The Brave Little Mama

Back to school time is here and parents everywhere are rejoicing. The school year ahead brings so many opportunities for learning, fun and growth. It also brings the not-so-fun struggles of getting children ready and out the door before the sun has even risen. We can’t change what time our kids must arrive at school. […]

If you have landed on this post, chances are that you are considering making the switch to a shared bedroom for your kids. Or you have already made the switch and the transition is not going well. Whatever the reason, you are in the right place. We never planned to have our kids share a […]

Early on in my first breastfeeding journey, I realized that I had to find a long sleeve nursing shirt that I could wear around the house AND sleep in. Covert public nursing is the main goal of most of the nursing shirt. Which is fine, but that often means that there is a fair amount […]

When I was pregnant for the first time, I quickly registered for a humidifier that had good reviews and seemed to be well liked by parents everywhere. My son was born in December and immediately slept in our room. We didn’t use the humidifier until months later. Very quickly I decided that what we had […]

Whether you are a month into your breastfeeding journey or are a seasoned pro, the search for breastfeeding clothing is a challenge. Finding the best nursing friendly shirts is not easy. Many tops that are cute are expensive, or they are unflattering on most postpartum bodies. Other tops look weird in order to be able […]

Boxy Charm reached out to me in April. I was very pregnant. They asked if I would like to sample a beauty box. OF COURSE I would! I mean, who doesn’t like to try out new beauty products? This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclosure here. What’s Included with Boxy Charm? Every month you receive […]

After my third baby ended up being delivered via emergency c-section (you can find his birth story here), I found myself completely unprepared. All the things I thought would work for my postpartum recovery, would not work and I was left frantically online shopping from my hospital bed. I searched high and low for the […]

Everybody warns you about the lack of sleep and endless crying you may encounter when your baby arrives. But nobody and I mean not one single person gave me a heads up about postpartum body odor. Postpartum hormones do some wild things to our bodies and funky postpartum body odor (from literally doing nothing but […]

I first wrote about my experience with Polyhydraminos (high level of amniotic fluid) and induction with my second pregnancy. At the 39 week mark, my amniotic fluid levels were measured at 28cm. My doctor decided that we would induce labor that day. You can read about that induction experience here. Fast forward to my third […]

My son went to daycare for years, so when he started preschool I wasn’t overly emotional. It may just be the pregnancy hormones but having my daughter start preschool in the fall after being home with me for two years is making this mama feel all the feels. I know that she is going to […]