by Voices from the Village | May 12, 2018 | Elementary, Sagas, Work
While doing Mother’s Day writing with my first graders, the typical answers came out: What does your mom like to do? “Go grocery shopping.” “Take care of me and my sister.” What is mom good at? “Folding clothes.”...
by Brittany Van Den Brink | May 11, 2018 | Baby, Health, Sagas
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...
by Abby Malman Case | May 7, 2018 | Baby, Sagas, Work
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...
by Leslie Bixenmann | May 4, 2018 | Family, Sagas, Toddler
There is no one who can make you feel like they’ve swiped your intelligence faster than a 2-year-old. My mom was a stay-at-home mom until I was in 2nd grade. She had her college diploma framed in our kitchen. I totally get it now. Once upon a time, I was a...
by Danielle Shoots | May 2, 2018 | Family, Sagas, Teen
Last week my teenager got in trouble. He got in normal, “I am fifteen and being an idiot with a few of my friends” kind of trouble. I always knew the day would come when we would have to address a situation where he’d get caught doing something we’d...
by Saralyn Ward | May 1, 2018 | Family, Sagas, Work
Today is the kickoff to #31mothers- our yearly celebration of motherhood, in all its forms. Throughout the month of May, The Mama Sagas blog will feature 31 different mothers, with 31 unique experiences. There is nothing like the power of story to heal, to bridge...
by Saralyn Ward | Apr 24, 2018 | Baby, Health, Solutions
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...
by Kristi Petrie | Mar 26, 2018 | Inspiration, Sagas, Toddler
Our morning routine probably looks pretty familiar to a lot of moms. The baby wakes up first. We change him, feed him and then we play until the toddler wakes up. My husband goes to work. The toddler jumps out of bed ready to play. I try to talk the toddler into...
by Whitney Lundeen | Mar 5, 2018 | Elementary, Sagas, Work
Motherhood is the fire and flood of my career. I had a degree in interior architecture, and was working at my dream job when I got pregnant. After having kids I always had little side businesses, though I was primarily a stay-at-home mom. But then my marriage began to...
by Voices from the Village | Feb 28, 2018 | Family, Toddler, Work
Editor’s note: One month ago, I was on assignment to write about the high cost of childcare and the impact on women’s careers. I put a query out on social media, asking for women who wanted to share their stories, and received a flood of responses…...
