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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.

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A Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Best New Mom Gifts

A Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Best New Mom Gifts

To help you shop for the new mom in your life, we’ve curated a no-fail gift guide featuring ultra-gift-worthy bras, pajamas, and clothes. Whether the mom in your life is...

A Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Best New Mom Gifts

To help you shop for the new mom in your life, we’ve curated a no-fail gift guide featuring ultra-gift-worthy bras, pajamas, and clothes. Whether the mom in your life is pregnant, postpartum, nursing, pumping, or beyond, make Mother’s Day extra...

The Perfect New Mom Gifts for Valentine’s Day

The Perfect New Mom Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Moms deserve a little extra love year-round, but especially on Valentine's Day. Breastfeeding and pregnant moms, in particular, deserve to feel comfortable and cute. To help you shop for the new mom...

The Perfect New Mom Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Moms deserve a little extra love year-round, but especially on Valentine's Day. Breastfeeding and pregnant moms, in particular, deserve to feel comfortable and cute. To help you shop for the new mom in your life, we’ve curated a collection of some of our...

How to Make a Baby Bump Avocado Costume

How to Make a Baby Bump Avocado Costume

Guest post by Sophia Carr

In this guest post, Kindred Bravely's Instagram Manager, Sophia, gives a step-by-step guide for creating your own avocado costume: "This costume is incredibly easy and (dare I say) fool-proof! If you make...

How to Make a Baby Bump Avocado Costume

Guest post by Sophia Carr

In this guest post, Kindred Bravely's Instagram Manager, Sophia, gives a step-by-step guide for creating your own avocado costume: "This costume is incredibly easy and (dare I say) fool-proof! If you make a mistake, you can just fix it with some more...

The Most Important Part of the Holidays

The Most Important Part of the Holidays

Kindred Bravely Founder and Designer Deeanne Akerson reflects on the holidays with family: "One of my favorite parts of motherhood is seeing the holidays through the eyes of my children."

The Most Important Part of the Holidays

Kindred Bravely Founder and Designer Deeanne Akerson reflects on the holidays with family: "One of my favorite parts of motherhood is seeing the holidays through the eyes of my children."

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday

Guest post by Jessie Wiener

This year, we're celebrating Giving Tuesday by highlighting five nonprofits that honor women—listening to their stories and supporting them through tougher seasons. As moms, we know it takes a village,...

Giving Tuesday

Guest post by Jessie Wiener

This year, we're celebrating Giving Tuesday by highlighting five nonprofits that honor women—listening to their stories and supporting them through tougher seasons. As moms, we know it takes a village, so we’re supporting these incredible organizations that are committed to helping women and...

What Are You Thankful For?

What Are You Thankful For?

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, and while everything will be a little different this year, I can’t wait to spend some quality time with my two...

What Are You Thankful For?

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, and while everything will be a little different this year, I can’t wait to spend some quality time with my two boys.

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,...

6 Maternity and Breastfeeding Essentials for a Cozy Winter

6 Maternity and Breastfeeding Essentials for a Cozy Winter

Guest post by Lauren Miller

The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and along with it, some colder weather. Although you’ve probably purchased everything needed to keep your baby warm and snug during the winter months,...

6 Maternity and Breastfeeding Essentials for a Cozy Winter

Guest post by Lauren Miller

The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and along with it, some colder weather. Although you’ve probably purchased everything needed to keep your baby warm and snug during the winter months, you’ll also want to make sure you’ve prepared yourself by...

Sharing Our Blessings

Sharing Our Blessings

Since November is a month of giving thanks, I wanted to share the gift of our BraveMoms' blessings with you. Their words filled my heart with happiness, gratitude, and a reminder...

Sharing Our Blessings

Since November is a month of giving thanks, I wanted to share the gift of our BraveMoms' blessings with you. Their words filled my heart with happiness, gratitude, and a reminder to keep celebrating the good in my life. I hope...

What I'm Thankful for This Thanksgiving

What I'm Thankful for This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with the ones we hold dearest – our little one/ones, significant others, and our dear friends and family. My family had our own Thanksgiving...

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What I'm Thankful for This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with the ones we hold dearest – our little one/ones, significant others, and our dear friends and family. My family had our own Thanksgiving celebration this weekend, (before several families were traveling out of...

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