No matter how many times you may hear these things, they simply are NOT true. Had a C-section? You are a warrior. Didn't instantly bond with your baby? Totally normal. It will happen, in time. Breastfeeding is hard AF! Some people may have to exclusively pump. Some may have to formula feed. Who cares?! Fed is best. Every kid is different. There is no way to know exactly what to do in every parenting situation. Unfortunately, there isn't a ...
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EP 20 – Are Pinterest Moms Real? – Living Up To Our Vision Board Dreams
Pinterest has taken over as the #1 place to create vision boards of what we want our lives to look like. When it's time to have kids, we moms pin everything from cute meals to extravagant learning activities. But are Pinterest moms real? Does anyone live up to their Pinterest hopes and dreams? In this episode, we're discussing what our own vision boards of motherhood looked like and where we fall short. If this pandemic has taught us anything, ...
EP 19 – The Great Debate – Stay-at-Home Moms vs. Working Moms
Many women start to think about it before the ever get pregnant - will they continue working or will they be a stay-at-home mom. Ever since women were allowed to start working outside of the home, there's been a debate on which one is better. In this episode, we're discussing the stigmas around working moms and stay-at-home moms and how we decided what works for us. But make no mistake, whichever choice you choose, we support. Moms play an ...
EP17 – Who Raised You?! – Learning Our Parenting Styles
You've heard it before - there's no handbook when it comes to raising kids. But what's pretty consistent for most parents are their parenting styles. While there are pros and cons to each, learning which one you lean towards can help you understand what type of parent you are. In this episode, we're talking the five common parenting styles and where we think we fall. Everything from free-range parenting to attachment parenting, we've got ...
EP 12 – Becoming…Mama – Our Stories on Becoming Moms
Even through nine months of pregnancy, we're never really prepared for that moment when we become moms. As in...labor. Every woman experiences childbirth differently and no matter how many classes you take or women you talk to, you ultimately have no idea what your experience will be like. In this episode, we're talking the stories of how we became moms - our sons birth stories. We're keeping it real and telling you all those things you ...
EP 11 – The Ties That Bind Us – Breaking Generational Curses
Growing up how often did you hear "We've always done it this way" without ever really knowing why. In many families, the way we parent, even the way were are as people, is passed down from generation to generation without explanation. Only tradition. In this episode, Shara's husband Brandon joins us as we talk breaking those generational curses. We're talking everything from why we want to make better health decisions to how we want to ...
Hi! We're Sasha & Shara - the co-hosts of the Swirl and Sip Podcast! 