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Hilarious Mom Resourcefulness

Sometimes you have to think on your toes, mamas! Case in point: I recently received an amusing e-mail from a mom friend with a 5-week-old baby. It’s the type of thing that really only a mom can understand — we are a resourceful bunch! She writes:

I think you can appreciate that I presently have athletic socks stuffed in my bra because our dryer is broken and I have no more clean cotton pads to sop up my milk flow. I feel like I’m playing “grown up,” stuffing my bra. Ha!

Whether you scour your fridge for make-shift ingredients to make a recipe work, or use a paper clip in absence of a barrette — what types of things make you resourceful, mama? Share with us below the creative ways you’ve made everyday life work!

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

Nothing tops a mom’s hug

Nothing is more soothing than mama. Now there’s proof!

A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed that girls aged 7 to 12 put in a stressful situation, but afterward soothed by physical touch and words of support by their moms, showed a rise in oxytocin (the soothing “love” hormone) and a drop in cortisol, or stress hormone.

Surprisingly, girls soothed by their moms by only a phone call showed similar results. Girls who watched a cute movie (“March of the Penguins”) after their stressful situation showed no rise in oxytocin and continued elevation of cortisol, even one hour later. You can read more about the study at MSNBC’s web site.

Count this as one more reason to go home and cuddle those little cuties! They really do take a cue from you!

xo,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma