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Our Breastfeeding Success Story

Since August is World Breastfeeding Month I wanted to share MY breastfeeding story. Like most first-time moms Jude and I had our fair share of breastfeeding difficulties (mastitis, sore nipples, large breasts, etc…) but we powered through and he nursed for about 18 months. The first few weeks were hard but totally worth the…
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The Second Baby

Oh, the things I know now that I wish I knew when Jude was a newborn. While I am still trying to figure out how to parent two small children I am also finding that certain aspects parenting are actually a little easier the second time around. (Unfortunately, not breastfeeding) When Jude was a…
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On My Own

When Jude was born Joe had just started a new job and was only able to take off 3 days from work. It was pretty hard being stuck at home alone especially since I was stuck in bed for several days due to health reasons. However, when the baby napped I could nap, shower or…
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Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges – Noah’s Story

Before Noah was born I was preparing my plan of attack on the first few days/weeks of breastfeeding. I knew it would be rigorous but was ready with a positive attitude and plan to start strong with a bit if experience and knowledge under my belt. In no way did I think it would be…
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Noah’s Birth Story

Noah Asher Lieb Born: 6/18/11 At Home with a Midwife At 3:35 am 11lb and 22in Not really sure where to start this story since I kind of felt like I was in labor for months but I’ll start with the real action. After almost 2 months of mild-medium contractions every day (no…
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Ways to Induce Labor: 3 HOTS

Baby 2 was due last week. Today the midwife said things look great and it could happen any day now…. or it could be another week. You know since due dates are pretty much guesses anyway. So until then we are going to employ the 3 HOT ways to induce labor rules that my midwife…
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40 Weeks and Counting

You know what’s fun? When people ask, “When are you due?” I respond, “Yesterday.” The look of panic on their face is priceless, like I’m going to have the baby right there. See there are a few benefits of going past your due date.
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KinderCamp – Combime Learning and Fun this Summer

Can you believe that summer is almost here! As Jude gets older I am excited about all of the summer activities he will be able to participate in like, camp. While he’s way to young to send off to camp there are plenty of local day camp options that he can join. I like that…
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Pregnancy Update: 39 Weeks

I’m 39 weeks pregnant! Can you believe that? Time flies and yet I feel like I’ve been pregnant forever. Overall, I feel pretty good most of the time, huge but good. Notice all of my shirts are too short. I do NOT like my underbelly being exposed. Today I had my 39 week check up…
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Baby 2’s Nursery Update

Less than 2 months ago the nursery looked like this when we first moved in. Now most of the house is unpacked and ready for Baby 2’s arrival. There are a few small projects to be completed in the nursery but nothing that couldn’t be done in a few hours if we just set our…
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My Top 5 Gifts to Give a New Mom

Sweet newborn babies draw a lot of attention… and gifts! I mean who can resist buying tiny little baby clothes? Baby clothes are nice but there are only so many times you can change a baby’s clothes. So go ahead and buy the baby booties but don’t forget about mom. She did a lot of…
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Preparing the Nursery for Baby 2

It’s been a little over a month since we moved into our new home and while we still have plenty of unpacking to finish we are actually pretty close to completing the baby’s nursery! (pictures coming soon I promise!) A great place to start when decorating the nursery is to pick out the crib bedding….
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