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What Moms Really Want—and How Herbs Can Help Give It to Her!

What Moms Really Want—and How Herbs Can Help Give It to Her!

What Moms Really Want (And Why It’s Okay to Want It)

Let's start by acknowledging how often moms are told what they "should" want—swaddles, schedules, selflessness—but rarely asked what they actually need.

 

Right at the beginning, I'd like to personally validate all the moms for your unseen and often underappreciated labor and innate wisdom that you bring to your family every day!

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How to Heal from Mom Burnout

How to Heal from Mom Burnout

The trap is so easy to fall into. As moms, it feels like we do everything. Gestate the baby, deliver the baby, feed the baby, wear the baby…mom burnout makes sense in the early years, because our children are basically an extension of our own bodies. As the years go on, even when other family members can chip in more and more, the child’s needs change but the demand stays the same. In fact, it probably increases, just in different ways.

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Breastfeeding Tips for Pumping and Working

Breastfeeding Tips for Pumping and Working

The postpartum phase is such a time of mixed emotions, from the bliss of getting to know your new little one to the struggles of learning to care for them. When you add the impending return to work, all of those emotions and stresses seem to be amplified. Don’t let a fear of pumping keep you from continuing your nursing relationship. It can feel like a lot of work, but you can do it. Yes, you really can do it!

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