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Mother’s Boutique in the News!
Recently, store owner and founder Judy Masucci has been popping up all over the local and national media.It all began in early April when Judy was featured on Career 2.0, a Washington, D.C.-based blog...
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Fact-Based Responses for “You’re Still Doing That?” and Other Comments
“You’re still doing that?”“You’re the only person I know nursing this long.”“Isn’t he too old for that if he can ask you for it?”“Shouldn’t your baby be drinking whole milk by now?”“Breastmilk isn’t...
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Looking Back on My Solo Parenting Stint
My husband works for the Pittsburgh Marathon, which takes place the first weekend of May. This means I haven’t really seen him for about 6 weeks. I’ve been home with my two boys, just me, and it’s been...
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Still Nursing While Pregnant
Maybe this little guy will wean soon?I was so sure my son would wean when I left him with my parents for three days over spring break. I was so sure of it! He was down to once or twice every 2 days. I...
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Climb Out of the Darkness
I just learned about a really inspiring event to raise awareness of postpartum mood disorders, like the ones we’ve been writing about this spring. Postpartum Progress is sponsoring an event called...
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Babywearing Intervention
I’m going to buy a new carrier for this third baby. I bought a custom soft-structured carrier for my second baby and I love it. I used it every day for many, many months and I still actually use it for...
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Planning a VBA2C
I’ve cultivated a very careful circle of friends since having kids, and so it’s jarring for me to go places among strangers or relatives who ask me a ton of very personal questions about my pregnancy...
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Community Lactation Center Opens in Brooklyn
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you know that we support moms feeding their babies any time, any place they are hungry. That doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate it when businesses...
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Best Nursing Bras for Bigger Busts: Real Nursing Moms Share Their Favorites
We asked our loyal, buxom customers to share which nursing bras worked best for them and compiled their testimonials. Here’s a handy guide to the best nursing bras available for larger busts, according...
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Best Nursing Bras for Comfort: Real Nursing Moms Share Their Favorites
Last time, we asked full-busted nursing moms to share their tried and true favorite nursing bras. Today, we’re sharing nursing moms’ favorite bras for comfort–the ones moms even wear to sleep. All of...
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Affordable Care Act Reminder
I’m far enough along in my pregnancy now that I felt compelled to call my insurance company to figure out what I need to do to get a breast pump for when this baby (Squishy, as my older son calls him)...
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Breastfeeding with Large Breasts
A friend was teasing me a few months ago because I still use the C-hold when nursing my toddler. I have very large breasts–the last nursing bra I bought was a 34F, and my son is two. From the moment my...
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Jury Duty While Pregnant
Just over a year ago, I got a juror summons when I had a wee nursling. I wrote about how I looked forward to the service as a “day off” from the intense work of mothering. Lunch break, readers. Lunch...
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Eating Dates for Easier Delivery?
Image SourceI shared a few weeks ago that I’m working toward a VBA2C (vaginal birth after 2 cesareans) later this summer. I’ll try just about anything that will help me have an easier delivery! So I...
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Best Nursing Tanks: Real Moms Share Their Favorites
Nursing bras work great with many shirts, especially nursing shirts–but sometimes moms want the full stomach coverage of a tank. Nursing tanks let moms nurse comfortably in any shirt they choose! In...
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Tear Care: Tips for Postpartum Bottoms
Image sourceEvery-other month, A Mother’s Boutique hosts the meeting for the International Cesarean Awareness Network’s (ICAN) Southwestern PA chapter. June’s meeting invited mamas to share their...
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Chewable Jewelry for Kids with Sensory Needs
For a long time, my son walked around wearing wet shirts with droopy, baggy sleeves. His collar was always in his mouth, unless he had a shirt sleeve in there. Once his shirt was soaked through, he’d...
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Extended Breastfeeding Linked to Reduced Diabetes Risk
Last week, the American Diabetes Association released some new findings stating that “intensive and extended breastfeeding lowered a woman’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes after pregnancy in which...
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Treating PUPPP (Late Pregnancy Rash)
Toward the end of my nearly-42-week pregnancy with my first son, I developed intense itching in my stretch marks. When I say intense, I mean itching beyond any I’ve experienced before. And I’ve...
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Nursing While Pregnant: Guidelines for the Final Stretch
I’m currently 35 weeks pregnant and my toddler is still nursing, so I’ve finally accepted that he will not self-wean before the baby arrives. Hopefully, he won’t ramp up his nursing too much once my...
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