BABY
I’ve never liked saying no to things. I’ve always enjoyed happy hours with coworkers, festive holiday traditions with family, drop-of-the-hat road trips, trying new restaurants and bars with new friends, and other last minute fun. While I rarely had to say no to...
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...
I was en route to our 5th annual college girls' trip when I was unexpectedly reminded of how important it is for all of us, as moms, to create a village of support for one another. I went on the same trip when my first son was 4 months old, and while I loved being...
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...
Balance, intuition, persistence, patience, thoughtfulness, presence. These are my "working mama mantras" as I like to call them. I’m Abby, I am a mama to two sweet tiny humans, I am an IBCLC, and I work at Mothers' Milk Bank in Arvada, CO. Choosing a career in the...
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...