How Functional Training Can Benefit Postpartum Workouts
Welcoming a new life is incredible but challenging, especially in reclaiming your body postpartum. Many new moms find fitness daunting, but functional training offers hope. It focuses on real-life movements,... Read More
Birth Pool or Bathtub: Which Is Better for Home Birth
The rise of at-home water births is making waves among expecting mothers, and for good reason. The idea of bringing life into the world in the comfort of one’s home,... Read More
Tips for Feeling Comfortable During Your First Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a beautiful time but can also feel challenging for first-time mothers as your body undergoes numerous changes. Every pregnancy is unique and there is no right or wrong... Read More
Why Daily Oral Hygiene Habits Are So Important
As a mother, you know that taking proper care of your family’s health is a priority. You cook nutritious meals, make sure the family exercises, and schedule regular checkups with... Read More
Surprising Ways Your Body Changes During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a miraculous journey that brings joy, excitement, and of course, countless bodily changes. While most women know about the obvious transformations, like an expanding belly and weight gain,... Read More
Natural Remedies to Keep Kids Healthy as They Head Back to School
The back-to-school season is an exciting time for both children and parents. However, it also brings with it the concern of your children falling prey to various illnesses that tend... Read More
Fun Birthday Party Ideas for Children With Autism
Birthdays are perfect for over-the-top celebrations and fun with the ones you love. When celebrating your child, you want to go above and beyond to make them smile, especially on... Read More
Why Pediatric Dental Care Is Important
The earlier your child is seen by a dentist, the better it is for their teeth for the rest of their lives. Poor oral health in children is linked to... Read More
Play Should Be For All!
Did you know this is the least active generation in history? I mean, I’m sure it comes as no surprise, when you really think about it, long gone are the... Read More
Tips for Enjoying a Virtual Fitness Class
For many moms, it’s easy for personal fitness to take a back seat to all the other responsibilities and concerns in life. But prioritizing your health improves your overall well-being... Read More
How To Manage Your Child’s Allergies at School
As the school year begins, it’s time to start preparing your child (and yourself) for school. This includes getting back on healthy sleep schedules and returning their minds to school... Read More
Easy Ways To Improve Flexibility in Your Children
As a parent, you want to do what’s best for your children. Part of this is making sure they’re healthy, which includes their flexibility. We’ll show you how to make... Read More
It’s Time to Get Unstuck!
It’s Time to Get Unstuck! How to find resilience and use lifestyle medicine to manage your mood How are you doing? It is a simple question but can also be... Read More
Simple Ways To Teach Kids To Be Eco-friendly
We all share this beautiful world—people, plants, and animals—so we have to take care of it to keep our planet healthy for everyone inhabiting it. Learning how to reduce your... Read More
Dangerous Household Items You Need To Be Careful With
Living in today’s world is full of challenges. It gets hotter every year, grocery store prices are rising, and you’re not even sure if the items in your home are... Read More
How To Know if Your Child Needs Oxygen Therapy
There are different sicknesses and illnesses that could cause your child to need oxygen therapy. If your child hasn’t been diagnosed with a sickness or illness that affects breathing but... Read More
Resources on how and where to find formula
Your baby has to eat! Whether you are breastfeeding parent or a formula feeding parent, your baby has got to eat. The formula shortage is affecting everyone. Mommies around the country... Read More
Therapy for Black Girls: Protecting our Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mommies cannot pour from an empty cup. Let’s walk through how we can fill ourselves back up! Therapy for Black Girls: Protecting our Mental... Read More
An Introduction to Plant-Based Eating for Kids
Plant-based eating is a way of eating that relies primarily on plant food sources. Many people choose to eat this way because it’s better for their health and the environment. Maybe... Read More
Tasty Meals: Fun Dinner Ideas for the Whole Family
Tasty Meals: Fun Dinner Ideas for the Whole Family Dinner doesn’t always have to feel like a chore. Create new family bonds by trying some of these new and tasty... Read More
Nutrition-Dense Foods Your Growing Child Needs
Nutrition-dense foods provide a strong foundation As your children develop, they need the right fuel for learning and growth. They’ll need sufficient calories for hours of playtime as well as... Read More
Top Surprising Benefits Of Filtered Water
Water is essential for our survival. 70% of our bodies are made up of water, which is bound in our cell membranes. Water is more vital than food since we... Read More
Black Maternal Health Week
There is a maternal mortality crisis in America and the face of it is black!
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 12.4 deaths... Read More
5 Tips for Preventing Common Childhood Illnesses
Knowing the common childhood illnesses is the first step to preventing them. Children are more susceptible to viruses and infections because their bodies are still growing and developing. Black people... Read More
Living with Endometriosis
Nothing worked I can remember it so clearly. Being in middle school and finding out I got my period. The pain and the bleeding are what I remember the most.... Read More
As for me and my household, we choose to be vaccinated
Surviving COVID-19 in 2020 I remember the surreal moment when I received a phone after taking a rapid COVID-19 test, that I was indeed positive. My positive diagnosis led to... Read More
Moving Beyond Talk about Good Food and Bad food: A Conversation with Dr. Ashante Reese
Moving Beyond Talk about Good and Bad Food: A Conversation with Dr. Ashante Reese MommiNation: In the quest to get healthy a lot of us are trying to understand what... Read More
Simple Tips for Making Healthier Desserts
Who doesn’t love a good dessert? It’s tasty and satisfies a sweet tooth. However, desserts are often too sugary or have ingredients that aren’t good for our bodies. If you’re... Read More
The Best Ways To Protect Your Child’s Health
For parents, the number one priority is the health and well-being of their children so that they can grow into upstanding, successful adults. For that reason, we understand you’re always... Read More
Working for Food Justice: A conversation with Ashanté Reese
Food and nutrition are political issues. MommiNation sat down with award-winning author, Dr. Ashante Reese, to talk about the politics of food. MommiNation: Dr. Reese, your research centers on food-justice,... Read More
Yueltide Yoga-Finding Time to Relax During the Holidays
We’re halfway through December and for many of us that means preparing for and celebrating the end-of-year holidays. Hanukkah is over. But Christmas, Kwanzaa and the joy of New Year’s... Read More
Reasons You Should Check Your Child for Signs of Scoliosis
Being a mom means wearing multiple hats, and one of them is doctor. The reasons you should check your child for signs of scoliosis are because it is a common... Read More
How To Prepare for an At-Home Water Birth
There isn’t a more intimate experience than having a home birth. Laboring at home allows mothers to relax in a familiar space and provides more freedom to move around. Many... Read More
Ways To Encourage Your Kids To Practice Oral Hygiene
Getting your kids to consistently brush their teeth and practice good dental habits is difficult but absolutely paramount to establish at an early age. Because the process may seem like... Read More
Is it cancer? How to know if you have this deadly disease.
October is breast cancer awareness month and it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t be affected directly or indirectly by this disease. As an ob/gyn I see countless women who... Read More
I’m Sure It’s Nothing…
Or so I thought…Let me take you back to the moment in time where absolutely nothing changed my life forever. It was March of 2011, just six months after having... Read More
Touching my boobs saved my life
Now that I have your attention, let me confirm that you did not read that title wrong. Touching my boobs saved my life, and I believe if you do it,... Read More
My Fitness Journey: Living with Lupus
My Achilles heel I’ve always exercised, but I was never consistent. I started strong for the first couple of weeks, then gradually fade. It has always been my Achilles heel.... Read More
Finding My Way back from Low Confidence
Where my story begins I’ll start my story when I had to move to my grandmother’s house after my parents separated. Let’s just say she was not friendly in the... Read More
FINDING MY ATHLETIC SELF AGAIN
Finding myself again Summer 2021 is upon us and, I am ready for what’s to come. Last year was a test of resilience and an opportunity of reflection. During that... Read More
The STD You May Have
That’ll get your attention! Now that you’re here, let’s talk about a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that most will encounter in their lifetime. This includes women AND men. ... Read More
SACRED SPACE
Om is a sacred spiritual incantation that signifies the essence of ultimate reality in Hinduism. I had the opportunity to share sacred space with women of color, from across the... Read More
Fifty five, fit and fab!
Where it all started… I grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. I was a track and field athlete in high school who hated to train but was good enough to roll... Read More
I Gave Up Sugar For 30 Days, Here’s What Happened…
We’ve just wrapped up a successful fitness challenge here at MommiNation. It has been amazing seeing all the beautiful mommies get serious about their health. As moms I know the... Read More
Cajun Chicken Quinoa Bowl
Heyyyy Mommination! I know we are all SO excited starting the Fit Mommi Challenge this week! (Go team Fit-Ish Mommies!) Some of us have kept it together since the last... Read More
6 Reasons Your Baby Might Be Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Originally posted on LiveWell Reasons Why Your Baby Might Be Sent to the NICU Prematurity. Babies born early (less than 37 completed weeks) is the most common reason for a... Read More
No Need To Drown…Just Keep Swimming
Water will not kill my daughters. I need them to be able to have the skills set to, if in danger, to save their lives. Mommy and daddy will do... Read More
4 Ways to Go Inward: Calming The Anxiety Caused by Covid-19
Hey Mommies! We’ve survived a few weeks of quarantine and there’s at least another month of this ahead. These are some very trying times. I don’t know one person that... Read More
My dream destination wedding canceled due to COVID-19
In January of 2019 we decided to book our wedding at the beautiful Moon Palace Resort in Ochos Rios, Jamaica! Neither of us have ever been to Jamaica, so we... Read More
How COVID19 Can Impact Your Motherhood Experience In a Good Way!
by Rocquel of OurMommySpace Let me guess you’re sitting in your living room binge-watching all of your favorite shows, your kids are running through all of the snacks in the... Read More
How to Not Go Broke During COVID-19
COVID-19 has added another meaning to mommi madness. This blog was initially thought of to help mommies focus on our financial goals through the madness we mommies experience everyday, but... Read More
Don’t Just Survive Quarantine Season… STAY LIT!
By now I think we've used this word more in the past week than we will in our lifetimes. Is it just me or are you guys sick of hearing... Read More
Three Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Coronavirus
Life as we know it has turned completely upside down. As an adult, I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around this whole thing. Can you imagine how... Read More
Schools Closed? Here’s What You Can Do
The Coronavirus has made it’s way to the United States and its presence has contributed to the closures of everything around us. Let me just say, I expected many things... Read More
Protecting Our Children From the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus began to take over media reports in the last few weeks, I began to do my due diligence to make sure I did everything I could to... Read More
Being Basic is Not a Bad Thing
Let’s Go Back to the Basics The New Year is only a few days away and many of us have already decided on our New Years Resolution. Many of us... Read More
New Year, New Wife, New Mommi, New Me!
This may sound a bit cliché, however when I reflect on 2019, all I can think about is how I really wasn’t that great of a person. I wasn’t good... Read More
4 Tips to Remain Thankful during a difficult Season in your Life
As women, and as Moms we go through seasons in our lives where our hope begins to diminish due to circumstances beyond our control. Even some situations we find ourselves... Read More
Women & Weed: A Candid Conversation Part 3 – We have the final say
You made it! This 3-part series of Women & Weed is coming to an end (I know I think I originally said 4 but I think a trilogy is a... Read More
Women & Weed: A Candid Conversation Part 2 – Motherhood
Welcome back! Hopefully you have read Part 1 in the Women & Weed series and are ready for Part 2 as we discuss Weed & Motherhood! Women & Weed You’ve... Read More
Women & Weed: A Candid Conversation Part 1 – Pregnancy
Before we begin, for my novice readers here are some clarifying points (my experienced consumers can skip to the next paragraph 😊) Marijuana, weed, ganja… all the same thing in... Read More
To the Mommi Who Needs a Break
First Time Mommi I remember when I became a mom for the first time. Everything was exciting and new. Here I was 22 years old, barely married for a year... Read More
Mourning Your Single Self
Congratulations! You are in the relationship that you always dreamed of whether you are married or just committed to the person of your dreams. You may have just found out... Read More
Eating Healthy on a Budget
My job is to feed a family of 8 people. Feeding them is the easy part, feeding them healthy, organic, unprocessed food, now that’s the fun part. I get a... Read More
Healthy Lifestyle: 4 Ways To Remain Consistent
NEVER MISS A MONDAY!!! Lord, it’s Monday. Not today, Satan! (hits snooze and rolls back over) WOOT WOOT! WORKOUT WEDNESDAY!!! Hump Day can holla at me later! IT’S FITNESS FRIDAY!!!... Read More
Black Women Need Therapy Too.
Seeking treatment is no admission to any mental illness if anything it’s an admission to wanting more for yourself.... Read More
The Best Choice For My Baby
Super Mommi I think the greatest thing I’ve done for my Daughter as a baby was breastfeed her for as long as I did. 19 months to be exact, it... Read More
The 411 on Colostrum Harvesting
Colostrum Harvesting or Antenatal Hand Expression is a topic that isn't talked about as much as it should be. So many moms with high risk pregnancy situations are unaware of... Read More
If You Could Prevent Cancer….Would You?
Recently, I joined the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society in Indiana. Admittedly, I did not know as much about cancer compared to many of those who had worked... Read More
My Battle with Depression
Then again, if I look a little closer, maybe I look exactly like what depression looks like. In my mind, depression looks like sadness, lethargy, malaise. In my head, depression... Read More
We Are Trippin’!
An Open Letter to Myself The most dangerous gift in the world is natural talent. You’ve seen it before. It’s the college roommate who partied until 3 AM, never went... Read More
Beat The Heat: 5 Ways to Prevent Hot Car Deaths
Although it is possible to prevent hot car deaths, kids are still dying in hot cars at an alarming rate. According to a Forbes article, 2018 was the deadliest year... Read More
Beach Please! Keeping the Bikini Body on Vacation
Summer is heating up and most of us are in vacay mode. For the past few months, you planned the vacay, worked out diligently to get the abs flat and... Read More
HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE UNMOTIVATED OR JUST TIRED
1. Are you overwhelmed because you currently have too much on your plate and are not sure where to start to get it all done?... Read More
Abortion: One ob/gyn’s perspective
I’ve never had an abortion so I can’t say how it feels to be in the position to make that decision. I can say that I’ve counseled hundreds of women... Read More
Healthy Mommi…Healthy Baby After AIDS!
Cake, Cake, CAKE...CAKE! (Rihanna Voice) LOL...Noooooow who said that because I was diagnosed with AIDS that I can’t have my mommi, mogul, wifey cake AND eat it too? Well, unfortunately... Read More
The Diagnosis That Changed My Life.
How could I, with my perfect little career, and “perfect” little family, and perfect little appearance not have it all together? How did I let this happen to ME?... Read More
This B!@tch I Know Named “HG”
HG is a bitch and I apologize for the language but she is, there literally aren’t any other words to describe her evil and destructive ways.... Read More
What’s In Your Water?
Ideally we could all answer that by saying nothing but good old H20 but we know from the ongoing crisis in Flint, Michigan , that is not the case. The... Read More
This Dope Mommi Owns A Cannabis Shop!
School Daze The scene: At my daughter’s school helping with the school play. The topic: What we do for a living. One mom says she is a full-time mom…that answer... Read More
I’m a Mom…and Four Other Reasons I Need Therapy!
THERAPY... for reasons unbeknownst to me, there’s this stigma in the black community that the T word is negative. Think about all of the specialist that you see throughout... Read More
Prenatal Depression
I had always heard people talk about postpartum depression, but I'd never heard much about prenatal depression. Like many mothers, I often worried about depression after giving birth that the... Read More
Journey to Discovering Our Child Had Autism Part I: Her Dramatic Entrance
Keeping our baby and this issue of blood a secret, we bled heavily for six additional weeks. To our amazement, the baby’s heartbeat continued to get stronger, and she began... Read More
Why YOU Should Do A Juice Cleanse
I’ve never really watched my weight per se. I have always been able to eat clean, with a treat now and then, and maintain my size. The past few months... Read More
Water-Logged: 5 Ways I Used Water to Lose the Baby Weight
My people, what’s good ?!? I am so glad that we are finally meeting! I’m Chaunte. Some people know me as the American Olympic high Jumper with those crazy abs,... Read More
6 Ways to Leave Your Family Behind…and get ME time
As moms we do not have a lot of (or any) time to ourselves. However, here are a few quick escapes I suggest for your own sanity. Your household can... Read More
It’s About You Too…Pencil Yourself In
I was supersizing my waistline, while my self-confidence simultaneously shriveled up and died.... Read More