Uncategorized World Breastfeeding Week Is Not For Me 3 Aug 2019 WBW is in full swing and the month of breastfeeding awareness has begun. So far in just the first 4 days, I've seen support, I've seen scoffing, I've seen irritation…
Uncategorized Grief Is Not Graded On A Curve 18 Oct 201818 Oct 2018 So, it's a challenge to talk about loss of any kind, but when it's the loss of our child, that challenge is even greater. So many feelings, so many expectations,…
Uncategorized Central American Families, American Crisis 21 Jun 201822 Jun 2018 I originally wrote this as a Facebook comment on my personal page, but after reading it again, I realized I was asking others to stand up and take ownership, take…
Advocate Mom… Under Bressure 20 Apr 201818 Mar 2024 Have you seen Laura Perlongo's video on "bressure"? If not, "bressure" is the term being given to the experience of being shamed for not breastfeeding enough or at all. If you…
Advocate Mom… Baby Registry: What Do You Need? 8 Apr 2018 IN THE SPRING OF 2010, I DISCOVERED I WAS PREGNANT. Having been actively trying for months and suffering multiple miscarriages along the way, it was a moment of mixed feelings.…
The Cautious Mom Blog Growing Our Emotional Garden 13 Jan 201818 Mar 2024 My thoughts for today, pulled from an old post I wrote in 2013 when my oldest was 3. It came up on my Facebook memories and I thought I'd share…
Apothecary Mom… Flu Season Hits Home 5 Jan 20185 Jan 2018 Okay, so some of you already know our family was hit with a flu virus last week, right? Well, let me tell you a few details I may not have…
Advocate Mom… Cars 3 – The Track Is For Everyone! 5 Jul 20175 Jul 2017 We saw Cars 3 on Father's Day. (**warning** Hints of plot spoilers) Now, this isn't a movie review post and I'm not going to get into the details outside this…
The Cautious Mom Blog My Favorite “Good Lesson” Children’s Movies 14 Mar 2017 Lately, we've seen a lot of junk on TV and in the movies which are targeted toward children. I'm not talking about movies like Deadpool and Logan - THOSE ARE…
Advocate Mom… What To Say? -Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month 15 Oct 201615 Oct 2016 We are continuing the short series on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month this October. A few days ago, a friend and fellow Cautious Mom asked, " For those us that…