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We're dedicated to creating a community of moms who support each other on the motherhood journey. As a team of moms, we hope our blog will be a source of education and encouragement - whether you're packing your hospital bag or glued to the couch during a cluster feeding session.

By moms. For moms.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

By Deeanne Akerson

Whether you’re exhausted from the holidays or energized by the new year, I hope you remember that you are nothing short of amazing, you are more than enough, and you...

Happy New Year!

By Deeanne Akerson

Whether you’re exhausted from the holidays or energized by the new year, I hope you remember that you are nothing short of amazing, you are more than enough, and you are the right mom for your little one. May the coming...

5 Tips for Enjoying the Holidays When You Have a New Baby

5 Tips for Enjoying the Holidays When You Have a New Baby

The holidays bring merriment and memory-making but also a glut of events, expenses, and demands on your resources, which can be especially challenging with a new baby. Your baby doesn’t care...

5 Tips for Enjoying the Holidays When You Have a New Baby

The holidays bring merriment and memory-making but also a glut of events, expenses, and demands on your resources, which can be especially challenging with a new baby. Your baby doesn’t care if you have cookies to bake, lights to string, or...

KB Moms Travel Tips

KB Moms Travel Tips

We love checking things off lists, especially when they’re mom-approved lists. Since traveling with babies and toddlers can be complicated (even more so during the holidays), we’ve put together our...

KB Moms Travel Tips

We love checking things off lists, especially when they’re mom-approved lists. Since traveling with babies and toddlers can be complicated (even more so during the holidays), we’ve put together our favorite tips and packing must-haves, and we created a streamlined,...

Five Tips to Get Your Kids to <br> Eat More Vegetables

Five Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables

Guest post by Jennifer Blossom

Jennifer Blossom of Blossoming Mommy and Baby shares her favorite tips to get kids to eat more veggies: "Whether you’ve got a little who’s refusing to eat the green-headed forest tree (AKA...

Five Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables

Guest post by Jennifer Blossom

Jennifer Blossom of Blossoming Mommy and Baby shares her favorite tips to get kids to eat more veggies: "Whether you’ve got a little who’s refusing to eat the green-headed forest tree (AKA broccoli) or you’re skipping the vegetables altogether because you just...

How Busy Moms Can Make Healthy Meals for Their Families

How Busy Moms Can Make Healthy Meals for Their Families

Guest post by Jennifer Blossom

Guest blogger Jennifer Blossom, the CEO/Founder of blossomingmommyandbaby.com, shares her tips for healthy meals: "Healthy, fast meals and motherhood should go hand in hand, so why do so many of us...

How Busy Moms Can Make Healthy Meals for Their Families

Guest post by Jennifer Blossom

Guest blogger Jennifer Blossom, the CEO/Founder of blossomingmommyandbaby.com, shares her tips for healthy meals: "Healthy, fast meals and motherhood should go hand in hand, so why do so many of us seem to struggle in this aspect of #momlife? It is...

Five Simple Baby Food Recipes to <br> Stock Your Freezer

Five Simple Baby Food Recipes to Stock Your Freezer

Guest post by J.K. Coy

Guest blogger J.K. Coy shares her favorite baby food recipes: "Making my own baby food is a practical way to get healthy food in my little girls’ growing bodies. But...

Five Simple Baby Food Recipes to Stock Your Freezer

Guest post by J.K. Coy

Guest blogger J.K. Coy shares her favorite baby food recipes: "Making my own baby food is a practical way to get healthy food in my little girls’ growing bodies. But I’m a busy mom, and anything I add to my...

United in Motherhood: <br> Five Benefits of Supporting Each Other <br> on Our Parenting Journeys

United in Motherhood: Five Benefits of Supporting Each Other on Our Parenting Journeys

Guest post by Lauren Miller

We all desire the best for our children—for them to be happy and healthy, to feel loved and valued. The reality is, we will face challenges along the way, many...

United in Motherhood: Five Benefits of Supporting Each Other on Our Parenting Journeys

Guest post by Lauren Miller

We all desire the best for our children—for them to be happy and healthy, to feel loved and valued. The reality is, we will face challenges along the way, many of which are probably shared by others. When we support...

Top Five Things to Consider <br> When Cloth Diapering

Top Five Things to Consider When Cloth Diapering

Guest post by Alixandria Guzman

Just picture it: your sweet babe with the most adorable tush decked out in the cutest print. Fluffy bottoms, adorable patterns—cloth diapering sounds like a dream, right? Take a step...

Top Five Things to Consider When Cloth Diapering

Guest post by Alixandria Guzman

Just picture it: your sweet babe with the most adorable tush decked out in the cutest print. Fluffy bottoms, adorable patterns—cloth diapering sounds like a dream, right? Take a step back, Mama. While cloth diapering has many benefits, it may...

Kindred Bravely's Fourth Birthday

Kindred Bravely's Fourth Birthday

Birthdays are a big deal at Kindred Bravely. From our own birthdays to our KB birthdays (work anniversaries) to KB’s birthday (it’s our fourth anniversary!), we love having a chance to reflect...

Kindred Bravely's Fourth Birthday

Birthdays are a big deal at Kindred Bravely. From our own birthdays to our KB birthdays (work anniversaries) to KB’s birthday (it’s our fourth anniversary!), we love having a chance to reflect on each passing year, celebrate what's happened so far, and...

Tips for Pregnant Military Spouses from a Military Mom of Three

Tips for Pregnant Military Spouses from a Military Mom of Three

Guest post by Amy Schweizer

Congratulations! You just found out that you’re pregnant. You’re excited, nervous, and eager to share your big news with your family and friends. Then you realize that you’re a thousand...

Tips for Pregnant Military Spouses from a Military Mom of Three

Guest post by Amy Schweizer

Congratulations! You just found out that you’re pregnant. You’re excited, nervous, and eager to share your big news with your family and friends. Then you realize that you’re a thousand miles away from everyone you know and love. Your spouse...

Do You Know How Amazing You Are?

Do You Know How Amazing You Are?

In this fast-paced world of never-ending news, social media posts, and hyper-scheduled days, it’s so easy to feel like we’re not measuring up to all the moms out there who...

Do You Know How Amazing You Are?

In this fast-paced world of never-ending news, social media posts, and hyper-scheduled days, it’s so easy to feel like we’re not measuring up to all the moms out there who seem to be doing everything perfectly. Can I tell you...

How to Embrace Real Motherhood: <br> The Messy, the Chaotic and the Beautiful

How to Embrace Real Motherhood: The Messy, the Chaotic and the Beautiful

Guest post by Emily Foster

Guest writer Emily Foster shares, "Before having a baby, you might have had a romantic idea of what motherhood would look like. If you’re like me, in this vision your hair...

How to Embrace Real Motherhood: The Messy, the Chaotic and the Beautiful

Guest post by Emily Foster

Guest writer Emily Foster shares, "Before having a baby, you might have had a romantic idea of what motherhood would look like. If you’re like me, in this vision your hair is wrangled in the perfect messy ponytail, you fit into...