Before having a baby, I thought sleep training babies was a ridiculous idea. I ignorantly thought that parents should just suck it up and wake up in the middle of night and take care of their children and stop complaining. THEN, I had a baby of my own and regretted my silly thoughts. For any ...
In My Pumping Bag
*Non-sponsored post. Although discount code is provided for itzyritzy.com, I do not get compensated if code is used.* I was scared to go back to work because I was afraid that me taking a break to pump would distrupt patient flow. That wasn't the case, thankfully. When I went back to work, my ...
Breastfeeding without the Breast : My Choice in Exclusively Pumping
I never imagined myself exclusively pumping. I always planned to breastfeed and that was it. I didn't educate myself because I relied on what I knew as a labor and delivery nurse. Also, I put my trust in the hospital's lactation consultants to help me out. Until I had my baby on my breast, I ...
What’s In My Diaper Bag
I am obsessed with Itzy Ritzy's Boss Diaper bag. Why? Because they are cute, stylish, and functional. I never thought I would want a backpack for a diaper bag, but once you have a baby you need all limbs available! (I thought I'd never drive a minivan but here we are!) This backpack has multiple ...
Better than Ever
My first outing postpartum was to our very good friends' wedding. I walked in wearing a $20 dress from Amazon and flip flops. Curled the ends of my hair and attempted full face of makeup. It was my first time drinking wine and mingling with friends I haven't seen in MONTHS. I was feeling good ...
New Mom Problems
I like to reiterate the fact that I am a new mom and I have no expert advice at all. I just like to share the truths, no matter how embarrassing they are. That being said, I'm sharing the problems I had the first couple months. Things that I had to re-learn, adjust, and simply FIGURE IT ...
