“Mom, you know what doesn’t seem to happen at our house?” My oldest son asked me one busy morning when I was getting lunches ready and trying to get out of the house on time.
...We love hearing stories about moms helping moms, but we feel we must share the other stories, too. Here's one example:
...In the final article for our four-part Health and Wellness Series, we end with the pinnacle of care providers for Women’s Health: midwives. We spoke with members from the amazing Stony Brook Midwives to learn more.
...As part of our Health and Wellness Series, we need to consider our oral health when pregnant and nursing. We recently chatted with Dr. Evelyn Baran, a dentist based in New York City, to ask her the questions about dental health which we hear frequently from many moms we talk with. Check out the awesome guidance she provided during out conversation!
...Part of being a parent is handling the difficult things that come with being the caregivers for our babies. We recently sat down with a financial planner to have many of our money and mom questions answered.
...Chiropractic care can benefit moms in many ways. From improving posture to assisting with digestion, keeping proper alignment will carry over to other health care concerns. We reached out to Joseph Merckling, DC for some advisement for nursing moms. Check out the great information he shared with us.
...We at Moms Pump Here know how important caring for our skin is. From sun protection to spot correction, what does a mom need to know about dermatology while pregnant or breastfeeding? We reached out to Dr. Jennifer Lincoln (who is also International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) with some key questions we hear from moms. Check out the great information she shared with us.
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We have written several times on the topic of paid family leave, not only for new parents but also for workers who need to care for older relatives, family members going through health concerns, and for people who need to handle situations when someone is called to active military service. This week, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is making national headlines for successfully including an employee-funded paid family leave plan for millions of New York workers.
It almost seems like the words "nursing room" and "politics" do not belong in the same sentence. In a perfect world we would not have to think twice about why and how we should provide nursing rooms to mom who need to breastfeed or breast pump. In a perfect world it would not be political. Society as a whole would recognize it as an human necessity, like we do bathrooms and not think it's ok to breastfeed or pump in a bathroom to boot.
...An Australian study has found that overweight moms are more likely to discontinue breastfeeding than average-weight moms, and researchers are blaming poor body image for the difference.
...We may all know her from the GOP debates in 2016, especially when Donald Trump began a major feud with the newscaster, but mother of three Megyn Kelly (of the Kelly File) knows how being a working mom has taught her how to deal with tough situations.
...Famous TV chef Jamie Oliver shared his opinion on the positive benefits of breastfeeding and he’s receiving quite a negative backlash for his comments.
...First, let me offer a disclaimer that we at MomsPumpHere fully support a woman’s right to choose what she feels is best for her body, her baby and her family.
...Vanity Fair had it right getting actress and mom Jennifer Garner to read "Go the F**k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach, for their latest YouTube video. After her divorce from Ben Affleck, Jennifer just keeps showing the world what a bad ass mom she is. From comebacks about their nanny to this video, she is clearly making a statement she is and has always been her own woman.
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