A New Sibling is on the Way: How to Prepare your Kids

The Local Moms Network is growing, with several of our moms—including Stamford Moms, Hyde Park Moms and Mendham Moms—adding to their families. This week, Melissa DeSanti of Mendham Moms shared how she’s preparing her older children Georgia (3.5) and...

My BRCA Story: Chicago North Shore Mom Shares Her Journey

As Chicago North Shore Moms, part of The Local Moms Network, celebrates its one year anniversary, we spoke with the woman behind it, Ellie Ander, about her personal breast cancer story. Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ellie, a mom of three, shares...

If I Don’t Make It, I Love You: An Important New Book on School Shootings

Gun violence is one of the issues we as moms worry about, talk about, and think about more than we would like. And, unfortunately, it’s with good reason—2019 is on track to be one of the worst years, in terms of mass shootings, in history. This includes...

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ellie of @chicago_north_shore_moms is sharing her incredible and personal journey.💕
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After losing several family members, including her own mom at age 39 (when Ellie was just 12) she eventually decided to be tested for the BRCA gene, and found out she was positive. In this inspiring story she shares her decision to get a preventive double mastectomy and oophorectomy (ovary removal). Read why she says “I feel so much freer...not that I can’t get sick but it no longer consumes me” and why she considers herself one to be one of the lucky ones, at link in bio.☝️
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#breastcancerawarenessmonth #chicagonorthshoremoms #thelocalmomsnetwork #givingmomsthegiftoftime #breastcancerawareness #previvor #momssupportingmoms #ovariancancerawareness #meetamom #strongmama #inspiring #bca #breastcancer #survivor #richmondvamoms #rvamoms @thelocalmomsnetwork

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Yesterday I ran a leg of the Baltimore Marathon at @baltimorerunfest with one of my oldest friends! She and I met riding horses as teenagers and got in touch again a few years after college. It was so fun to catch up with her and to be part of such a fun event! Plus I made some new friends as I didn’t know either of the other runners on our team 🏃‍♀️ .
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And it was such a great reminder of why I love the running community. I’m a slower runner and always have been, but being a little slower gives me time to pay attention I to all the support and kindness around me. There were so many people that came out to cheer and even some that worked their way towards the quieter areas of the course where they may have been the ONLY one cheering! Many were giving out free goodies to the runners too, from Swedish fish to fresh oranges. I also saw runners helping each other along the way. Encouraging those that were showing some pain or just plain exhaustion. Some sharing gels and goos and salt tablets. It’s why I keep signing our races even though I’m slow and really don’t like running haha. Because the experience is challenging but so rewarding, for so many reasons beyond just the personal accomplishment of finishing!
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Thank you Baltimore for an awesome day! And thank you @phillipsseafood for some crab soup 🦀 afterwards and @dogfishhead for the perfect recovery beer 🍻 .
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Those last few weeks of pregnancy can be a range of emotions, different for everyone. I know I was so excited in some moments, then totally terrified in others, and sometimes just totally over it.⁠
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But I knew I wanted to be as prepared as possible for my daughters arrival, which I knew meant having a plan for when the time came. And again, where to start? My biggest questions were:⁠
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🔸What is a birth plan and how do I even begin to write one?⁠
🔸What’s a doula and how would one help?⁠
🔸What is a midwife? How is a midwife different from a doctor/OB in the birthing process?⁠
🔸Can I have a doula and a midwife?⁠
🔸Can I have a doula and a doctor/OB?⁠
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Click the link in bio to find answers to all of the above and more.⁠
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Sometimes we all need this reminder 💕💕💕
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Gun violence is an issue so many of us are thinking, worrying and talking about these days. 💕A new book from journalist @amyearcherauthor is the first part of a new series we’re doing on the topic. ⁠
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Click link in bio to read the interview with the author of If I Don't Make It, I Love You, who spoke with 100 survivors of school shootings over the last 50 years. ☝️She shares how her research gave her hope, why we need to support survivors and what we can learn from them about resilience. ❤️Stay tuned for our next story in the series about talking to your kids about what they’re seeing and hearing about in the news. ⁠
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#momsdemandaction #shannonwatts #schoolshootingsurvivors #schoolshootings #safeschools #sandyhook #columbinemassacre #parklandshooting #momsofteens #thelocalmomsnetwork⁠
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There are so many great places in Richmond to not only pick the perfect pumpkin, but also enjoy many other fun fall activites! The list below details all farms within about an hour of downtown Richmond, roughly in order of distance from center or Richmond...

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October 21, 2019Richmond Restaurant Week
October 24, 2019 5:00 pmThe Hardywood Richmond Food Truck Court
October 25, 2019 5:00 pmFriday Art & Wine @ VMFA
October 25, 2019 6:00 pmGarden Glow at Maymont
October 26, 2019 9:00 amCentral VA Celtic Festival and Highland Games @ Richmond Raceway
October 26, 2019 9:00 amToddler Time at Launch Richmond
October 26, 2019 11:00 amSturgeon and Snapping Turtle Presentation
October 26, 2019 11:00 amOktoberfest @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
October 26, 2019 1:00 pm15th Annual Richmond Zombie Walk
October 26, 2019 6:00 pmGarden Glow at Maymont
October 27, 2019 9:00 amCentral VA Celtic Festival and Highland Games @ Richmond Raceway
October 27, 2019 10:00 amThe Last Hoorah! @ Hanover Vegetable Farm
October 27, 2019 11:00 amSturgeon and Snapping Turtle Presentation
October 27, 2019 11:00 amHarvest Stew & Stout Festival
October 27, 2019 1:30 pmStorytime! at Libbie Mill Library (all ages)
October 27, 2019 2:00 pmBobcat Presentation (Free!)
October 27, 2019 2:00 pmStorytime! at Fairfield Library (Music & Movement)
October 27, 2019 4:00 pmRVA Bachata Sunday
October 27, 2019 6:00 pmGarden Glow at Maymont
October 28, 2019 9:30 amStorytime! at Libbie Mill Library (Preschool, 3 - 5 years)
October 28, 2019 10:00 amStorytime! at Tuckahoe Library (Toddler, 24 - 36 months)
October 28, 2019 10:15 amStorytime! at Glen Allen Library (Sensory, all ages)
October 28, 2019 10:30 amStorytime! at Twin Hickory Library Library (Mother Goose, 6 - 24 months)
October 28, 2019 10:30 amStorytime! at North Park Library (Toddler, 24 - 36 months)
October 28, 2019 10:30 amStorytime! at Libbie Mill Library (Toddler, 24 - 36 months)
October 28, 2019 11:00 amStorytime! at Fairfield Library (Preschool, ages 3 - 5 years)
October 28, 2019 11:00 amStorytime! at Tuckahoe Library (Preschool, 3 - 5 years)
October 28, 2019 3:30 pmRock 'n' Read at Gayton Library (all ages)
October 28, 2019 6:00 pmGarden Glow at Maymont
October 29, 2019 9:30 amStorytime! at Tuckahoe Library (Lapsit Lambs, infants and pre-walkers)

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