Sentences with phrase «about being a mom instead»

«I want to be honest about it because I think there's still so much shame when you have mixed feelings about being a mom instead of feeling this sort of «bliss,»» she told the magazine.

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Max Wiseltier, forwarded the email to his mom to see if she had any idea what it was talking about but, instead of «forward,» he hit «reply all.»

I was just thinking about trying to recreate my mom's spinach soup that she makes at Christmas, but I think I'll just make this instead!

The taste doesn't turn my family away as, «Yuk, this doesn't taste like the real thing», but instead I am now getting, «It's about time mom, your finally cooking like you used to».

I hope I can be strong and be a help and a comfort to Amy and her family instead of a hindrance while I try to keep control of my own feelings and emotions about my mom.

This was so interesting... as a nurse, I have found no matter what I tell moms about sagging breasts and breastfeeding... they believe, friends and other women's experiences instead.

Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).

Instead, a few bloggers were lucky to have a chance to chat with Ellen Pompeo from Grey's Anatomy about her life as a new mom and her role in the Every Little Bottom campaign.

And instead of finding 100 things wrong with what I'm doing or not doing either as a Mom or a writer or a singer, I stop and celebrate everything that is absolutely wonderful about each day.

Instead of asking a yes / no question about hanging out with her kids for a bit (some moms might say «no» not wanting to inconvenience others), offer three potential days and times when you are available to come over to watch the kids, asking her to pick one.

Instead of purposely making green living «fun» for her kids, the Eco Crazy Mom finds opportunities to teach her kids about why they live the way they do - like explaining the harsh chemicals found in cleaning products when she's making her own!

Instead, they're moms now, and, as such, every single aspect of their lives, their families, and their personal choices are up for debate — especially if they dare to post anything about their parenting choices to social media.

Instead we have come to a place where the thinking on birth is completely warped, it's not about healthy babies and healthy moms, it's about avoiding cesareans and cutting costs at a terrible expense.

After all, if every group didn't have a Bargain Mom, we'd all still be paying full retail price for brand new Bumbo seats (as opposed hitting the gear swap she told us about) and breast milk storage bags (instead of buying in bulk with the discount code she magically knew).

We were sitting on the Little League bench ostensibly to watch our 11 - year - olds play, but instead we were doing what we moms typically did — grumble about parenting, aging, work, menopause and marriage.

Let's see an article about how natural and wonderful and beneficial it is instead of putting doubts in new mom's heads before they even try!

Rookie Moms Handbook I, who read NO books about parenting or babies or anything, really love this book because it's about the mom instead of being about the baby, like almost every other book out there.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

I agree with the use of phrases like «yes, mom» although I find no need to be dogmatic about them (saying ok instead of yes is not a hill I need to die on).

Maybe your doctor has even «warned» you about this by saying «It's never too early to set them her up to be a good sleeper...» But whatever you are hearing, know this, if the advice you are getting (even from your doctor, even from your mom) doesn't sit well with you and your gut, you can choose to LET IT GO and trust yourself and what feels right to you instead.

I believe it is time for child health advocates to stop telling moms what to do and instead, provide all the information that moms need in order to make their own informed choices about milk - sharing.

Instead of speaking out about how breastfeeding is wonderful and amazing, maybe moms should start speaking the truth — that breastfeeding isn't all rainbows and butterflies.

Instead, know that for every mistake a mom makes, there are about a thousand things she did just right.

SEJAL FICHADIA: So Kangaroo Care benefits of breastfeeding relationship by releasing that oxytocin like one of the moms on the panels said, you know, that oxytocin release helps with the let down of the milk, and another thing that it also does is that when babies are on their mom's chest, they are already so close to their food source that they do not have to make a lot of effort to wake up and find and learn that say shoulder calories from being extended and also, the fearing of calm and connectedness that comes with breastfeeding, lets the mom relaxed and enjoy breastfeeding instead of being worried about were her baby would when she wants to breastfeed.

But back to the matter at hand: How about when a mom — Chrissy Teigen or otherwise — shares a candid moment of her own new motherhood we raise her up instead of tear her down, with a congratulatory «Good on you for remembering to eat because it's damn near impossible when you have a newborn!»

Don't worry so much about how other moms on the block look or what they're up to and instead focus on what you need to do to make yourself feel fabulous.

I was recently a guest on Wellness Mama's Healthy Moms Podcast talking all about why hormonal birth control messes with our hormones, and what to do instead.

It helps to guide me to things and answer questions and even encourages moms to do what makes them feel good (See this post here: http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/05/the-skinny-on-post-partum-swimwear.html) S sums it up when she says, it is less about how you look (or what you wear) and instead more about how you feel.

I planned on saying a bit more today about why I've been MIA lately, but figured I better just get this post up before the week is over and instead, I'll leave you with my mom's incredible Thanksgiving dessert and cute table styling... my mouth waters just looking at it!

But at Desert Trails, a group of headstrong moms might just be able to use the Trigger as a tool to rise out of those cliched trenches — and instead make the debate about the ideal learning environment for California's frighteningly undereducated kids.

So, for example, instead of a book entitled «Business Ideas for Women», which is a very broad and unfocused topic, consider writing a book about «Craft Business Startup Ideas for the Stay - at - Home Mom».

Self - taught and much enthused about all things personal finance, this average Canadian mom is on a mission to help people use their money for good instead of evil; teaching people to keep consumer debt at bay while investing to grow wealth.

«My mom doesn't think I'm very smart, she still loves me but I may be missing something upstairs, so I'm thinking about getting my GED instead of attending class all the time.

Just as overanxious moms and dads are advised to stop trying to be perfect parents and to instead become «good - enough» ones, I'll advise you to think about your relationship in terms of being good - enough.

Going back and forth between Mom's house and Dad's house can be a real challenge for kids. Think ahead about how you can help your kids smoothly transition to the other parent's home. For example, instead of pulling kids away from a festive family celebration and shuffling out them door to Mom's or Dad's house without warning, give your kids a heads up about what the plan is before you arrive.

While Pinterest is THE BOMB for dreaming about great ideas, sometimes good enough ideas are found at Costco when we are wearing our classic boring outfit of jeans and Chucks instead of the cute ruffled red coat and polka dot shoes all the cool moms on Instagram are wearing.