Your Placenta After Delivery: Did you Eat it? Bury it? Discard it? Blood-Bank it?

Hey Mamas, after delivery, what did you do with your Placenta? Bury it? Eat it? Give it to a blood bank? Throw it away? Or let the Doctors dispose of it ? In… Continue reading

most things, li…

most things, like pictures, look so much better framed. a frame can radically change perspective. frame your experiences and your narratives the way you would like them to read.choose frames of fortitude and… Continue reading

would you breastfeed another woman’s baby? or allow another woman to nurse yours? i think we should…

Milk banks and wet nursing: Mothers breast milk is ideal for babies. But not all mothers can offer their babies this milk, for various reasons, hence formula. But, we forget that another mothers… Continue reading

Mama is inspired by Morgan Freeman’s story. Very Very inspired.

I am a huge fan of Oprah. Besides the basic stuff that can get almost anyone hooked, I find that I share a lot of her basic philosophies, and passion, and especially as… Continue reading

Mama Ominira’s must-haves and tips! A working list of stuff to have ready in the house, ALWAYS….run that biyatch like a biznass boo! Bawssy!

These are things that as I go along, as a young, burgeoning, Afropolitan mama, I find so versatile, so useful, and necessary in  keeping me on top of my game as the resident… Continue reading

VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA: 101 uses…all women must know!!!!

I have compiled a list of uses of baking soda and vinegar herein, since I couldn’t quite honor our household staples-vinegar and baking soda! And recently, oxy-clean gel stick for dirty laundry( white… Continue reading

Lullabies! Africanah Lullabies? Here’s me singing a Jaluo one, and inviting you to teach me more…

Lullabies are a life saver. Lullabies are critically important in soothing babies to sleep. who knew! Many times, they work wonders, and the lullaby I have in this clip, for example, works very… Continue reading

A lesson from Oprah WInfrey Masterclass : liberating our children to succeed in ways that exceed our imagination!

I would like to liberate my daughter to pursue greatness, success and happiness in places and ways that exceed my own imagination. I refuse to limit her by my own limited notions of… Continue reading

Breastfeeding is hard! What! Woman!

…you need to learn how to breastfeed….what! I thought it was automatic…hehe Breast is best, I agree, most of us agree, but the reality is, it is sometimes so difficult to get the… Continue reading

“It’s full circle: be there at conception and at the reception”

Would you have your partner accompany you through labor? I wouldn’t have it any other way! Lorenzo was there with me, right from when my braxton hicks contractions intensified, through the ‘real’ contractions,… Continue reading