Archive for the ‘New mom support’ Category


Lay off Hilary Duff!

Lately it seems everywhere I look there is an article about Hilary Duff’s pregnancy weight gain.  Critics claim she should be losing it faster or should not have gained so much to begin with.  It makes me livid.  She had her baby less than three months ago for heaven’s sake! I was so sleep deprived [...]

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Manufactured Music

Last month while being interviewed on Good Day Maine, anchor Diana Ichton asked me a question that stuck with me.  She asked if the music manufacturers put in baby toys and baby equipment are “good” for our children and then she asked if they knew something that she did not since the music in those devices [...]

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The Best Ways to Set Up Musical Sleep Cues

Using a musical cue for sleep with your baby and young child can be a wonderful way to help your child know when it is time to sleep.  It also serves as a way for them to enter sleep more easily and is a wonderful tool to build a bedtime routine around.  I am often [...]

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Fingerless Gloves Giveaway!

So.  We have all been there.  Done too much, slept too little, worried and just generally gotten off track.  Add in some serious PMS and that is exactly where I am right now.  For this month’s giveaway I need your advice! How do you get back on track?  Do you take time or do you [...]

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A Letter to a NICU Mom

This letter was written to Jessica Valenti in response to her wonderful blog post Living in the Shaky Place.  If you are a mother going through a NICU experience or in the first years after one.  I hope that you will find comfort and understanding in both her post and this one.  I wish you [...]

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