On the Huffington Post Parent blog today I read a piece written by Heng Ou, the author of The First 40 days: The Essential Art of Nourishing The New Mother, the blog post was also on the idea of mothering the mother. I have thought a lot about this topic lately. One of my prenatal yoga students is Vietnamese and she practices the act of confinement after birth. She stays home for 30 days and her mother comes and takes care of her, so she can snuggle and love her new baby. Her

These delicious carrots were featured in our blog on date night. They make a great side dish to any meal, but because of their fun colors and slight sweetness they are great way to get a serving of veggies into your kids. I love this recipe because it is so easy and has so much flavor. If your tired of plain steamed carrots give these a try! 1 lb bag of rainbow carrots, slice any thick ones in half 1Tablespoon of olive oil, cococnut oil would also be good 1 teaspoon of corian

As new parents or parents in general, it is easy to forget about date night. You may have a baby at home, or you may have older children that you are busy driving around to their extracurricular activities. It is easy to go months without taking time to cultivate your relationship, spend time with your significant other and really enjoy each other's company. When it starts to feel like you are just roommates with a common interest (your child or children) it is way over due f

This is the journey of one of our favorite clients. We are humbled and honored to have worked with her and her precious boys. Her words are very touching and extremely encouraging. We are proud of her, the work she has done and her contant positive attitude. Love and Light to her and her family. From the moment my husband and I learned that we were going to have identical twin boys, I began prepping myself for the not-ideal: potential bed rest, not making it to full term, a C

We have all heard the saying" It takes a village", and probably never thought much about it, until we bacame mothers. When I had my first child I was 25 years old, and had only a few friends who were pregnant, or had already had a baby. They either lived in a different city, or had gone back to work. My village pretty much just consisted of my mother. She taught me " how to do life" with my new baby. She taught me how to breastfeed, how to give my baby a bath, how to manage d

What seems like a different life time ago when my older children were babies, my dear friend Angela Williams gave me one of the greatest tips on motherhood that I ever received. Shortly after Madie was born Angela had the kids and I over for a play date, and she introduced me to the Maya Wrap. I had used a baby Bjorn with Mack, but didn't love it because it killed my back. The Maya was so quick and easy, had a pocket for my keys, and easily slipped off, so I could transition

What makes a family? Family is such a fluid term. Most people have seen the show Modern Family, most people know a “modern family” and even more people are a “modern family”. At Bosom Buddy we support all families. Sometimes that means a mom, a dad, and a child. Sometimes that means two moms and a child or two dads and a child. Other times that means only a mom or only a dad. Or it can even by like my family in which my son has two dads and a mom. At the end of the day