Your Mom, your aunt, your cousins, your friends, your siblings likely have the best of intentions when they flood you with all of their “must haves” for pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing. They just want to support you and pass along their knowledge. Mom Smarter, Not Harder’s mission is to help you simplify (and organize) this information so it informs, but is not the deciding factor on what you bring into your home. This guide will list of very general things you NEED to be ready for baby and other things to consider. (COMING SOON!)

No one can really prepare you for what it’s like to push a baby out or have one extracted from your body or what it will feel like for the days and weeks (and even months) after. This guide is designed to have broad brush strokes and a few specific recommendations as well. Remember to stay on top of your ibuprofen and acetaminophen! (COMING SOON!)

Breast to bottle. Breast milk to formula. Formula to alimentum. Your free guide and tips are here! (COMING SOON!)

Maybe you’ve read Dr. Ferber and his followers. Maybe you’re extremely skeptical of the whole process and don’t think sleep training “works”. Maybe you’re early on and want to try something free before you commit to paying for it. Check out Mom Smarter, Not Harder’s guide! (COMING SOON!)

Purees or baby lead weening (BLW)? What purees? What solid foods? There is no shortage of information or opinions out there. I’ve consolidated various themes and ideas to provide you with just enough information to inform but not overwhelm so you can stick to your gut and intuition. (COMING SOON!)

Is your baby super attached to their bottle? Goes to sleep with it at night? Carries it around during the day? Having a hard time figuring out how to drink out of a sippy cup? Check out this guide! (COMING SOON!)