HEALTH
First I would like to say that I think everyone’s vagina is magical. All people who give birth, either through the lobby or out of the sun roof, are strong, amazing beings and birth is truly a miracle. That being said, allow me to take you on a little journey… Being a...
Motherhood has made me a stronger woman all around. Both of my birth experiences were pretty challenging. During my first pregnancy, my husband and I lost our son Junior when I was 5 months along. That experience meant all pregnancies afterward were considered...
Today marks the final day of National Black Maternal Health Week. Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) founded this week of observance in 2018 to bring attention to the black maternal healthcare crisis in America. BMMA’s website shares, “The campaign...
An Interview with Dr. Jesse Witkoff If there is one single issue that had the biggest impact on both my babies' first year of life, it is tongue tie. And the irony? I wasn't given any information about the condition until I sought it out myself. But after struggling...
I have a bone to pick. Who is the clueless individual who coined the phrase “get your body back after baby?” Surely it was a man. Probably a man working in marketing. Maybe he didn’t have a wife or girlfriend, and maybe he never witnessed a woman push a small human...
This. This clip right here sums up what so many of us feel in the early days of motherhood. When we we began filming The Mama Sagas videos, Cristina was one of the first women I interviewed. Speaking with her was one of the most profound moments I've had on this...
In just over a week, The Mama Sagas will launch it's first ebook, The Guide to Survive Motherhood: Newborn Edition! The Mama Sagas was born out of my need to find the answers and advice I sought as a new mom, but couldn’t easily find. I found myself thinking,...
At 35 weeks pregnant, my husband and I sat in a stuffy basement room with nine other pregnant couples listening to the prenatal instructor discuss birth interventions. Everybody cringed when she mentioned episiotomies, forceps, and fourth degree tears but, in a room...
To list your business in the New Mom Survival Directory, visit this link to submit your information: https://goo.gl/forms/kUlLj3OUszk8BBsn1 The first weeks after having a baby can feel like a lifetime. The moment you hear your baby cry for the first...
Gratitude is more than training your kid to say "thank you" out of obligation. While that's a start, true gratitude is learned by gently encouraging your kids to 1) appreciate what they have, and 2) think about what others may be feeling. The most effective way...