Thoughts of those first couple months with my newborns fills me with equal parts nostalgia and anxiety. It is such a precious, fleeting time… but it would be unfair to not acknowledge the associated stress. For me, most of that stress centered around sleep. First, I’m an emotional disaster without sleep (even sans postpartum hormones!). Second, I knew I would be returning to work soon and I wanted baby to be sleeping as well as possible by that (ridiculously short)…
Confession: even after three babies, I’m far from a breastfeeding expert. Like a lot of women, my experience was… less natural and more painful than I had anticipated (to say the least). I’ll save the deep dive into my experience for later… but for now, there are a few essentials I can say without a doubt helped me to be as successful as possible. These would be great to toss together as a shower gift (Mama may not be registered…
True to my minimalist roots, I didn’t buy more maternity clothes than absolutely necessary. This Amazon top, however, I bought in basically every color! Best maternity tunic ever When buying maternity clothes with minimalism in mind, it’s important to choose items that provide versatility and longevity. Without ruching on the side, this top is safe to wear early in pregnancy (during the “is she pregnant or did she have a big lunch?” stage) as well as postpartum (best known as…