Artist Madrid, Naturally

My Mom Rocking Baby Back to Sleep I want to give a shout-out to my mother during World Breastfeeding Week. She is an inspiration in many ways but here I will share just two: 1) My mother breastfed me until I weaned myself. I was sensitive to cow's milk (lactose intolerance) even as a newborn so my mom simultaneously breastfed and pumped when she returned to work. Non-milk formulas weren't as perfected back then as they are today. She would rush over to my grandparents' house on her lunch breaks to nurse me. And then she did it all again for my brother soon after. She is definitely a superwoman in my book. 2) My mother 100% supported me on my breastfeeding journey. In honor of postpartum traditions around the world (and in accordance with Covid-19 shelter-in-place laws) she stayed with us for the first 2+ weeks. When my little one woke up hungry but was too fussy to latch correctly, she was there helping me position. When I could not sit or lie down because of pain from my ...

Miss Ayla is Here! She's actually been here for over a week but it's taken me awhile to post since I've been preoccupied with learning how to take care of a newborn. However I wanted to give everyone an one week postpartum update. Disclaimer: The new mommy brain has hit me hard so the only way I could do this in a timely fashion is turning my real responses from text conversations with friends into sort of a self-interview. So here goes... How are you doing? I won't sugar coat it: the healing process is rough but the adorable baby makes it all feel a little better.  Are you glad to be home from the hospital?  Yes! I got out of there as soon as possible. They let us go Sunday morning (less than 2 days postpartum). I'm grateful that my mom is staying with us a few nights to help out like they sort of do in hospital.  Were the first few days of healing as rough as people say?  Everyone has a different experience but for me... I don't know how second kid...