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Maternity leave in the time of Covid-19
Some words of encouragement to new moms in these unusual times: In the Chinese tradition, once a woman has given birth she enters “sitting the month”, zuo yue zi, where she stays indoors — visitor free — to focus on healing and caring for her newborn.The basic gist of this protocol is to protect mom and baby from pathogens and stress, while boosting their recovery and immunity. And so here we are today, all of us, sitting-in with no visitors. We are an odd mix of anxiety, stress, loneliness, boredom, hilarity, community, kindness, and togetherness.

Maternity leave in the time of COVID-19
Mamas For Mamas - Partnership with Bonjour Baby Baskets

Every year we pick a charity to support, where we feel that our donation can make an impact.  This year we are thrilled to support Mamas For Mamas — a national charitable organization that supports mothers in crisis.

A happy mama makes a happy baby. Parenting certainly has its struggles but when basic needs can not be met, those struggles are tenfold. An organization like this is needed everywhere to help young families in need find surer footing into a safer, happier, future. We support their mission and work wholeheartedly, and are glad to have Bonjour Baby Baskets' mamas join their wider family of mamas on a mission.

Mamas for Mamas Partnership with Bonjour Baby Baskets

New Mom, New Year
With a bundle in the basket no one is expecting new parents to make new year’s resolutions. We thought, in these happy but confusing first months, we’d offer three reminders (not resolutions) to keep you doing YOU in 2019!

New Mom New Year resolutions Blog Post
Just me and my baby - First time going out without the baby

Just me and my baby out on a Saturday night...without the baby...yikes, right? Going out for the first time post baby, just the two of you, can be a tad overwhelming. On the one hand—woohoo you get to step out on the town in a burp-up-free top, a.k.a. ‘the dressed-up new-mom look’.   On the other hand—will the baby be OK without you? Or more correctly, will you be OK without the baby? 


 

Reflections on Motherhood from a Grandmother
Now that I am a grandmother -twice over- I relate to motherhood differently. When your baby is born you think: I will never love another creature so intensely.  If you are blessed with more children, you learn that the heart grows and expands for there is always room for more love. Then your children give you grandchildren and your heart stretches even more, and never in your wildest dreams did you imagine how much love, in all its iterations, was possible.


Baby (and mommy) First Holiday Parties, the Do's and Don'ts

 Ah, the holidays. The glitz, the glamour, the parties, the stress… and the baby!

Pre-baby: elegant outfits, your honey by your side, colleagues, drinks, food, merriment, and finally some much needed R&R. 

Post-baby: hormones, milk, fatigue like you’ve never known, and really, should you bother going to the Chrismukkah work bash? At Bonjour Baby Baskets we answer with a resounding YES!

Baby First Holiday Parties Blog Post at Bonjour Baby Baskets

Isabel Freitas Guest Blogger Post: "My Breastfeeding Experience + What No One Tells You

Today we have invited Isabel Freitas to be our guest blogger. Isabel is married to the love of her life and has two amazing boys. She loves being a mommy and today she is chatting about her personal experience with breastfeeding. We've met Isabel through Social Media. She has a fabulous Instagram account...

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Best Homemade Granola

If you are like me, with tons of food sensitivities and you are looking for a great breakfast granola that you can eat at anytime of the day...well this recipe is for you! The great thing about this recipe is that you can change the ingredients to what you like...

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Meet the Designers - Interview with Stacie Bloomfield from Gingiber

Continuing with our "Meet the Designers Series" today we are chatting with Stacie from Gingiber. We've fell in love with Stacie's designs since the beginning of opening our online boutique. Gingiber's studio is located in historic downtown Springdale, Arkansas where Stacie Bloomfield, a childhood doodler, creates the cutest designs for their...

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The Joys of Breastfeeding

The NUMBER ONE question I get asked as a Lactation Consultant?  Breastfeeding is not always easy.  Even as a Lactation Consultant with years of experience I required prescription nipple ointment for my sore nipples, experienced too many blocked ducts to count, endured five cases of mastitis and certainly questioned my...

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The Importance of Omega-3s

Happy to introduce to you again Baby Brain Organics blog post full of wonderful and healthy tips on the importance of Omega-3s By Baby Brain Organics  In a busy day filled with quick meals and computer screens, sometimes we miss out on the nutrients our body needs. One thing we often...

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