Mom Life in the PNW

Natural Ways to Reduce Aches and Pains

Natural Ways to Reduce Aches and Pains

One of the leading causes of most aches and pains is being overweight. Our bodies are not designed to cater to the extra weight which should be a no brainer. When I see or hear people complaining about how they threw their back out time and time again, I just shake my head and think silently to myself because no one wants to hear they’re not healthy or that being overweight is contributing to their pain issues. When I was 40 lbs overweight,…

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Update: Pregnancy at 32 Weeks!

Update: Pregnancy at 32 Weeks!

I officially have 2 months left until I birth this little peanut. It’s coming up so fast that I am kind of getting more nervous. I am not nervous to have her here with us, just nervous of the whole birthing process. My sister keeps freaking me out about how she’s freaking out about dealing with the pain again and this is her 3rd. = If birth is such a painful process, why are people crazy enough to keep doing…

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Buttons Cloth Diaper Review

Buttons Cloth Diaper Review

What I like about Buttons Cloth Diapers is that they were created by a mom and dad team in the comfort of their own home. They know exactly what the ideal parents need and look for when it comes to their child’s derriere; comfort, stability, leak-free, efficient, etc.     The Buttons Cloth Diaper really doesn’t get too much easier than this. There is no messing around with prefolds; just snap the insert inside and you’re good to go. We…

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5 Important facts about gestational diabetes that every aspiring mother must know

5 Important facts about gestational diabetes that every aspiring mother must know

Pregnancy is blessing and most of the women aspire to be mother at some point of time in their lives. The pregnancy brings with it many changes in the woman’s body and some of these changes may be negative too. The change in hormones may be the main reason for these negative and positive transformations in the body and most of these changes are short-lived and would go away after the birth of the baby. The gestational diabetes is also…

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Is It Okay to Have a Baby Shower for Each Baby?

Is It Okay to Have a Baby Shower for Each Baby?

I don’t know why I let this upset me so much, but one of my sisters and I got into it yesterday over potential gifts/baby showers. My sister asked me if mom was going to get her this $150 breast pump that she wanted so she could “try” and breast feed. I said, I am not sure she was thrilled with the price, maybe you should talk to her about it. She immediately flipped out cause she knew my mom…

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