Attempt Flipping a Breech Baby to Avoid a C-Section
**Trigger Warning – Birth Trauma and C-Section Story below** When I found out my first child, my daughter, was a breech baby at 35 weeks pregnant, I obsessively googled everything that I could find to attempt flipping a breech baby to avoid a c-section. I was going to twice per week physical therapy with a […]
Advocating for ourselves with physicians: More #MomRoar
As a mom, one of the most challenging things we can face is advocating for ourselves with physicians when it comes to our health. This also goes with advocating for children – both while pregnant, and afterwards (aka life). When we suspect something is wrong, it can be frustrating and frightening when we feel like […]
Identifying a Tongue and Lip Tie in Your Young Child
As a mother of three children, all of whom were diagnosed with tongue and lip ties, I understand the frustration and confusion that comes with trying to determine if your baby has these conditions. It can be a challenging process, but it’s crucial to identify and treat tongue and lip ties early to avoid breastfeeding […]
Food Elimination for Breastfeeding Moms
As a breastfeeding mother (of 3 kiddos), one of the biggest responsibilities is to ensure that our little ones are getting the best nutrition possible. However, when we suspect our child is sick from a food allergy, it can be a confusing and daunting experience. One way to figure out if your child is allergic […]
Breastfeeding with Food Allergies: Tips and Tricks
Wow. This is probably one of the most intense posts that I will write, as I come off of the tail end of my breastfeeding journey, well, forever. I have finally stopped breastfeeding my now 27 month old, 3rd child. I have been ready for a while, and he, well, has not. To be honest, […]
Managing Feeding Issues in Children – Identify the Root Cause and Thrive
It’s official! The course is launched. I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is finally here. So much blood sweat in tears went into this course. The training, the planning, the workshopping, the taping of videos in a hotel room at 2am on a business trip, the late nights editing and figuring […]
Mom Roar + Parenting Tips
Birthday behavior: Mom Roar The other night was my husbands birthday. All I can say is, thank goodness we mostly celebrated it over the weekend and not on the actual Monday that his birthday fell on, because, geez. It. Was. A. Night! Pooks is having a tough time with the transitions right now, totally understandable, […]
Pandemic notes from March 2020
Let’s be honest. Our generation will never forget March 2020. Or, the years after that, for that matter. So, I was looking back through the archives and felt compelled to share my raw, gutteral notes from the thick of it. Below is my pandemic notes from March 2020, right as the world was shutting down […]
Pandemic Baby: Baby #3 Birth Story 2021
Your birth story: written at 10 days old 1/17/21 Birth: 1/8/21, 8:28 am, 8 lbs 12 oz, 20.5 inches *Trigger Warning – C-Section, Birth Trauma* Dad and I could not fall asleep. We were just so anxious about what was to come and ready to meet you. The alarm went off at 4:30 and I […]
Welcome to Mark it With an S!
Hi, I am Amber. And, welcome to Mark it with an S. I am so happy that you are here. We have been working for a long time to finally get this blog off the ground, and are really excited to finally make it happen. When I was pregnant with our first daughter, I did […]
