Happy Mama, Healthy Baby

12/09/2025

No longer available for gaslighting, mom blaming, or gatekeeping models of care.

If you want breastfeeding education that puts the power in your hands, look no further than my Earbud IBCLC membership for $9/month.

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12/04/2025

Not because epidurals or formula are inherently evil, but because flexing your intuition and autonomy is the start of your matrescence journey. No one will ever make a better choice for your child than you.

12/01/2025

I’ve had two summer babies and one winter baby, and one of these was not like the other. As I learn more l about circadian rhythm and how my own body responds to the sun, it makes sense why my postpartum mood and capacity was so much better in the summer.

I’m making a concerted effort to live in better circadian alignment this winter, and I’m inviting you to join me! I’ve been stowing away a few of my favorite things for a giveaway to celebrate this community for reaching 10,000 moms and whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, or solidly in your mom era, this challenge is for you!

Here is how we are going to do it:

1.) You must be following me here .mama.healthy.baby 💕

2.) You must comment something on this post 📝

3.) You get an additional entry every time you post a photo from a sunny spot and tag me with a mention of the December Daylight challenge! ☀️

GET CREATIVE. I live in Nebraska and the sidewalks are covered in snow today. I couldn’t safely recommend taking a newborn on a walk today. But you could:

-create a hygge breakfast and tummy time spot in front of your sunniest window

-take a walk at the local garden center or the botanical garden’s greenhouse

-find the sunniest coffee shop in your area

-find a library or bookstore with huge windows

-use a SAD lamp or Vitamin D lamp every morning

You get the idea. But if you have bigger kids, I’m challenging you (and myself) to get outside for ten minutes a day ESPECIALLY when you don’t want to!

➡️ Following and commenting gets you one entry. Every story share throughout the month gets you an additional entry. It’s that simple! ⬅️

Here’s what’s up for grabs:

🍵 Cool Girl Matcha

🌿 Peace Nectar

☕️ chocolate mint protein powder

💡 .shop circadian night light

🍒 Chill Child Gummies OR based on your child’s age

🗒️ Printed and spiral-bound copy of my Nourished Mothers cookbook OR my Nourished with Nuance cookbook

🤱🏼 ONE FREE YEAR of access to Earbud IBCLC, my breastfeeding helpline membership

Can’t wait to see what you share!!!

*If you have a private account, send me a screenshot anytime you tag me.

11/24/2025

I don’t want to spam you all week. I love a good deal and I hate sales pitches and gimmicks, so I’m going to give it to you straight: not all Black Friday deals are worth it. But there are still some companies offering bigger discounts or having a sale this week when they NEVER have sales.

I’ve made a post with links to the following deals this week to make postpartum/mom life easier:

-my favorite stevia-free protein powder

-the best herbal blends that are breastfeeding and kid-safe

-a NEW audiobook option my kids and I are obsessed with

-the comfiest natural fiber leggings and (nursing friendly) bras

-PUFA-free protein bars for breastfeeding hunger

Plus a reminder that my digital breastfeeding course and PDF cookbooks are 40% off! Link in stories, or comment LINK for all the sale dates and details.

11/20/2025

We started having kids later than some of my friends, and I remember studying their faces to figure out why they looked different after becoming mothers. There was a certain✨je ne sais quoi✨around their eyes that was deeper than just sleep deprivation.

It was captivating, mysterious, appealing, and a little bit intimidating to the uninitiated.

Once I had my own babies, I understood. It was the seismic paradigm shift, the upended priorities, the understanding of what really matters and what love really is. The gravity of being a mother and the wisdom in being initiated to this role.

Motherhood doesn’t leave us how it found us. I look at my 11 year old and struggle to comprehend that I’ve also aged 11 years in the raising of these children. I cherish the physical reminders of that because they ground me in my present body.

I recently attended my 20 year high school reunion and realized I was one of the only women who hadn’t paid someone to erase signs of aging.

When I was folding up cloth diapers to put in storage last year, after they’d endured a solid 6 years of use between 3 kids, I noticed that some were a little threadbare. Certainly worn. Some holes in the fabric. But it didn’t affect how they worked. They absorbed just the same, but didn’t look as cute hanging on the line.

I immediately thought of my forehead wrinkles. Sure I’ve started using Frownies because I have a very expressive face. But also, I really don’t mind the lines. Life hasn’t always been easy on me, and I’ve earned my frown lines AND my smile crinkles.

My body was meant to be used and lived in— a tool and not an ornament. I can’t think of anything else I’d rather give my time, youth, and energy to more than these babies of mine.

11/20/2025

We started having kids later than some of my friends, and I remember studying their faces to figure out why they looked different after becoming mothers. There was a certain je ne sais quoi around their eyes that was deeper than just sleep deprivation.

It was captivating, mysterious, appealing, and a little bit intimidating to the uninitiated.

Once I had my own babies, I understood. It was the seismic paradigm shift, the upended priorities, the understanding of what really matters and what love really is. The gravity of being a mother and the wisdom in being initiated to this role.

Motherhood doesn’t leave us how it found us. I look at my 11 year old and struggle to comprehend that I’ve also aged 11 years in the raising of these children. I cherish the physical reminders of that because they ground me in my present body.

I recently attended my 20 year high school reunion and realized I was one of the only women who hadn’t paid someone to erase signs of aging.

When I was folding up cloth diapers to put in storage last year, after they’d endured a solid 6 years of use between 3 kids, I noticed that some were a little threadbare. Certainly worn. Some holes in the fabric. But it didn’t affect how they worked. They absorbed just the same, but didn’t look as cute hanging on the line.

I immediately thought of my forehead wrinkles. Sure I’ve started using Frownies because I have a very expressive face. But also, I really don’t mind the lines. Life hasn’t always been easy on me, and I’ve earned my frown lines AND my smile crinkles.

My body was meant to be used and lived in— a tool and not an ornament. I can’t think of anything else I’d rather give my time, youth, and energy to more than these babies of mine.

11/19/2025

Breastmilk is a living food, so much more than calories, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

Many components of milk remain the same regardless of mom’s diet (potentially to the detriment of her own stores of things like calcium, iron, zinc, and copper) but some will just be low in milk if mom’s intake is low.

For a deep dive, check out Milk and Motherhood podcast episode 06: Minerals and Mother’s Milk with 🎙️

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If you’re unsure where to start with nourishing real food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day, my PDF cookbook Nourished Mothers is 40% off right now with the code FORTY.

Comment NOURISHED to have a link sent directly to you!

11/17/2025

It’s unclear where this quote actually originated, but the first time I heard it, I chuckled because I actually have two very early risers who wake up before I prefer to.

The second time I came across this quote, it blew my mind.

The internet likes to talk about the mental load of motherhood like it’s a weight that crushes us. But what if it’s a progressive overload meant to strengthen us? To constantly call us higher and deeper into the sacred work of raising tiny souls?

What if we get to choose the vast majority of what’s actually ours to carry?

Tell me, what would choosing that reality do to the atmosphere inside your home today?

11/15/2025

When I look at my client base over the past ten years, I can see that there’s a seasonality to some breastfeeding ailments. Most professionals blame “mastitis season” on holiday schedule changes, but I’m not convinced.

In fact, I think mastitis can be avoided altogether, especially when you make some preventive changes as the seasons shift.

🥣 Eat seasonally. For most of us, November means root vegetables are in season. Slow-cooked, nutrient dense meats and veggies and soaked grains are essentially pre-digested food, allowing our bodies to focus more energy on milk production and less on digestion.

🫚 Add spice. Plenty of dishes call for warming spices at this time of year: ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, and garlic are anti-inflammatory and milk-supportive without a risk of triggering oversupply.

🧂Stay hydrated. This means drinking water to thirst and also incorporating electrolytes.

🐑 Switch to natural fibers. Sometimes winter means digging out old clothes and bras that are too restrictive. But these days you also have to be very intentional to seek out under layers that are actually breathable. Switching to cotton or wool nursing bras can reduce inflammation.

☀️ The more I learn about quantum/circadian health, the more I’m convinced that some ailments really are as simple as sunlight deficit. And when do we get less sunlight than ever? Over the winter holidays. I’m not saying you have to sunbathe n**e (although by all means do it if you can)! But making an actual effort to optimize circadian health can significantly improve your winter immune system and your baby’s. That means sunlight in your eyeballs during the day, and horizontal and/or orange, red, or firelight lighting in the evening.

🕯️ If you have babies who rise before the sun like mine do, consider sipping coffee and eating overnight oats with them by candle light instead of flipping all the lights on and reinforcing the idea that the day starts at 5am this time of year.

🤸🏻‍♀️ Extra layers and overall stagnation can mean more lymph stagnation. Dry brushing before your shower and breast gymnastics in the morning can help keep things moving.

11/14/2025

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In 12-step recovery, there’s a principle called “acting as if.” Recently, I’ve been experimenting with acting as if I am already the best version of the kind of mother I want to be for my kids. It is not brightsiding or silver-lining, but rather “living your way into the answer,” as Marianne Williamson says.

This isn’t to say you don’t also take action when something is problematic or not working. But sometimes the problem is simply my attitude or my victim mentality.

👉🏼 How would you mother differently if you had permission to begin anew at any moment?

PS. Here’s your permission:

💫 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 💫
Lamentations 3:22-23

11/14/2025