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Embracing the First Month Postpartum: Essential Needs and Gentle Care
As the joyous whirlwind of welcoming your little one into the world settles, I am extending the biggest congratulations to you on this beautiful journey of motherhood. The first month postpartum is a time of immense change, both physically and emotionally, and, as a mom of seven, understand the importance of providing support and guidance during this transitional period. This is all about the essential needs for the first month postpartum, ensuring you have the tools and resources to navigate this precious time with confidence and ease. 1. Nourishing Nutrition: During the initial weeks postpartum, prioritizing nourishing foods is crucial for supporting your body’s recovery and energy levels. Stock up on…
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Homemade Healthy and Delicious 3 Ingredient Applesauce
Do you know how easy it is to make applesauce? My kids actually eat this right off of the stove it’s so good! I make my own when organic apples on sale. When things are in season not only is the nutritional value higher but it’s cheaper to buy them. This is when I add a few canned goods into my pantry! Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own? You can make applesauce with any apples but I love to use Golden Delicious. I’ve read that using a mixture will result in a better mixture but by kids LOVE Golden Delicious. You can freeze your applesauce…
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How Meal Planning Saves Our Week
Want to know what makes life easier for our family? Meal planning. It’s something that my husband and I commit to every single weekend so we can make sure the upcoming week. We do this to make sure that it has been grocery shopped and we can cook doing the week without having something random missing. This one little habit that we’ve created helps us actually cook more at home and waste less with our grocery bill. With the current state of the world and just having a larger family, staying on track with our groceries is really important to us. To meal plan, my husband and I sit down…
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3 Easy Dairy Free Meals To Eat Postpartum
After having six kids, I can tell you with 100% certainty that resting is so important for you to do postpartum. I know this might be out of your comfort zone per say but you will never regret letting your body heal verses overdoing it and causing it damage. Read more about why resting postpartum is important. It’s also extremely important to nourish your deleted body while it’s trying to renourish itself and your newborn. If you’re blessed to have people bring you meals, that’s helping out a lot. So make sure to eat! If you’re depending on a spouse to cook for you, listen up! This is for you.…
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How I Made Meal Prepping Non-Negotiable
Meal prepping. Some people love it and some people hate it. I used to not want anything to do with it. As a mom of six, I’ve found that this is a non negotiable for us. When I don’t do it, even the littlest amount, it makes life crazier. One thing God has taught me in life is to never say never and really take time to find practices that will make my life flow easier. Work smarter and not harder, does that sound familiar? I was at a point, not to long ago, where I really struggled to do all the things, especially when it comes eating healthy and…