Month: November 2017

I Was Ashamed To Admit To Breastfeeding Beyond A Year
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I Was Ashamed To Admit To Breastfeeding Beyond A Year

I’ve always been an advocate for breastfeeding….but let me be clear, I had my limits. I used to give a major side-eye to moms that breastfed for unimaginable lengths of time, like beyond a year. Ugh! I didn’t understand it. It seemed weird, unnatural, and like some strange mother-child dependency thing that just went on…

Moms Making Moves: A Doctor AND Fashionista!
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Moms Making Moves: A Doctor AND Fashionista!

Doctor by day, a ton of fashion on the side, and mother 24/7. Meet Dr. Kiarra King! She is a Board Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist, trendy fashion blogger, and a mother of a beautiful daughter! She is also one of Sassy Plum’s fashion/lifestyle contributors.

Signs Thanksgiving Dishes Are NOT A GAME In Your Family

Signs Thanksgiving Dishes Are NOT A GAME In Your Family

No no, see, this is not a game. This is serious business and I know I’m not the only one that comes from a family that operates under the Robert Rules of Thanksgiving Dish Determination. It’s not your average Sunday dinner, where folks are forgiving and the pressure is at a minimum. No, when your…

SP Turns 1! A Few Great Reads And Posts Over The Year!

SP Turns 1! A Few Great Reads And Posts Over The Year!

Can you believe it’s been a year since we’ve began this journey? It’s gone by so fast and we have learned so much from each other! Blogging is a great way to share information with our mama community based on our individual and collective experiences. From stay-at-home moms, to working moms, to many other stories…

New Sassy Blogger Alert: Mother, Doctor, Singer, Writer!
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New Sassy Blogger Alert: Mother, Doctor, Singer, Writer!

Hey y’all, it’s Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald here! I am a board certified Obstetrician Gynecologist in practice in Chicago. My hospital affiliation is with Prentice Women’s Hospital, but I am a partner in a private practice.

Teaching My Daughter To Love Her Natural Kinks

Teaching My Daughter To Love Her Natural Kinks

I tried flat-ironing my daughter’s hair once and it didn’t work out for us. Don’t get me wrong, she looked absolutely fab u lous for the first 16 hours.  She stayed in the mirror about 15 of those hours, primping and prancing, telling me how beautiful she was. It was the looongest 15 hours of…

Moms Making Moves: The Positive Images of Kido Chicago

Moms Making Moves: The Positive Images of Kido Chicago

When a mom can’t find what she’s looking for, what does she do? In good-ol mom fashion, of course she creates it herself! This is exactly what happened with mom Keewa Nurullah as she was shopping online for clothes for her infant son.

Black Friday Came Early: A Mom Ditch Day Party!
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Black Friday Came Early: A Mom Ditch Day Party!

Welcome to Mom Ditch Day, where moms take a break from it all to celebrate ourselves! Three years ago I started a mom group on Facebook. It wasn’t just any Facebook group, but a group that would be carefully crafted and tailored to moms that were the upmost supportive on all of our motherhood journeys.

Halloween Lessons Learned
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Halloween Lessons Learned

I’ve been doing Halloween my entire life, but now that I have two kids it’s taken on a whole new angle. When I had one kid, and he was a toddler, Halloween was simply dressing him up and answering the door. Maybe we went by the neighbors to introduce him to the idea of saying…