Sending Your Baby to Daycare: How I Prepared & Coped

By: elephantinthewomb May 10, 2021 Child Care & School, Motherhood, My Writing, Newborn to Age 1, Parenting, Personal, Postpartum, Toddlersback to work, child care, featuredLeave a Comment

In Canada, we are so very fortunate that many of us have access to 12-18 month maternity leaves. This is unfortunately not available to everyone (you have to have worked 600 hrs of insurable employment within a period to qualify for maternity/parental leave benefits) – but I hope to see this expanded in the future.…

Swimming Lessons for Your Little Fishies: A Look at the Guidance & Recommendations

By: elephantinthewomb April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 Uncategorizedfeatured, swimmingLeave a Comment

We recently started taking Maggie to swimming lessons at a swim school (pre-lockdown). We only go to do 3 lessons before restrictions changed again, but it was such a good experience. As I wrote a post about it for Instagram, I thought it might be of interest to some of my readers to see what…

The 411 On White Noise and Baby Sleep

By: elephantinthewomb March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Uncategorizedbaby, featured, Sleep, white noiseLeave a Comment

I honestly never thought a lot about white noise before having a baby. I have always been a pretty heavy sleeper who never really struggled to fall asleep, so sleep aids weren’t something I’d put much thought into. When I saw a ton of people recommending white noise machines as a must have item for…

New Podcast Episode: Ep 16 Teaching Special Education During COVID

By: elephantinthewomb March 10, 2021 Uncategorizedfeatured, special education, teachers, teachingLeave a Comment

Another new episode of the podcast is now available – a career experiences interview with Kaitlyn, who is sharing her experiences teaching special education during the COVID-19 pandemic. As always, you can check out the newest episode on all major podcast platforms! Please note that these opinions are our own and do not reflect the…

Maggie’s Picks: Sort, Stack and Nest Toys

By: elephantinthewomb February 18, 2021 Uncategorizedbaby toys, featured, nest, sort, stack, toys1 Comment

Around 12 months of age, Maggie became obsessed with her sort and stack toys! She would play with them for long periods of time and was very determined at being “successful” at them. So I thought I’d share some of her favourite ones for those with babes around the one year mark – keep in…

What Feeling “Touched Out” Was Like For Me

By: elephantinthewomb February 8, 2021February 18, 2021 UncategorizedBreastfeeding, featured, Parenting, touched out1 Comment

I was never really told about feeling touched out before I had a baby. I was observant enough that I noticed some moms around me got what appeared to be “tired” of having their child crawl all over them – which I totally understood. Everyone likes and needs their own personal space at times. But…

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New Podcast Episode – Ep 21 A Medicated Vaginal Birth Story with @mymommyspost

By: elephantinthewomb June 14, 2021

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A new episode of the podcast is now available on all major podcast platforms! Just search “Elephant in the Womb” or check out our podcast tab on the blog. A podcast brought to you by Elephant in the Womb blog (www.elephantinthewomb.ca). The Birth Experiences series is a set of interviews with moms sharing their unique…

Myth Busters: Exercise in Pregnancy (Part 1)

By: elephantinthewomb June 2, 2021

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I hear and see a lot of fear around exercise during pregnancy – mostly stemming from older “myths”, passed on from parents or grandparents generations. Lucky for us – we live in an age of information. And although there are still many leaps and bounds to be made into women’s health research, there is some…

New Podcast Episode: Ep 20 Emergency C-Section Experience & Recovery with Christen

By: elephantinthewomb May 29, 2021

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Small Joys of Motherhood (To Celebrate 16 Months of Maggie)

By: elephantinthewomb May 17, 2021

Development & Milestones, Maggie Monthly, Motherhood, Personal, Postpartum, Toddlers16 months old, Maggie Monthly, Motherhood, ToddlerLeave a Comment

Maggie turned 16 months (ten days ago now.. I drafted this post last week, whoops!) – and since it was the day before mother’s day I thought, why not do a bit of a special post this month? A mix of Maggie & motherhood? (I also don’t have much new to report in terms of…

A Moms Guide to Thermometers

By: elephantinthewomb May 6, 2021

General Health, Health Resources, Kids, Kids Health, Newborn to Age 1, Newborn/Baby, Product Guides, Toddler, ToddlersFeverLeave a Comment

Why are there so many different types of thermometers? No, seriously. There is. There are ear (tympanic), forehead (temporal), or multi-use thermometers (for oral, rectal, or digital – but make sure to buy a separate one for rectal… 🙂). Is one better than the other? Are some more accurate? Lets take a look at the…

Sun Safety for Kids, Part 2: Shades & Covers

By: elephantinthewomb May 3, 2021

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You can find part one about sunscreen here. I promised a second post, so here it is. Because the truth is – there is a lot more to sun safety than just sunscreen. Thought that certainly is a very important part to remember – for our kids and for all of us adults too! Here…

Sun Safety for Kids, Part 1: Sunscreen

By: elephantinthewomb April 29, 2021

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I recently did a post on swimming lessons for kids, so I figured why not continue on the topic of summer (can you tell I’m excited?) by covering sun safety for kids! This post will cover sunscreen, but I’ll talk about other sun protection mechanisms in the second part of this post. Please remember this…

New Podcast Episode: Ep 19 Vaginal Twin Birth & Postpartum Experience

By: elephantinthewomb April 20, 2021

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A new episode of the podcast is now available on all major podcast platforms! A podcast brought to you by Elephant in the Womb blog (www.elephantinthewomb.ca). The Birth Experiences series is a set of interviews with moms sharing their unique birth story, and answering common questions about their different experiences. What is labor & birth…

BTW – Maggie is 15 Months!

By: elephantinthewomb April 16, 2021

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The past few weeks have been insanely busy for me, finishing up a Master’s course and just with everything going on in the world I’ve been busy at work too. So, I totally meant to publish this when Maggie actually turned 15 months last week, but that’s ok. Life isn’t perfect. Here is a quick…

New Podcast Episode: C-Section Twin Birth Experience!

By: elephantinthewomb April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

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A new episode of the podcast is now available on all major podcast platforms. Simply search “Elephant in the Womb” or click on her menu bar to access the Podcast page. So happy to have our very first twin birth experience shared on the podcast. Ashleigh is sharing her twin birth story and some great…