Basics of Multiple Baby Care
At Boba we receive lots of questions about multiple birth and babies. Many parents wonder how it can work with babywearing and other natural parenting methods. When parents find out they are expecting...
View ArticleMy (Un)Glamorous Expat Beach Mama Routine (A Day In the Life)
I’ve talked here before about how I left the states to travel, fell in love on my first major stop (Chile), stayed, had a baby and am now living the expat mama life on a beach where I fell in love....
View ArticleWhy Mommy Wars and What I Do To Stay Out of Them (Best I Can)
When I first thought about the topic of mommy wars, I pictured current social media: critical Facebook posts and parents tearing each other apart in the comments of a blog. This is what I’ve seen and...
View ArticleCo-sleeping: Sleeping Like a Baby with Your Baby
I’m laying here in bed with a six-year-old snoring in my ear on one side, a six-month-old nursing on the other side and the other six-year-old next to the baby. My husband is sleeping on the next...
View ArticleA Response to The Dangers of “Crying it Out” by Darcia Navaraez
“Crying it out.” Just reading the words makes me shudder. The belief that babies can be spoiled by being given too much attention and care is just plain wrong. Babies do not need to be left to their...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons to Use a Baby Carrier
1. With you is your baby’s favorite place to be. After nine months of being as close as can be your baby wants almost nothing else but to be with his or her mama. 2. Carriers make for easy...
View ArticleScientific Study On How Babywearing Promotes Essential Bonding
These days most parents are already familiar with how beneficial babywearing is for mom and baby. Now new scientific research shows another amazing reason to wear your baby and keep your bodies...
View ArticleFive Pros And Cons To Having A Large Family
I’ve been thinking a lot about large family dynamics. With four naturally spaced kids, the age difference gets pretty spread out between the oldest and youngest. Even though two children is seen as...
View ArticleYou Know You’re A Mom When…
Just in time for Mother’s Day! You Know You’re A Mom When…. 1. You don’t think it’s weird at all to eat your kids’ food scraps. 2. You’ve lost the social cue that reminds you not to talk about bodily...
View Article10 Good Reasons to Breastfeed Past One Year (And How to Know When You and...
1. “Nursing makes the job of mothering easier, not harder.” Norma Jean Bumgarner This has got to be one of my favorite reasons. Of course it’s so good for the child but also what mom doesn’t need...
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