by Anna Rodney | Jan 9, 2024 | baby, bringing home baby, first time mom, motherhood, parenthood
Your baby is born, you and baby are doing great and your nurse comes in to let you know that you are free to go home. Great news, right? It’s the news that you have been waiting for, so why does it feel so scary? You are not alone. Yes, you may have taken every...
by Anna Rodney | Jan 3, 2024 | baby care, bringing home baby, first time mom, motherhood, new baby, parenthood
Having a newborn is amazing, but it also can be exhausting and overwhelming. Newborns do not have a schedule and their needs can feel endless. For many people it feels like nothing can be accomplished due to the unpredictability of their needs. As the owner of one of...
by Anna Rodney | Dec 21, 2023 | baby, bringing home baby, holidays, motherhood, new baby, parenthood, self care
Surviving the holidays with family can be tricky. Families, although usually well intentioned, can be stressful and overwhelming at times. Add one child or more to this mix and you’re in over your head. The traveling, cooking, shopping, and family dynamics can be so...
by Anna Rodney | Dec 11, 2023 | baby, bringing home baby, motherhood, new baby, parenthood
I wrote this back in 2016 after I had my third baby. I wanted to share it today because I think so many can relate to this. Motherhood is a rollercoaster, filled with HIGHS and LOWS, UPS and DOWNS! Can you relate? I always feel like hearing others stories can...
by Anna Rodney | Sep 8, 2023 | baby, bringing home baby, childbirth, motherhood, new baby, parenthood, preparing for birth, Uncategorized
Adjusting from no children to one has many challenges including a huge learning curve, coping with relationship changes, adjusting to your new role as a parent and dealing with insecurities and unknowingness. It is hard becoming a parent for the first time. Life as...
by Anna Rodney | Jul 21, 2023 | baby, baby care, bringing home baby, childbirth, first time mom, labor, motherhood, new baby, parenthood, Uncategorized
I had my first daughter over thirteen years ago and like most first time moms, I had no idea what to expect. I was so confidently clueless that I had no idea what I didn’t know or what I should even be asking. I had been around families and children my entire life. I...
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