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Do you know the symptoms of high blood pressure? Do you know the risk factors for high blood pressure? Knowing your blood pressure numbers is part of your motherhood self care. Learn how to control, maintain and even lower your blood pressure. Be a healthy mom for your kids. Motherhood requires lots of self care, knowing your numbers is part of it. #ad #checkit #highbloodpressure #healthyheart #selfcare #healthymom #healthyliving #knowyournumbers #motherhood #healthymom #mamainthenow

Moms, Are You at Risk for High Blood Pressure?

Moms, are you at risk for high blood pressure? What are the signs of high blood pressure? (It's a trick question, check the post for life saving answers.)   A sincere “thank you” to the American Heart Association for the opportunity to work with them on spreading awareness of high blood View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Reviews

The right things to say to special needs parents. Words for comfort for special needs parents. How do you comfort someone with a newly diagnosed child? These words of comfort are great! #SpecialNeeds #SpecialNeedsParents #thingstosay #wordsofcomfort #comfort #specialneedsmom #heartmom #MamaintheNow

Words of Comfort for Special Needs Parents: (What to say and NOT to Say!)

What do you say when your best friend's child is sick? What words of comfort do special needs parents need to hear? What do they NOT want to hear? Words of comfort for special needs parents: I received a text message from my best friend. Her daughter was admitted to the hospital (again) last View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Motherhood, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, friends, health, Heart, live in the now, Motherhood, special needs

DIY bath bombs for the ultimate hygge experience. Self care in form of hygge with bath bombs you made. These make perfect hygge gifts for teachers and anyone in need of hygge and self care. Enjoy self care with these beautiful bath bombs. DIY bath bombs. #BathBombs #DIYBathBombs #HyggeBath #HyggeExperience #HyggeHome #SelfCare #MamaintheNow #Motherhood

The Best DIY Bath Bombs for the Ultimate Hygge Bath

Add Hygge to Your Bath, with DIY Bath Bombs What could possibly be more hyggelig than a relaxing, hot bath? DIY Bath Bombs of course! They are mostly pretty easy to make, and using one with your favorite scent can make a world of difference in your day.  Pure, sweet, luxury. Wait, what is View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood

How do you comfort a grieving moms. Learn the words to say to comfort a grieving parent. Words to comfort special needs parents. Words to comfort a special needs mom. #RightWords #WordstoSay #ComfortingaGrievingMom #SpecialNeedsMom #ComfortingWords #mamainthenow

How to Comfort a Grieving Mother

What do you say when your best friend's child has been diagnosed with cancer? I didn't know how to comfort a grieving mother. But these tips helped... What do you say to a mother, your best friend, who’s 4 year old was just diagnosed with Leukemia? What do you do when you live several states away View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Motherhood, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: friends, health, live in the now, special needs

Ensure your family’s summer vacation by never leaving home without these 13 FSA-eligible items. A mother of four shares her best advice for traveling with kids. Summer vacation plans with kids? Don’t leave home without these 13 health care items. #FamilyTravel #FamilyTrip #TravelingWithKids #FSAEligible #FSA #Partner #GetFlexSmart

13 FSA Eligible Items You MUST Bring When Traveling With Kids

Traveling with kids this summer? Don’t do another thing until you’ve read my list of 13 items to bring with you. This list of FSA-eligible items saved us a trip to the ER!   It was a pleasure working with FSAstore.com on this campaign. I received compensation for my honest review of their View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Motherhood, Parenting, Reviews

How to control your parental anxiety. Teen anxiety is on the rise. Raise kids without anxiety. Parenting without anxiety. Anxiety in kids and parents. #Anxiety #AnxietyinKids #ParentalAnxiety #AnxietyinMoms #MamaintheNow

How to NOT Pass on Your Anxieties to Your Kids

What is parental anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of life, especially for parents. We get anxious about our finances, work, our kids, their health and a hundred other large and small things. However, sometimes we get so busy being anxious and worrying about the minutiae of life that we forget View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

Prepare your kids for back to school by talking about bullying. Talk to your kids about bullying: how to prevent, how to react and what to do if you witness it. Teach your kids about bullying. #Bullying #StopBullying #SchoolBullying #ParentingTip #Parenting #MamaintheNow

Ten Things to Tell Your Kids About Bullying!

Talk to your kids about bullying:  School is back in session. Old friendships will be rekindled, new ones formed. Most kids return to school with a healthy mix of excitement and hesitation. Parents everywhere share those same emotions. What will the new year bring? What triumphs? What trials? View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Motherhood, Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: friends, Kids

Breastfeeding supplies every new mom needs. Set yourself up for breastfeeding success with this comprehensive breastfeeding supply list. What to buy to prepare for breastfeeding. New mom breastfeeding supply list. #Breastfeeding #Breastfeedingsupplies #BreastfeedingAccessories #BreastfeedingTips #MamaintheNow

Everything You Need to Breastfeed, in Addition to Breasts

Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey. As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, health, Marvelous Mammary Memories, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy, Pumping

Breastfeeding support for breastfeeding moms. Breastfeeding advice for new moms. Breastfeeding tips for nursing moms. All the breastfeeding support you need to get through your breastfeeding journey. #Breastfeeding #Breastfeedingsupport #BreastfeedingAdvice #NewMom #MamaintheNow

Breastfeeding Advice From 67 of Your Breast Friends

Where do you find your breastfeeding support? I recently reached out to YOU (aka my readers/ friends/ fellow moms) to hear the best breastfeeding advice you ever received… and now i have bundled this fantastic package of 67 estrogen-filled, supportive hugs into one big article!  Bookmark View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, friends, health, Kids, Marvelous Mammary Memories, Motherhood, Pregnancy

The 100 best random acts of kindness for kids. RAOK for kids. Random acts of kindness for families. 100 ways to spread kindness. Teach your kids kindness, empathy and generosity with these 100 awesome acts of kindness. #RAOK #RAOKForKids #RandomActsofKindness #Parenting #TeachingKidsKindness #RaisingKindKids #mamaintheNow

The 100 Best Random Acts of Kindness for Kids

Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: friends, Happiness, health, live in the now, special needs

Tips for special needs moms. Tips for newly diagnosed medical moms. How to adjust to your new normal when your child has just been diagnosed. Help for heart moms with heart warriors. Learn how to find your happiness again as a medical mom, special needs moms. Find your happiness after a medical diagnosis. #MedicalMom #HeartMom #HeartWarrior #SpecialNeeds #SpecialNeedsMom #MamaintheNow

5 Important Things Every New Medical Mom Should Do

New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Narcolepsy, Our Life, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, Guest Blogging, Happiness, health, Heart, live in the now, special needs

New Year's Eve hygge without stress. Stress free New Year's eve ideas for the whole family. Family friendly New Year's eve ideas. Hygge for the whole family. #hygge #NYE #NewYearsEve #KidFriendlyNewYearsEve #StressFreeNewYearsEve #StressFreeNYE #MamaintheNow

All the Stress-Free New Years Hygge Ideas You Need

Instead of a stress-filled New Year's eve, focus on your family and hygge! Get all the stress-free New Year's hygge ideas you need right here! Hygge at New Year's  Can you believe another year is almost over? It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in the new year! This year, try View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood

Printable sweet and sarcastic mother-in-law cards. Send a sweet greeting to your mother-in-law. Tell your MIL how she makes you feel. Mother's Day cards for mother-in-law. Greeting cards for MIL. #MIL #Mothersday #Motherinlaw #greetingcards #printablecards #MILGreetings #MILSentiments #MotherinlawSentiments #MamaintheNow

Send a Thank-You Note to Your Mother-in-Law, Free Printable Cards

The women who often are overlooked on Mother's Day are the ones we should blame or thank for everything we hold dear. Celebrate your mother-in-law. Send a Thank-You Note to Your Mother-in-Law This Mother’s Day (or any day of the year), take a few minutes to acknowledge and give thanks to the View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Popular, Printables, Relationships Tagged With: family, Funny, Motherhood

Balance your kids' screen time with this great solution. Fun for preschoolers and toddlers. Music programming for kids. TV show recommendation for Preschoolers and Toddlers. #Screentime #Parenting #MusicForKids #TeachingKids #Preschoolers #Toddlers #LearningThroughMusic #MamaintheNow #WhatIsYourChildWatching #ExploreDiscoverAndGrow #ad

How to Effectively Balance Kids’ Screen Time

This post was written in collaboration with Explore, Discover and Grow and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network. I received compensation in return for my honest review of the Explore, Discover and Grow series. Every opinion stated in this post is 100% mine.  Our Kids' Screen Time Consumption The View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Reviews, Toddler (2-5 years)

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