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Sudden Decrease in Milk Supply: Why It Happens And How to Bounce Back
It is hard to imagine a thing more unstable than breast milk supply. From engorgement in the early breastfeeding stages to milk rivers drying up after introducing solids, breastfeeding moms have 1000 and 1 reasons to lose peace of mind and storm Google with “sudden decrease in milk supply” inquiries. An interesting fact: a sudden decrease in milk supply at 1 month or 2 months happens more often than at…
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How to Clean Carpet Stains With Baking Soda: a Step-by-step Guide
If you were asked to name one house item that best tells family stories, that would be a carpet for sure! Created to add comfort and style to our lives, carpets are just trouble magnets! Luckily carpet troubleshooting is easy. Whether you have spilled red wine, your kid dropped a plate with a pizza slice, your pet had an accident, or your carpet just smells like a teenager’s socks, all…
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How to Take Care of Linen Clothes: Wash, Dry, & Iron With LOVE
Linen is the epitome of summer luxury. Whether it’s a breezy dress, a crisp shirt, or a cozy linen sheet, this material offers unbeatable comfort and style with its breathable, smooth texture, quick drying, and moist absorbing properties that never leave you feeling wet on a hot sunny day. Linen is extremely easy to take care of if you know the tricks and easy to ruin if you don’t. In this…
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Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Mom? 9 Toxic Parenting Habits to Quit and Thrive!
I often ask myself, “Why do I feel like a bad mom?” But then I stumble upon other moms searching for “signs you are a bad mother” or “am I a bad mom quiz” and realize it’s actually a trend. Why do moms constantly shame themselves? We are vulnerable because we care. We take on loads, bear unbearable schedules, take the blame when things get hectic, and often buy into…
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33 Best Jobs For Stay At Home Moms With No Experience: Your Superpowers in Sweatpants
Being a stay-at-home mom is a full-time gig that consumes you fully, but… sometimes, your inner voice reminds you crave something more – a chance to use your amazing skills, a little financial freedom, or simply the mental stimulation of adult conversation that doesn’t involve Paw Patrol reruns. The problem? Limited time (why can’t those naps last longer?) and lack of experience especially in tech niches can be daunting. Plus,…
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Stressed Out Mom? Try These 9 Simple Mindset Shifts for Inner Calm and Outer Order
Today, moms don’t have to worry about infant survival rates or wild animals eating their babies. The progress removed those fears. It didn’t leave us stress-free though. It’s just the stress factors that changed. In this fast-paced, information-loaded, and performance-driven world, being a stressed out mom is a norm because you have to keep up with the pace. Right? (We’ll answer this question in the end.) So before you reach…
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What Is To Be A Mother? 11 Unfiltered, Bittersweet Truths
Fifteen years in the trenches of motherhood – that’s a whole lotta spit-up, sleepless nights, and enough “why?” questions to make my head spin. If I listed every unexpected twist and turn this journey has thrown my way, well, we’d be here longer than a toddler’s tantrum at a toy store. Because, to be honest, those “what-to-expect” books I read in my early motherhood failed to answer the question “What…
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Unstructured Play: 7 Ideas To Help Your Kids Unwind And Boost Creativity
Remember those days when kids would spend hours exploring outdoors without a set plan? Today, this kind of free wandering can sometimes be seen as unproductive or even unsafe. What are they doing? Nothing? Nope, they’re playing! Child-led unstructured play (aka free, spontaneous, or adventure play) that doesn’t involve any organization from adults or any predetermined purpose/outcome is crucial for kids’ development. It is a training ground for resilience, creativity,…
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What Is Working Mom Guilt Monster And How To Slay It?
Working mom guilt steals your mom’s bliss. You know you’re doing your best, your kids are thriving, but that guilt monster rears its ugly head, triggered by a casual comment or social media scroll. In a fraction of a second, it drops you down from a happy and fulfilled working mom to a depressed overwhelmed working mom. It has happened to you a million times, and you might even have…
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How to Get Over Mom Guilt for Working: 11 Practical Tips To Hush Doubts
Working mom guilt, that persistent monster under your bed, can leave you drained. But you are not powerless against it! In our previous post on working mom guilt, we talked about its common triggers, origins, and toxic effects on your family. Today’s post is on how to get over mom guilt and stop wasting your God-given potential on doubts. We will equip you with actionable strategies to reframe your thoughts,…
