balancing your family life with a travelling spouse
My husband and I are both very career oriented. We love what we do and we love making ourselves better at it every day. I used to travel every month before we started a family and
gestational diabetes, not as bad as you think
Dipika is a pharmacist who specializes in diabetes. With her first-born, she experienced Gestational diabetes, which is more common amongst pregnant women than we had realized. In
adopting lucy: one mom’s journey
Breanna is a good friend of one the Chai Mommas. This post is to inspire families out there that are wanting to adopt. Breanna and her husband have always talked about adopting
stop the mommy guilt
It’s Monday morning and I (for the most part) enjoyed a fun weekend with my cousin who flew in for the weekend to spend time with me and the boys. I am exhausted. The m
Tips on having children cope with the loss of a loved one
This month will mark 3 years since my dad was taken from us. When he passed away our lives drastically changed. It hit us ALL hard, including my 2 children at the time. Nyah was on
13 thoughts from bedrest
I’ve had my share of taking it easy while attempting to achieve pregnancy and while being pregnant…but nothing compared to the strict bed rest I was put on a few days s
books to help cope with loss/change…both for parents and children
So today I was planning to share my bedrest survival tips post but that seems completely out of place since all of my thoughts surround the fact that it’s been exactly two ye
7 pieces of insight from a mom of an autistic child
April was Autism Awareness month but we are still thinking about it here at Chai Mommas. It’s hard not to when recent reports are saying that 1 in 50 American kids is diagnos
8 ways of grieving when you have lost a loved one
2011 was a very tough year for my family and I. At the age of 57 I lost my dad from Central Nervous System (CNS) lymphoma cancer. I felt that my life had shattered and fallen apa
communication tips for parents after having a baby
Communication between my husband and I before we had our first son was great! We were finally at a place where we really learned to let the little things go, make the most of every