This Mama’s Tired

Why Yes Doctor, Our Baby Has Her Own Sleeping Space

I mean we weren’t lying, she did. But she also had her own sleeping space in our bed. Week 2, my husband and I had been up all night trying to get our baby to bed. This particular night ended up with baby falling asleep on me on our couch (she was protected from bothContinue reading “Why Yes Doctor, Our Baby Has Her Own Sleeping Space”

Bounce Back My Ass

Postpartum is a wild experience. Between the raging and indescribable hormones. To in my case, the numb c-section scar/lower belly and excess skin and shelf, it becomes super difficult to recognize the person staring back at you in the mirror. As if our mental health wasn’t enough let’s add freaking weight gain (read to theContinue reading “Bounce Back My Ass”

Breast Is Best Except When It’s Not

**Rated R- breastfeeding picture warning** One of the hardest parts of the newborn phase is not knowing what you’re doing-like ever. My husband and I went to centering group where we talked about literally everything, but after baby was born, it felt like we talked about nothing. And it wasn’t that our midwife wasn’t great,Continue reading “Breast Is Best Except When It’s Not”

How Hard Can It Be?

My days starts like most moms in America…well those who bed share and co-sleep. I begrudgingly draw myself away from my baby, peeling her hand off of my body, and in a very un athletic CIA fashion, roll off my husband’s side of the bed. This all for the hope that I get 5 minutesContinue reading “How Hard Can It Be?”