Parenting
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Baby Proofing Must-Haves
Each milestone in your baby’s life comes with a host of changes you have to make to your own lifestyle. As newborns, they can only placed down on their backs, then explore the joys of tummy time, start rolling over, crawling, cruising, walking, and before you know, your little one is running around the […] Read more…
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Family Beach Vacation (With Packing List!)
Since I’m due with baby #3 this summer, I know my family and I won’t get much of an opportunity to travel or go on vacation with our newborn. So, shortly after the Memorial Day weekend rush, my husband and I decided to take a long weekend trip to the beach in Long Branch, […] Read more…
Pregnancy
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Soon to Be Party of Five!
It has caught us by surprise that after our twins, I am now expecting baby #3. A lot of friends have warned, advised, and damn-near scared me about what it’s like having three kids under the age of two (the twins and our littlest one will be 18 months apart), but my husband and I are […] Read more…
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Will I Ever Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
You are tossing and turning and hate that you can’t sleep on your stomach anymore. You undoubtedly wake up 5 times a night to pee. You have probably even contemplated dragging your air mattress into the bathroom. I’ve been there. It gets better. And as everyone says, your broken sleep pattern during pregnancy prepares […] Read more…
Lifestyle
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My Royal Ritual
After binge watching the Royal Wedding (from the ceremony to past interviews to everyone’s viewing party posts!), I thought about how nice it would be to grow up in a castle or become a princess (every girl’s dream, right?!) We’ll leave that to Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton who are doing an exceptional job at setting an […] Read more…
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Mommy Makeover!
My mom squad and I often commiserate about how we never get a chance to treat ourselves whether it’s getting our hair done or going to the spa for a relaxing massage or mani/pedi. I was ecstatic when Marie Lou&D Salon in Soho, New York invited me and two of my mommy friends, Minila and Rachna, to get pampered. A […] Read more…
Wellness
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Natural Skincare Routine
Throughout my twenties and early thirties, I was never stickler about skincare brands, makeup, or shampoo having to being organic. I just used the most well-known brands on the market and didn’t read the labels. Fast forward to my first pregnancy with my twins, I decided to become acutely aware of what I was […] Read more…
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Got Milk? – How to Increase Your Supply
One night, around midnight, I was feeling especially exhausted from the long day of work and “change-feed-put down to sleep” (repeat 11x times 2) routine. Half asleep, I propped up my hospital grade Medela breast pump on my night stand, plugged in the necessary parts (which look like you’re about to build a handheld periscope or a mini […] Read more…
Spotlight
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Michelle Ranavat – Ranavat Botanics
Equipped with an engineering degree and management consulting expertise, training in ballet and Indian semi-classical dance, and a keen eye for detail, there’s nothing this LA-mompreneur of two can’t do. Michelle Ranavat is disrupting the beauty industry with Ranavat Botanics, a luxury skincare line inspired by ancient traditions of Indian royalty, formulated with high performance […] Read more…
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Rupa Parekh – Jai Jai Hooray!
I am always on the lookout for educational, cultural toys to teach my kids about our Hindu religion in a fun, captivating way. When I attended Brown Girl Magazine‘s “Mimosas with Mom” event in New York (thanks for hosting Trisha Sakhuja!), I was thrilled to meet fellow mompreneur Rupa Parkeh. Her company, Umani (named […] Read more…