Motherhood Archives - Sleeping Should Be Easy

The “How Do You Do It” Working Mom Survival Guide

Nov 02, 2021

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

Motherhood

Oct 05, 2021

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...]

8 Leadership Qualities of a Mother

Motherhood

Oct 04, 2021

What makes a mom a leader? Motherhood nurtures the traits needed in someone who leads. Check out these 8 leadership qualities of a mother. In the workplace, moms are penalized while dads are promoted. From The New York Times: "One of the worst career moves a woman can make is to have children. Mothers are less likely to be hired for jobs, to be perceived as competent at work or to be paid as much as their male colleagues with the same qualifications. For men, meanwhile, having a child is good for their careers. They are more likely to be hired than childless men, and tend to be paid … [Read more...]

6 Ways to Stop Feeling Like an Overwhelmed Mom

Motherhood

Sep 01, 2021

Overcome with the responsibilities and emotions of motherhood? Learn how to stop feeling like an overwhelmed mom with these 6 fantastic tips. By: Amy Wruble It was a typical morning. As I ransacked the closet in search of a lost shirt, a toy cash register flew off the overstuffed shelves and crushed my toes. I tried to schedule a repairman for our broken stove, but the kids’ fighting was so loud, I couldn’t hear a word. Then, my toddler spilled an entire box of cereal and I had to abandon the mess or risk being late for school. On this and many other days, I've felt like a … [Read more...]

How to Be a Happy Mom

Motherhood

Aug 20, 2021

Not all moments of motherhood are perfect. Being a mom can be downright hard. Discover how to be a happy mom even in the toughest moments. "Does it get better?" It's the question we all ask, whether we're first-time moms blown away by this new role, or even seasoned moms facing different challenges. We hear other moms who won't stop swooning over their new babies, sleep-deprived and everything. Other friends seem to have "easy" babies who don't give as much trouble as ours do. Meanwhile, we're beyond exhausted. Like many exhausted moms, I couldn't function on less than eight … [Read more...]

These Are the Things Your Kids Will Remember About You

Motherhood

Aug 08, 2021

Don't feel pressured to create a perfect childhood. These are the things your kids will remember, and they're simpler than you think. A mere toddler, I remember running to my mom as she came through the front gates. I had been sitting on the steps with my brother and sister when I saw her squat down and stretch out her arms to give me a hug. At about five-years-old, I remember my sister and I vowing to stay up the entire night. To cap it off, we snuck downstairs to the basement to watch The Flintstones at five in the morning. Feeling proud, we couldn't imagine why our parents were … [Read more...]

How to Stop Feeling Stressed and Enjoy Motherhood Instead

Motherhood

Jun 15, 2021

Parenting stress can make it hard to enjoy motherhood and being a mom. Learn how to stop feeling stressed and be more carefree. There's something about stress that makes your day ten times worse than it needs to be. One time, I drove to the library to drop off overdue books only to find that it was closed. Great, I thought. Now I have to go back another day. I just wasted 20 minutes driving here for nothing. I can barely manage my time. Then, the stress filters to the rest of your day. I got frustrated with my son when we had to walk back to his classroom for a forgotten lunch bag. … [Read more...]

11 Things Moms Do with the First Baby We Don’t Do with the Second

Motherhood

Jun 03, 2021

First-time moms can go overboard with the eldest child. Here are 11 things moms do with the first baby we don't do with the second. I wanted to do everything right. Raising my eldest felt like a chance to start with a clean slate, to take all I'd been learning from observation or research and be the parent I wanted to be. After all, I had more time compared to moms with two or more kids. As crazy as it may be to suggest any parent has a lot of time, it's true. With only one child, I focused only on him, with no other children to worry about. I not only spent more time playing with … [Read more...]

Search