new mom – Hopefully Helpful Mom

Mom’s Vacation

I recently took a vacation to Las Vegas to celebrate my friend’s last days as a bachelorette. My girlfriends and I have dreamed of going to Vegas together for years and this felt like the perfect opportunity. It seems it took a long time to get to that point both in terms of years andContinue reading “Mom’s Vacation”

Crying Over Spilt Milk

I have done this. Literally. As an adult. More than once. I have cried over spilt milk. My breast milk. I really struggled with supply when I was breastfeeding Madison, along with immense pain in the early days with her latch. I saw a consultant and tried so many tips and tricks of hers IContinue reading “Crying Over Spilt Milk”

Mom’s Firsts

We like to celebrate a lot of babies’ firsts. Baby’s first bath, first car ride, first tooth… you name it. I have pages in my girls’ baby books dedicated to this stuff. But what about mom’s firsts? If you look at any of those things from the new mom lens, you can see that they’reContinue reading “Mom’s Firsts”

Are You ‘Should’ing Me?

As a new mother I heard and read a lot of new advice telling me what my baby or I should be doing. Your baby should sleep a certain number of hours at a time. Your baby should drink a certain number of ounces per bottle. You should feed her on both breasts every time.Continue reading “Are You ‘Should’ing Me?”