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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

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How to clean a smelly toilet when you have boys. Boy mom tips. Have a happy home and a clean bathroom. Bathroom cleaning tips. Cleaning hacks for moms of boys. #BoyMom #CleaningTips #BathroomCleaning #TipsforMomsofBoys #HappyHome #MamaintheNow #Homemaking

How to Clean a Smelly Toilet When You Have Boys

How to Clean a Smelly Toilet When You Have Boys Boy moms, we have all been there, right?! You are walking down the hallway, picking up stray socks and underwear when suddenly you stop dead in your tracks! A putrid smell, a rank stench is lingering in your nose. It may just have singed your nose View Post

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How to be happier and more grateful in just 10 minutes a day. Mindfulness and gratitude journaling made easy for busy moms. Goal setting and planning for work at home moms. Weight loss and exercise tracking made easy. Erin Condren review, On the Go Folio and Petite Planners. #ErinCondren #ErinCondrenReview #DayPlanner #GratitudeJournal #WeightLoss #ExerciseTracker #GoalSetting #WorkAtHomeMom #MamaintheNow #Howtobehappier #GratitudeJournal #Motherhood #HappierMotherhood #Ad

How to be Happier and More Grateful in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Thank you, Erin Condren for working with me on this collaboration. I received free product in return for my honest review. All opinions stated are 100% mine.  How to be Happier and More Grateful in Life Did you know that healthier habits don’t have to start on January 1st?! I know, shocking, View Post

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prAna Winter Clothes review. Comfortable and stylish clothes for busy moms. Clothes to hygge in and run around town. #prAna #prAna4Winter #MomStyle #OOTD #MomFashion #PranaReview #hygge #Momlife #motherhood #mamainthenow #ad

How to Pick the Best Hygge Clothes for Winter

This post is sponsored by prAna. I received free clothes in return for my honest opinion about their product. All opinions stated here are 100% mine.  We Need Hygge Clothes - NOW! Growing up in Denmark, we were told “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” which in View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

How to keep long distance friendships fun and alive. Keep friendships after a relocation. Great tips for expats. How to stay in touch after a long move. Keep long distance relationships alive. #LongDistanceRelationships #LongDistanceFriendships #StayinginTouch #Motherhood #LongDistanceMove #Expat #Relocation #ChristmasCards #HolidayCards #Motherhood #Parenting #Penpals #MamaintheNow

How to Keep Long Distance Friendships Fun and Alive

This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive:  “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Relationships, Reviews

How to Enjoy More Holiday Hygge Without More Stress. Christmas hygge and stress-free family fun. Enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas and the winter holidays without stress, but with lots of hygge. Family time, holiday memories without breaking the bank. #Hygge #Christmas #Holidays #HolidayFun #FamilyTime #HolidayHygge #ChristmasHygge #Family #Stressfree

How to Enjoy More Holiday Hygge Without More Stress

In Search of More Holiday Hygge and Less Stress A few years ago, I needed to read this article. Our little family of six went on our first Disney cruise just a few days before Christmas, along with my in-laws, my husband’s brother, his wife and their two girls. Wait, what is hygge? And why do I View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood

Disney family cruise traveling tips, hacks and secrets from a veteran Disney travel agent. Make the most of your Disney experience. Disney Cruise tips. #DisneyCruiseTips #Disney #DisneyCruise #DisneyCruiseHacks #DisneySecrets #DisneyCruiseSecrets #CruiseTips #MamaintheNow #TipsForTravelingWithKids

The Best Disney Cruise Secrets, Tips and Hacks

The best Disney cruise secrets, tips and hacks from a veteran Disney-traveler - and mother of four. Everything young families need to know before their trip! Before you head into the unknown, wouldn’t it be nice to have all the trade secrets from a veteran-traveler? We are taking a Disney cruise View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Popular Tagged With: family, Kids, live in the now, Parenting Shortcut, Pin THIS!

The ultimate (expert) Disney Cruise packing list, from a veteran Disney-cruiser and mother of four boys. Don't leave home without these all too important items that you probably haven't thought to pack! #Disney #DisneyCruise #DisneyCruisePackingList #CruisePackingList #PackingList #DisneyCruiseTips #mamainthenow

The Ultimate (Expert) Disney Cruise Packing List

Disney Cruise Packing List, from an "Expert":  Four boys, two adults, five nights on a Disney cruise! Need I tell you that I was stressing out (in a big way) over the prospect of packing for our recent trip? I had never been on a cruise, so I had no idea of what to expect, which added another level View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Kid (6-9 years), Life Style, Motherhood, Popular, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: family, Kids, live in the now, Parenting Shortcut, Pin THIS!

Ways to feed your soul when you feel depleted. Worn out from parenting and your motherhood duties? 7 things the fills your soul without breaking the bank. #hygge #Feedyoursoul #Odwalla #mamainthenow #Motherhood #TiredMom #MyOdwalla #ad

7 Ways to Feed Your Soul When You feel Depleted

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #MyOdwalla #CollectiveBias The need to feed your soul I grabbed the yellow and the navy throw pillows and piled them up around me. The flames in the fire place were swaying back and View Post

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