Baby Love: Ruthie and Fafa

Introduce yourself and your daughter: R: My name is Ruth Butah and I live in London, England. I’m a working mum, currently at home on maternity leave with my new born baby daughter. Her name is Fafa Naomi and she is eight weeks old and counting How would you describe Baby Fafa? R: Fafa Naomi…

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MommyHacker: Working from Home with a Baby

Noah and I taking a break from work to do some selfies… In October 2009 I quit my beloved but dead-end job as a newspaper reporter (because of this basically) to focus on what was then a fledgling natural hair website. And I remember having a conversation with my mother about how I was struggling…

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Baby Love: Khyla and Xander

Introduce yourself and your son. K: My name is Khyla and I live in Arlington, TX. I’m a hustle-from-home mother. LOL. I’m currently an independent contractor for a work-from-home company. I also complete surveys. Those are the two ways that I contribute to my family financially. I have one child, a boy. Xander is 4…

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Breastfeeding Mommies: Share Your Advice!

Research continues to show how beneficial breastfeeding is. But many new moms continue to be flabbergasted or stumped by the challenges that breastfeeding presents. So I figured that we could share our stories to help and support each other. If you are or were a breastfeeding mommy, answer these questions in the comment box. 1….

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Baby Love: Tiffany and Solomon

Introduce yourself and your son T: My name is Tiffany Childress Price. I live in Chicago, IL. I’m a high school chemistry teacher and I have a 6-week-old son named Solomon. How would you describe your son? T: I know that all parents by nature are biased, but he really is super baby. He grabbed…

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Baby Love: Alisha and Zoe

Introduce us to your daughter. A: I have one beautiful and precocious little 23 month old girl, Zoe Lyne Hope. How would you describe your daughter? A: Zoe is very strong-willed. When she sets her mind to something, she will keep at it until she gets it. I’ve watched her drag chairs around in order…

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How I Squeezed a Nursery Into 60 Square Feet

  My pregnancy was unplanned and unexpected. And my husband Norm and I had actually *just* moved into a smaller unit in our apartment complex when we found out. Our first reaction was to look for a bigger apartment. Our apartment was about 700 square feet with one and a half bedrooms. The ‘half’ being a…

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