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4 Classes Every Expecting Parent Should Take

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4 Classes Every Expecting Parent Should Take

7 Thoughtful Holiday Gifts for Expecting Families

7 Thoughtful Holiday Gifts for Expecting Families

Mountain Themed Baby Clothing Organizers – Free Download

Mountain Themed Baby Clothing Organizers – Free Download

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Birth Prep

4 Classes Every Expecting Parent Should Take

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4 Classes Every Expecting Parent Should Take

My 4-Day Birth Story

My 4-Day Birth Story

Giving Myself Grace: My Unexpected Birthing Journey

Giving Myself Grace: My Unexpected Birthing Journey

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Postpartum

5 Signs You Might Have Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

5 Signs You Might Have Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Tips for Nourishing Your Postpartum Body

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Tips for Nourishing Your Postpartum Body

Holiday Gifts for Postpartum Nursing Moms

Holiday Gifts for Postpartum Nursing Moms

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Littles

Fun Virtual Summer Camps for ages 4-10

Fun Virtual Summer Camps for ages 4-10

4 Signs Your Child is Struggling with Anxiety

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4 Signs Your Child is Struggling with Anxiety

6 Tips for Managing Your Child’s School Anxiety

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6 Tips for Managing Your Child’s School Anxiety

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At Home

A Peachy Floral First Birthday Party

A Peachy Floral First Birthday Party

Wonderland-Inspired Half Birthday

Wonderland-Inspired Half Birthday

Outer Space Kids Room Design

Outer Space Kids Room Design

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Wellness

4 Signs Your Child is Struggling with Anxiety

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4 Signs Your Child is Struggling with Anxiety

6 Tips for Managing Your Child’s School Anxiety

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6 Tips for Managing Your Child’s School Anxiety

Tips for Nourishing Your Postpartum Body

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One thing everyone knows from Instagram is that a picture doesn’t tell a full story. That one moment is a certain way and the next is unrecognizable. Postpartum can be like that too. Except... you feel like you can’t tell anyone. Instead, you think about “what if I ...” then remember who is counting on you. Snap back from it but feel it tugging in the background when you’re overwhelmed and flailing without a light in sight. But mama, there are so many of us who get it and we want to be the light fro you. Because you are worth it. You are SO loved.
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91% of moms in the perinatal and postpartum period (up to one year after birth) experience intrusive thoughts. The highest risk of suicide is between 9 and 12 months postpartum. Maternal suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death in multiple developed countries, and possibly the US- however, our country does not report maternal suicide rates. It’s important to know these facts, but more important to understand that this is a preventable crisis. We can all bring our stories into the light to help reduce stigma and spread awareness. Tap the hashtag #itdidnotruinher to read more of our stories.
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If you or someone you know needs help, call the PSI warmline at 800-944-4773. If you are in crisis, text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US at any time. The National Suicide Prevention hotline can also be reached at: 800-273-8255.
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DOUBLE TAP if you could use just a few minutes mor

DOUBLE TAP if you could use just a few minutes more guilt-free and distraction-free time at your computer. It’s something like month 5 into this pandemic and I finally have a home office tip- create a special space for your tot! I set up a little play area in my office using the @lovevery 21-month play kit and blocks I was sent to check out and doing so has allowed me so much more time to work on my online programs- Complete Postpartum Prep and Postpartum Healing. She only gets to play with these cool toys when I’m working in my office, so that makes them all the more interesting. Big brother even likes to come in and play with the blocks, flashlight or stackers. Hope this tip helps you! What’s a WFH tip you have?

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#lovevery #loveverygift #navigatingparenthood #wfhmom #bossmomlife #heymama #hellomamasglobal #rootandrise #ctefollow #workingfromhomewithkids

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🎉Congrats @suddenlyysarah 🎉 In honor of brea

🎉Congrats @suddenlyysarah 🎉
In honor of breastfeeding month I have teamed up with a few of my favorite moms and @medela_us to give a lucky follower their new pump, Pump in-style with Max Flow.
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The new MaxFlow™ technology, generates a vacuum with micro-vibrations designed to increase and optimize milk flow. Sweet music to a breastfeeding mom.
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To enter follow all the sweet mamas below and like this picture. Giveaway ends at midnight on 8/29.

For more entries Tag a fellow breastfeeding mama.
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CHILDREN are people, not objects or possessions. W

CHILDREN are people, not objects or possessions. WOMEN are people, not objects or possessions.
Triggers ahead.

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Yesterday I shared that today is a day to bring awareness to trafficking and the work from @ourrescue that’s being done to stop it and #savethechildren.
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Today, I’m going to make it a bit more real. The number of missing children is shocking.
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There’s a lot going on right now for EVERYONE. S

There’s a lot going on right now for EVERYONE. Schools aren’t quite sure what their plan is... parents are panicking. Kids are having a tough time too. @healthymindmds shares how you can navigate these uncertain times help your kids with these feelings in a post on my site (click this photo in my bio to see it).

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I planned to homeschool my 4th grader this year but I’m not sure if we’ll get into any of the charters we applied to because a bill passed that based funding on pre-COVID enrollment numbers. So like anyone, we are taking things one day at a time. I’m getting back to doing my @mutusystem exercises daily, working on parenting and healing courses for my @navigatingpostpartum program, and doing all the summer activities we can from the list of virtual camps/activities on Navigating Parenthood. How are you managing anxiety right now?

https://www.navigatingparenthood.com/managing-your-childs-school-anxiety/

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About 14 hours later and my work going through all

About 14 hours later and my work going through all the toys in the house and lightening the load in the playroom is complete! I still need to add some design elements to this space but I’ve successfully finished and implemented the @playlearnthrivekids purposeful playroom course in a way that works for me. I feel so much lighter looking at this room now, not weighed down. For a look at the Before photo and my whole process yesterday, visit my Story Highlight! More info about the course I went through is here: https://play-learn-thrive.teachable.com/?affcode=591157_mlvbqynh (or simply click this pic via the link in my bio or swipe up on my Stories). 💕
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#playroomorganization #purposefulplay #navigatingparenthood #toytrain #kidkraftplayhouse #playroominspiration #findjoyintheeveryday #cuttheclutter #motherhoodunplugged

I’m doing a big purge through the kids’ playro

I’m doing a big purge through the kids’ playroom and all my bins of baby stuff as I work through a purposeful space (more in my Stories and the Playroom Redo Highlight) and I’m reminiscing. This pic is from our first and only trip to NYC - 2 years ago around this time of year. 🗽🎡🏢 Wow. Where does the time go?! Sooo much has changed and now this guy is 3! His big sis is 9 ... little sis is already almost 19 months and won’t let me put her in a ring sling anymore. I need to try this Onbuhimo with her before she’s too big 😭
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We’ve been doing a lot of virtual camps and at h

We’ve been doing a lot of virtual camps and at home activities this summer 🌲🌼🏕 (AD) One of the camps we’re having a blast with is @officiallittletikes Camp Play (@)Home! Each week is filled with activities, games, songs, and badges the kids can earn. Today, they’re making a pillow fort version of the play tent activity from the website as we gear up for the release of an all-new activity video on Friday.

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It isn’t easy keeping the kids entertained and making fun-filled summer memories with the littles this year, but Camp Play (@)Home makes it possible. Join me this Friday as I try my hand at the new activity with my littles!
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For more information, Visit https://bit.ly/LTCampPlayatHome or click on this pic via the link in my bio 💕

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Have you gone on any physically distant adventures

Have you gone on any physically distant adventures lately? Like a lot of kids, my littles crave the outdoors. But we don’t have a backyard or front area to play in right now so we head to the member-only lake I post about a lot in my Stories and go on adventures less taken right now. We went to check out this railroad museum in Jamestown the other day and the toddler & preschooler had a blast, even the 9-YO! Tours were self-guided, masks were required of everyone, and one of the trains had a mask and eyes on the front- super fun.

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Ahoy! It’s been a while since I’ve posted to m

Ahoy! It’s been a while since I’ve posted to my actual feed so here’s a little recap on this account with a pic from right after I cut my own hair last week. Navigating Parenthood is run by me, Shari. Though you’ll see a lot of me and my family here, this isn’t a personal blog. Navigating Parenthood shares tips, advice, reviews, and stories for expecting, new and new again parents with a focus on gentle parenting and eco-safe practices. There’s even a course all about postpartum preparedness on the sister site via @navigatingpostpartum 💕

In the coming months, I plan to merge the two sites so all my services are on the same site as the content and I may even pair things down so I’d love to know what areas you want the website to focus on. Right now, I’m thinking Birth, Postparrum, Baby, Design. I love designing family spaces so I just had to keep that one 🤣🤣 Health would be a subject covered in all topics instead of a separate topic. Should I keep travel and the others?? Me: I’m semi-crunchy bc I breastfed my oldest to age 4.5 and co-slept with her until her brother was born at age 6. I breastfed my second through pregnancy with my third and stopped at 22 months when my youngest was born. I’m still co-sleeping with my 3 YO and 18 MO. I’m a lactation educator, infant massage instructor, and postpartum doula. I practice mindfulness to get past anxiety and depression. It worked to help me overcome ticks, ADD & OCD in 6th grade. I still have those things but you may not notice it right away. I try to buy organic. BUT I was raised on canned veggies and didn’t even know I liked vegetables until eating at a friend’s house in high school (they had fresh veggies). I also eat junk food, don’t make a ton from scratch. Lose my patience with my kids. Try to buy natural but can’t wrap my brain around ingredients. Have little tornados who break and disrupt and don’t do cute toddler activities shown all over IG and Pinterest. Fun sensory bin? No, that’s gonna be a mess in 10 seconds. I get sidetracked easily (as seen by this post) 🤣🤣 Annnnd that’s my re-intro for today.

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