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Breastfeeding: Challenging and Really Doable

Breastfeeding: Challenging and Really Doable

It’s really wrong to sugar coat breastfeeding as easy and natural. Sure, women naturally produce milk during pregnancy but one has to appreciate the art, science (and for some cultures, the necessity) of breastfeeding for one to really be successful with it. Because there will be challenges from Day One. First, there’s teaching the baby [...]

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Coping with the Challenges of a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM)

Coping with the Challenges of a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM)

I have always wanted to be a stay-at-home Mom, mostly because I grew up with a mother I seldom saw because she was a career woman. And though I have made my peace with my childhood and her parenting, I still chose to be a SAHM and absolutely looked for a man who will support [...]

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Dealing with Feelings of Inadequacy as a Mother

Dealing with Feelings of Inadequacy as a Mother

Whirling and swirling, you hear things like: You aren’t doing a good job She doesn’t deal with her son that way Would my mother do it like this? What does everything think if I raise my voice? What if I lose control? These are just some of the things I hear in my head when [...]

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