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Surviving and thiving as a mother. Together.
Postpartum Muffins
Looking for a great postpartum snacks? This is a simple, delicious, and healthy muffin recipe that you can make ahead of time and freeze for when your new baby arrives. In our home, it is affectionately called The Best Muffins Ever which is...
5 Tips for Keeping Baby Safe and Warm When Going out in Alberta Winters
I hate being cold. Which in turn kinda makes me hate really, really cold snaps. I bundle myself up to my eyebrows and have no shame in wearing snow pants when I walk to pick up my kids at the bus stop. But that’s me! What about our babies?! There are general rules and...
Finding the Right Doula
This will look different for everyone because we all have different needs and wants, but here are some of my suggestions. Experience can be important, but shouldn’t necessarily be a deal breaker. It depends on what you’re looking for and what brings value and comfort...
“Super Mom”
I struggle with the title “Super Mom”. Maybe you don’t, but hear me out. When we refer to each other as “Super Mom” it’s usually because a mother has done something (usually alone) that seems incredible. Once we give out that title, I feel like we unintentionally...
Motherhood Can be Lonely
It’s sometimes scary to admit (especially to our partner) that we might be lonely in our journey of motherhood. Maybe it’s partly because they don’t understand the difference between being alone and being lonely. We are mothers so we are really NEVER alone. Being on...
Who’s Who in The Birth and Postpartum World
OBGYN An obstetrician-gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in women’s health. They are the experts when it comes to unusual, complicated or high risk pregnancies and deliveries (including caesareans). Some women with low-risk pregnancies will still choose the care...
10 Useful Items to Have for Postpartum Recovery
Depends, cotton or reusable menstrual pads Don’t buy anything synthetic or made with plastic webbing. This doesn’t help with keeping the area dry and the plastic webbing can actually snag any stitches you have received. Depends were my best friends after childbirth....
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