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Noonan Syndrome: Our Story

This is Brave.org: Motherhood and Noonan Syndrome

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We registered Hennie for preschool this week and despite how hard I’ve been working to combat my anxiety this summer I have to admit that it has my worries piqued. Our little Hen is timid and sensitive and too sweet for this world. She really loves watching other kids play but has a big “personal space” bubble so she isn’t super comfortable taking part very often. And she hasn’t actually spent any time away from us! • We’ve enrolled her in a local parent-participation preschool that we’ve heard only wonderful things about but I’m still so curious to know how the transition will go for her and I’d love to hear about some other experiences to ease my fears. Isn’t it crazy how much we worry? She’s probably gonna love it and learn so much but all I can picture are kids making fun of her glasses or her cute little belly or her emerging stutter 😭 • What is your preschooler like? Did they love making friends or just wanna stay at home? Are kids nice these days? Do I need to chill tf out? I can probably answer that one myself. Gah! Please share all of your beautiful “my kid made a best friend on the first day!” stories. I have three weeks to hype myself up on this whole preschool thing and let go of the idea that I’m gonna be able to shelter my children forever. Easier said than done. • • • • #anxiety #preschool #motherhood #preschoolmom #preschooler #preschoolstories #backtoschool #backtopreschool #threeyearsold #threeyearold #toddlerlife #realmotherhood #rawmotherhood #pnwparenting #slowparenting #0823photography #attachmentparenting #helicoptermom

August is breastfeeding awareness month but to me it isn’t about being pro-breastfeeding or even about normalizing breastfeeding, it’s about acknowledging the struggle and respectfully supporting eachother’s choices. Even easy breastfeeding journeys like mine can be full of complications and setbacks - I’ve dealt with reflux, tongue ties, the dreaded biting phase, and excruciating clogged ducts and nipple blisters 😖. These days my biggest hurdle is trying to keep my one-year-old focused when all he wants to do is practice walking! The right way to feed your baby is the way that has been lovingly decided on as a family and there is a very wide range of what that might mean. • It might mean formula feeding because breastfeeding is compromising mama’s mental health. It might mean tube feeding because baby is having a hard time and isn’t gaining quite as much weight as he should be. It might mean feeding a reflux baby upright while bouncing on a yoga ball. It might mean breastfeeding til your “baby” is a four year old. It might mean that mama has to give up all her favourite foods because baby has an allergy. It might mean working hard with a lactation consultant for weeks to troubleshoot recurring issues. It might mean pumping so mama can go back to work or her partner can help out. Some environments can be judgy about seeing a woman breastfeed in public and some environments can be judgy about a parent choosing formula. Whatever your journey has been, I see you. I support you. Your experience with breastfeeding is one of the first major opportunities to tap into your parental intuition and learn to quiet the noise of everyone else’s opinions. Really listen to what you believe is the right step for your baby. Stay informed but always, always follow your heart 🖤 • Curious to know more about YOUR experience: was it pretty easy or did you and baby struggle? Did you enjoy it or sorta hate it? What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever fed your babe? 😏 • • • #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingmama #fedisbest #fedisbestwhetherbottleorbreast #breastfeedingatoddler #breastfeedingawarenessmonth #breastfeedingmom #momswhobreastfeed #mastitis #milkymama #lactationsupport

There was a time when I really believed that my newborn child was a detriment to all the fun things in life (😬 don’t judge me, I was a colic mama!) but that brutal baby phase is over and now I feel keenly aware that we’re knee deep in the “good ol’ days” that we’ll someday remember with gut wrenching fondness. • • • • #honestmotherhood #rawmotherhood #realmotherhood #colicmama #colic #twoundertwo #twotoddlermama #toddlermama #momoftwo #teammotherly #thegoodolddays #theofficequotes #thegoodoldays #youngchildren #slowparenthood #pnwmama

Let’s talk about... menstruation! A subject I never, ever would have spoken about publicly in my twenties but now I’m all “Feminism! I’m not ashamed of the naturalness of my body!” and stuff. And also, I have a very real question for those of you who are blessed enough to bleed (Instagram analytics tells me that’s about 80% of you 😵). • So here’s the thing: I had my babies back-to-back and haven’t had to deal with a period in over 3.5 years 🙌🏻 During that time “period technology” (lol) has changed and all sorts of new things are available and I wanna know what you use that you’d recommend! @knixwear ? @shethinx ? @thedivacup ? Good old fashioned @tampax ? Is this weird? No one is going to comment on here, I’m sure of it 🤔 But I feel like it’s important to ditch the shame stigma that swirls around a totally natural and normal part of being a bleeding, breeding human being 💃🏼 So spill it, gals! • • • • #postpartumbody #postpartum #talkingaboutit #postpartumperiods #periodtalk #menstruationmatters #girlstuff #feminist #knix #thinx #divacup

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