Ep. 22 - The Power of "And" with Lalaina Rabary: Honoring Both the Blessings and Burdens of Motherhood

Moms, if you find yourself vacillating between two polar opposite emotions about motherhood, you’re not alone!  Love and frustration, overwhelm and gratitude, emotional and desensitized…they’re all proof of both the blessings and the burdens of this role.That’s why the most powerful word in motherhood is AND. Both ends of the spectrum are true and valid.Our guest today, Lalaina Rabary, lives so authentically in this duality of motherhood. She’s a Texas toddler mom with a second daughter on the way and is feeling all the feels about expanding her family. She’s also a marketing executive for MomCozy, a brand you probably know best for their wearable breast pumps and so much more.Together, Lalaina and I discuss the competing feelings of motherhood, plus:* the impetus to find our mom village* what drives us to reach out to other moms for help* the mind games that IVF conjures up in mothers, including what Lalaina call the “carrot of hope” that it dangles in front of us* the mindset shift around what a new baby really needs from the perspective of a second or third time mom* Demetra’s analogy of how our hearts grow like the “trunk of a tree” to include more love and memories with each child* why mom needs more care in the fourth trimester than the baby!An important website that Lalaina discusses in this episode is pregnancyafterloss.com and we hope you find its resources helpful to you.Please follow her at @lalainarabary and find her at both @momcozy and listen to their podcast called Momcozy VillageFind us at thelocalmomsnetwork.comFollow us on IG @thelocalmomsnetworkSend us your ideas for our next podcast!Email [email protected]