It’s Wednesday: the day that we celebrate mamas (and dads too!) who have turned their parenting sagas into genius ideas. Today we introduce you to Baby Backups, the brainchild of Megan and her husband Steve, from Pittsburgh, PA. You know how some memories from...
This week, The Mama Sagas is venturing into the exciting new world of Periscope to bring real-time solutions to mamas everywhere! It is the beginning of what I hope becomes your go-to place for answers and information regarding women’s health, pediatric...
I was talking to my cousin on the phone one day about 3-4 weeks after my little Nugget was born. She had a baby two weeks, to the day, after I did. “I don’t know about you,” she said, “but I feel like breastfeeding is the most unnatural natural...
…but have you heard of Mom Boobs? Look – some things just go south after you push a small human out of your ladyparts… and then let them suck you dry. But hey, it’s all worth it. Seriously. It...
Growing up in Germany, I knew I wanted to be a mom. I also planned to raise my future children bilingually so that they would not have to endure countless hours studying new vocabulary. I was hoping to travel the world, live in different countries outside of Germany...
I have found - after years of losing my identity outside of motherhood - the importance of taking care of myself first. It has been a pretty cool evolution to watch and feel the difference when I make myself a priority and how it reflects onto my kids, my mood, and...
Motherhood is harder than I thought it would be. I had always dreamed about getting married and having kids but the whole thing is harder than I thought it would be. At times, having kids brings out a side of me that I don’t want to see. I just gave birth...
I've never really understood why they call it a "birth plan" because I've never met a single mom whose delivery went the way she visualized it would! Sometimes you just have to laugh it off... Here's an excerpt from my interview with Kristen, in Denver, CO.