As a woman, wife, mommy, HUMAN lol, I do entirely too much except consume enough water daily. My husband challenged me a few times to drink a gallon of water in a day and I was hype when I did it but then I barely drank any the next day. Lol! Terrible? I know. So, I decided to challenge myself (and whoever else wants to join) to see if drinking more water a day woul[...]
A lot of mamas asked what I do to increase my milk supply so I wanted to share some tips on what I've done to increase my breast milk supply.
Job hunting is ANNOYING! (Anyone agree?) Especially when you’ve been out of full-time work for over 6 months. When I first stopped working, I was so excited to move into my new place with my husband that I didn’t think about when it was time to go back. BLAH. While my dream job is to have my own business, I need money now! So, I guess it’s time to start putting[...]
I’ve always been this petite girl who wanted to be slim thick so bad. Lol! And now, I have clothes I can’t fit, stretch marks I didn’t ask for, and a body that’s slightly bigger than I’m used to. I’ve finally been able to accept my new body. This means: not stopping in the extra small or small section anymore. To the mamas that didn’t “snap back” af[...]
On Sunday November 25th I woke up with lots of pain in my right boob. I assumed it was clogged with milk and I needed to get it out. I pumped the milk out before we headed back home from Jersey. But... after pumping it out, the pain didn’t go away. I felt sick. I had a headache, I felt chills, and had fever-like symptoms. I didn’t want to take any pain medication[...]
So, I’m going to be honest, I suck! Another month, another self-care journey I did not commit to. BLAH. My favorite thing to say these days is “I just had a baby”. Although that is honestly why I haven’t been worried about myself, I cannot keep using the same excuse. With or without a baby, family, pet, job, whatever... self-care is necessary! I’ve been s[...]