you may not want to ...
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Seven-Minute Blackberry Crumble
Seven-minute blackberry crumble dessert, because it’s fast and healthy-ish for those days when you need something special!
By now you probably all know that I have a sweet tooth. So if I can satisfy it with something that gives me a full serving of fruit, AND doesn’t break the sugar bank, I am a happy camper! Bonus that you don’t even have to turn on the oven, AND that it literally takes seven minutes.
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Healthier Bran Muffins
Everyone Can Walk
I’m going to tell you a true story about a guy named Greg*.
GREG’s Story
About 10 years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, Greg had completely over-eaten as most of us do on this day of celebrating with food. However, Greg was about 120 pounds overweight. Exhausted, miserable, and almost in a food-coma, Greg went to lay down. Once on the bed, he unbuckled his belt and jeans so he could breathe. Except all he felt was the literal weight on his chest and ...
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Part IV of The Food We Eat Series–Step Away from Google
This week I am going to ask you to step away from Google for a minute.
No doubt, thanks to Google, we live in a time of instant access to endless information at our fingertips.
But I work in healthcare, and a statement I often make, and often hear, is “whatever you do, don’t Google your symptoms because the answer will be cancer every time.” Even if the ACTUAL answer is a simple head cold, or dry skin, or any other number of completely benign, common conditions, Google will ...
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