Adjusting to motherhood can be challenging, making you feel stuck and miserable. Learn how to get used to life with a baby with these tips. When is this going to get easier? I said to myself at two in the morning holding a crying baby. The early weeks of the newborn stage, however challenging, seemed more forgivable. I was fresh into motherhood and understood that babies need us the most during that time. It's when the weeks and months go by that seem worse. When we've been through so much and expect some things to feel normal, or at least easier. Never mind that household chores and … [Read more...]
How to Make Time for Yourself (Even If You Have Kids!)
Not sure how to make time for yourself with children in tow? Check out these practical tips on how to make time for yourself as a mom. Moms, we spend a lot of our time working, caring for kids, and cleaning our homes. You prepare breakfast, get the kids ready for school, juggle work, and deal with endless to-do lists. Any breaks you get feel like you ought to do even more, to stay productive. To get one step ahead of the hours that seem to slip so quickly. So much so that any free time to yourself—exercise, old hobbies, even getting a cup of coffee—gets pushed to the bottom of the … [Read more...]
8 Warning Signs You Need to Be a More Patient Mom
Parenthood takes a toll on any parent. Learn the 8 warning signs that you need to be a patient mom (and what to do to fix it). It happens often, at predictable times. I hop on the computer to look for recipes when my kids interrupt and ask me to fix a broken toy. Other times, they'll whine or complain within minutes of waking up for the day (not exactly a great start to our morning). It could even be when they're being silly and loud—they're not even doing anything wrong—and it still happens. I snap. Yell. I lose my patience. 8 signs you need to be a patient mom We're all human and … [Read more...]
6 Reasons Motherhood Is Hard
Raising children is difficult for even the strongest of moms. Read 6 reasons motherhood is hard, and different ways you can turn it around. During my first pregnancy, I kept a green binder for articles I’d print out, like how to instill a love of reading or raise a thankful child. I clipped activities and crafts and read books about brain development and growth stages. I wasn’t uninformed. But the day my son entered the world, I didn’t have time to even touch that binder. Most of the articles I saved applied to a much later age, not the newborn one I was faced with. And I didn’t … [Read more...]
Top 8 Qualities of a Mother
What makes a good mom? These 8 qualities of a mother will help you develop a close relationship with your child and thrive in motherhood. We may not outwardly say it, but chances are, we’ve all thought it: I don’t know if I’m doing this mom thing right. We won’t always call a friend and admit it. Nor do we get annual reviews or any feedback to measure how we’re doing like we would in a paid job. And most of what we learn about being a mom is a patchwork of experience, peers, and research. But I hear it time and again from so many moms wondering if they’re doing enough. Feeling … [Read more...]
How to Make Mom Friends
Motherhood finds you busier than ever, but friendships are still possible. Learn how to make mom friends and get the support you need. Friendships used to be tricky for me. Long before I was even a mom, I wondered why I didn't have that one "best" friend that some people seemed so lucky to have. Sure, I had good friends, but never that one person to call my best, the one that everyone would associate me with. I didn't focus on how to make friends and certainly didn't have many. After I got over myself, I then wondered why I didn't have a group of friends, you know, like on the show … [Read more...]
The “How Do You Do It” Working Mom Survival Guide
Balancing work and life can be a challenge! This working mom survival guide is a must-read for anyone struggling with getting it all done. You work and commute ten hours, five days a week. After getting home at 5:30pm, you clean the bottles, change the baby's diaper, and nurse her. Then it's dinner and preparing baby food for the next day before squeezing in an extra pumping session. Somewhere in those moments, you find time to play with the baby but still feels guilty that it's not enough. By the time you're finished eating, cleaning, showering, and preparing for tomorrow, it's … [Read more...]
To the Overwhelmed Mom: Be Kind to Yourself
We can end up feeling like a parenting failure when we fall short of the pressures we feel. Moms, here's why you need to be kind to yourself. With so much focus on parenting these days, it's easy to feel like you failed. You might harbor feelings you're too scared or feel guilty to admit, or feel frustrated when things don't go as planned or expected. When, despite your best efforts, kids still misbehave or can't sleep through the night. The house is a mess. Work is hard. You have no breaks. You might even wonder if you're cut out for this motherhood business. The fear of failure … [Read more...]
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