Our New Space at 140 Worcester Street, West Boylston, MA

Here are some great photos of our new space, thanks to Suzanne Laroque at Sleaque Images.

How to Tie a Moby Wrap

Have you been wondering how to tie a Moby Wrap?  You’re welcome to come into Mothers & Company and we’ll help you wrap it on yourself (even better, bring your baby and we’ll make sure you feel pretty comfortable before you leave with one and practice at home).

How to Tie a Moby Wrap

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Dads Can Get Postpartum Depression

Ladies, keep an eye on him, too.  You just never know.  The birth of a baby can be such an amazingly overwhelming event in your lives, see care for each other.

Postpartum Depression Strikes Fathers, Too.

Kozy Carrier, one of our very best-selling baby carriers

I had the opportunity to carry one of our MoCo Associate Momma’s babies in this the other day and LOVED it!  Several of the MoCo Mommas have it and love it, but since it was my first time actually carrying a real baby in it (on my back, no less–brought me back to my days of living in a village in West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer) it inspired me to post instructions for you.  If you haven’t gotten one yet, we have plenty of them in solids and prints and all of them are reversible!  The shoulder-rails are padded and there’s even a double pocket at the end of one of the rails.  Enjoy!

Baby Mommas: Put a Sling on ‘Em!

Mommas:  Put a sling on ‘em!  Come to Mothers & Company and try on one of our many types of baby carriers, wraps, slings…find the one that fits you best.  Buy and try…try it for a week and if you don’t love it, return it clean and in excellent condition and with its original packaging.

Watch this video and we dare you to try not to laugh out loud!

MA Mommas’ Online Breastfeeding Resource

You know you can come to Mothers & Company on Mondays at 11am for breastfeeding and pumping support, but what if you have a question about breastfeeding at 2am?   Or maybe you have a pregnant friend who might appreciate one of their excellent handouts?  Ever want to look into a medication you might need to take to find out whether it’s compatible with nursing? Check out our local resource, the MA Breastfeeding Coalition’s website. You could spend an hour looking through their resources and downloading their informative handouts.   And get involved in advocacy for breastfeeding moms, join the Coalition!

What Dads Really Think

Ladies, hold on to your hats, so to speak!  Check out these fun yet informative video blogs from the Being Dad producers (from Down Under).  The MoCo Associate Mommas and I laughed out loud at these and really haven’t heard an American dude telling us this important information about how guys think.  Want to know how to make him FEEL pregnant?  How about finding out how to approach him while you’re trying to get pregnant?  Or how to tell him you’re pregnant?  Well, take a few minutes and watch these and we think you’ll enjoy them.  Have more questions for Sam and Tom?  Go on Facebook and Friend Request Trevor Samuels and ask away…

What Dads Really Think

Watching My Babies Grow

Snow.  I love it.  Not because I ski or do any winter sports (I don’t).  Despite living in a village in West Africa for two years a few degrees north of the equator (yes, there is such a thing as “Africa-hot”), I’m not a fan of hot weather.  When there’s snow there are sweaters.  Comfy clothes.  Love them.

What I love more about winter is snow days.  I’m writing this while watching my two “big girls” play the Wii.  It’s funny, I wasn’t a fan of video games for them before the Wii, but it’s a great way to get them to move their bodies and work together (and we grown-ups love it, too!).  Thinking about the babies I see at Mothers & Company each day, I realize that every stage of their lives is so special.  Caring for a baby is amazing–the coos and little smiles and so many firsts.  It’s also challenging (as we all know).  Every week seems different with kids.   I’m no longer nursing a baby or helping a toddler put her clothes on, but I’m in a new phase of motherhood–raising a citizen, an actual person!  Seeing them interact, witnessing how conversations with them change as their brain develops and they observe and learn from life–wow!  I wonder what they’ll be like when they grow up and also wonder what else I can do to ensure they’ll be who they are meant to be.  Nurturing a life at every stage.  What a gift parenthood is!

They’re doing yoga now, some of the same moves that a bunch of us mommas were doing yesterday at MoCo’s Mom & Baby Yoga.  I’m sore today, but ready to yoga with them.  That’s where the bonding and parenting is…just in the everyday interactions and activities.  Maybe we’ll head out to do some snow angels a little later…you might, too!

MetroMamas Know…about MoCo

Check out the MetroMamas Know Blog…and mymetromama.com.  It’s a local resource for parents in Central MA.