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21 Easy Meals to Bring to New Parents (for Meal Train Newbies!)

Inside: Want to bring new parents a meal, but need it to be super easy to make? These easy meals will take no time at all to cook, and new parents will love the break from worrying about what’s for dinner! Once upon a time when we were new parents, we actually had village (crazy, …

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12 Rules for Newborn Visitors (with FREE Printable for Easy Reference)

Inside: If you’re a new parent, you need this FREE printable with rules for newborn visitors. Hang it on your hospital door or front door to prep visitors with some basic etiquette they might not know exists. And if you’re the visitor? Be sure to follow these rules! New parents will thank you. Bringing home …

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27 Best Christmas Gifts for 9-Month-Olds (Practical & Fun Ideas)

Inside: Trying to find the best Christmas gift for a 9 month old? We’ve rounded up unique, quality baby gift ideas that will last and be enjoyed for months (or years) to come.  Buying gifts for babies can be super fun, but also stressful. What do they already have? What will they actually play with? …

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29 Clutter-Free Christmas Gifts for 1-Year-Olds (Carefully Curated by a Mom of 5)

Inside: Looking for a clutter-free Christmas gift for a toddler can feel SUPER daunting these days. Cut through the plastic trendy chaos with this list of 29 clutter-free Christmas gifts for 1-year-olds, carefully curated by a mom of 5. I have five kids, and by now, I know that one-year-old’s don’t need a lot to …

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Taking a Christmas Road Trip with a Baby? Here’s 15 Tips for a Better Drive

Inside: If you’re planning to travel by car home for Christmas with a baby in tow, you’re gonna need these tips for a better car ride – for everyone involved.  I clearly remember traveling home for Christmas when we had babies.  My oldest HATED her car seat – she would scream and scream and scream. …

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17 Fun Things to Do With a 9-Month Old (They’re On the Move!)

Inside: Looking for fun things to do with a 9 month old who is napping less and on the move more? Here are 17 fun activities for nine-month-olds that will keep both and baby occupied for hours! Your baby used to be stationary – you put them down in one spot and they stayed put. …

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Planning a Long Car Trip With Baby? 10 Tips for a Quieter Ride

Inside: When you’re planning a long car journey with a baby, you need to put in some prep work ahead of time. Doing these 10 things can make it a smoother, saner and less chaotic long car ride (for baby and you). I clearly remember the last long road trip we took with our baby. …

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Infant Travel Essentials for Car OR Plane (Be Prepared for Anything)

Inside: Wondering what to pack when you’re traveling with a baby? It can be overwhelming, I know. That’s why I’m giving you a complete list of infant travel essentials We were just going away for a few days – a short car trip for a family event. Sure, my oldest was an infant, only a …

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How to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding Without Affecting Your Milk Supply

Inside: Is it really possible to lose weight while breastfeeding without affecting your milk supply? All I can tell you is my own story – how I combined Trim Healthy Mama and MommaStrong to lose forty pounds over the course of a year after giving birth. And I did it while successfully breastfeeding, too. I’ve …

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20+ Best Gifts for Nursing Moms: Practical & Thoughtful

Inside: 20+ of the best gifts for nursing moms! This is the ultimate guide to practical (and thoughtful) gifts for breastfeeding moms. Breastfeeding is a special, but sometimes tough, time in a mom’s life. For some moms, it can be even harder than pregnancy. The stress of not knowing whether or not your baby is …

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