Modern Mom Life

After giving birth, it's very common for the new mom to have a surge of all kinds of emotions. Being able to hold your baby and look at them after waiting all those months is so amazing and can make anyone happy, but there's also a lot of stress that comes with getting used to having the new baby too. You're exhausted, stressing...

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Once you get close to going into labor and having your baby, you're going to be waiting for any sign of labor starting. I know that once I got into the last month of my pregnancy, I was so impatient for any sign of contractions or my water breaking. You never know if your water will just break randomly throughout the day or...

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It's definitely a good idea to make a birth plan, even if it's not something you explicitly wrote down on paper. You need to have a general idea of how you want your labor and delivery process to go so that there will be some expectations and the nurses and doctor know what you want. If you seriously sit down and write down...

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When I was still pregnant with my son, I would imagine getting to hold my baby for the first time, and it made me so happy and impatient; but when I thought of seeing my husband holding our son, I would instantly be brought to tears. I was so ready to be a mom, but I was even more ready to see my...

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Being a stay-at-home mom can be one of the most stressful things a mom can do; it's a 24/7 job with the most responsibility you'll face in a lifetime. On top of taking care of your child or children all day, there's the added stress of cleaning the house, making meals, and feeling stuck at home. Being at home with your baby or...

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The first few times being away from your baby is definitely going to be difficult, regardless of who your baby is with. You'll be afraid that they won't know how to soothe your baby, to get them to sleep enough, or the worst could happen and your baby gets hurt. As a new parent, you won't trust hardly anyone with your baby in...

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I'm still a new mom and still new to breastfeeding. My son was born in early November 2018, and he has been exclusively breastfed. I researched everything I could find when I was pregnant to best prepare myself for what breastfeeding would be like. Like most moms that plan to breastfeed, I was worried that my baby wouldn't latch correctly or that I...

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