Hey New Momma

16/08/2022

Ana lost her first tooth! 😍 Actually double lost it, swallowed it I guess, but no worries... Google said the tooth fairy still visits! 🧚‍♂️

08/05/2022

Happy Mother's Day! Hoping your day is as amazing as you! 💗

04/05/2022

🎵 I bought myself roses
Now I'm felling rosey
I did on my own yeah
Cause I'm the who knows me 🎵
- Mandy Harvey

02/05/2022

They say "Do something creative!" 🎨 but with 2 rambunctious kids running around, uh, needlepoint and watercolor painting may not prove the most enjoyable, let alone, possible, activities. Use what you have Momma! Get messy! And remember "mistakes" are a necessary part of art and perfection is rarely fun or interesting. 💗

22/09/2021

GIVEAWAY!!! Anybody else feelin' the back to school vibes? September always feels like a second New Years celebration to me. The weather starts to change and there's just this energy of transformation and potential in the air. 🌬🍂

In honor of this special time I'm offering FREE LIFE COACHING sessions to 3 amazing women! Yep thats right, I'm giving away 3 free spots in a month-long 1 on 1 coaching package. If you or someone you know is interested DM me your email address and I'll send you all the details or tag your friends in the comments to let them know.

I'm really excited to help mommas find joy in their motherhood and continue to go after their dreams, even with a baby on her hip. 😁💗

P.S. This picture is of me in an actual coaching session... ya know, so you know what your gettin in to. 😘

26/08/2021

Where have you been this summer??
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We've been to some super fun places including...
🐸 Ribbit Exhibit
🍑 Peach Fest
📖 Storytime
We've also entered the land of big girl beds so its been a summer of fun and growth. 💗💗💗
☕ And now I'm ready for a psl 🎃😋

21/07/2021

Why is journaling beneficial? Well why is reading beneficial? Because journaling helps us learn!!! Watch my stories all week for several different ways to journal! Visit WWW.HEYNEWMOMMA.COM to download the FREE Guide to Journaling

06/07/2021

When was the last time you took yourself on a "date"? 💃

If you're a mom then you can probably guess that by "date" I just mean going anywhere alone. 🤪

And yes, the grocery store does count.👍

I want to encourage you to make that next trip just a bit more special. Do a little extra. Grab a coffee or call a friend or woof some dang fries in the parking lot. Whatever might make that time feel a bit more indulgent and a lot more joyful.

As moms we know that time alone can be ridiculously scarce. However, rather than stew about that or any other perceived injustices against us let's take back that time. And more importantly, take back our minds during that time.

It can be so easy to finally get out of the house alone only to waste it thinking about all the ways its unfair, and we feel bad, angry, cheated or unfulfilled.

But using these precious moments we need in order to recharge to instead, stew on the past or future, is totally counter productive. And on the whole its not going to help us make any changes.

We need space and sanity to create change in our lives. Because change is really freakin HARD!

So if you're spending a free hour stewing, and depriving yourself of a little joy, it's likely you will not recharge and you will not do anything differently to improve your situation.

Stop the cycle. You are the only person responsible for making YOU happy. So it is so freakin important to do that ecspecially when you're alone.

Another great way to make the most of an hour alone is to work with me. 😊

We laugh, we cry, we celebrate and we connect. That is recharging. And it will create massive change not just in your life but in the lives of everyone around you.

Click the link in my bio to schedule a FREE call! And maybe try dipping those fries in a frosty!🤷‍♀️😘💗

15/06/2021

Hey New Momma!
YOU can make a BABY WRAP in 60 SECONDS!!! It's true Momma. This DIY NO SEW BABY WRAP can be made in 60 SECONDS or as long as it takes you to cut it in half! All you need is 5 yards rayon/spandex blend fabric and scissors! Just cut down the middle and you'll have TWO ready-to-use baby wraps!!! Baby wrapping or babywearing is one of my favorite parts of having a new baby. It can be a little intimidating at first but with just a little bit of practice, you can whoop that thing on in no time. My newborn babies always slept so good all wrapped up on my chest, also called the cradle hold or hug hold. You can still baby wear as they get older but I've found they're much less cooperative. Please share this video with all the new and soon to be Mommas in your life and be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more fun mom tips!

HOW TO TIE A BABY WRAP
https://youtu.be/h-EL-KAgKTc

14/06/2021

I'm doing at my own pace. The pressure to hustle is so real for moms. But it's important to know that "doing" comes from our masculine energy. While "being" is associated with our feminie energy. We all, men and women, need a balance of both these energies to feel whole.

I wrote this affirmation as a way to remind myself that while I can hustle to do all the things I can also have grace with myself and honor my feminine energy by doing it at my own pace. And in my own way as I mentioned in my last post. Visit to read it!

This is particularly useful when our preferences don't align with the popular mainstream ways of "doing" motherhood.

In what areas can your honor your unique pace and your feminie energy? 😊

14/06/2021

Happy Monday Mommas! I meant to post this on Sunday but I was having such a that I decided it better to just unplug and enjoy watching my kids play outside in the beautiful weather.

Sunday's are kind of a big deal for me. It's a day for fun, sun and self-care. For setting my mind, body and soul right before the week starts.

I get out my Good Morning Good Life Planner and schedule everything. Groceries, activities for the kids, when I'll work on HNM. I meal plan for the week and decide when I'll tackle chores like laundry.

Yea you might think I'd have a certain regular day for that stuff but I've found after several failed attempts that it just doesn't work for me. I'm more of a big batch "doer". I'd rather do all the laundry on one day than do a single load everyday.

I wish I could have success the other way but I've found that it's imperative to our success that we take our own unique preferences and identity into consideration as we create the life we want... (kinda duh!)

If you don't like it or find even a hint of satisfaction in doing a load of laundry everyday then guess what... you won't do it!

So momma what's one way your preferences go against conventional wisdom? Let's celebrate it because it's one of the tiny first steps to taking your power back and making motherhood your own.

Check out my next post for more on "doing" at your own pace and how this relates to balancing your feminie and masculine energy. Visit now and follow!

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11/06/2021

If you're strugglin' to keep up with a screen-free, all organic, handmade clothes and only wooden toys, etc lifestyle... well this book is for you.

Raise your hand🖐 if you know the amazing Beth Berry !

I first found Beth here on instagram and after reading a few excerpts from her book Motherwhelmed I immediately ordered it and later bought it 2 more times for my friends.

It came to me at a time in my life when I knew something was wrong, I just didnt know what. I was hustling to be the perfect mom and start my own business and grow my youtube channel but I just felt like crap all the time. 🤷‍♀️

I was burnt out and lost.

Beth's book shows us that mothers have been put in a uniquely awful position where we must choose to sacrifice ourselves or be demonized for not meeting social expectations.

I think this book should be mandatory for all new moms. Because no one should feel immense guilt or shame for feeding their kid a corndog so they can shower one day or work on their novel for 20 minutes the next or whatever else fills you up in that moment that society tells you you should sacrafice, not for your kids sake, but for the sake of meeting this new level of "perfection".

11/06/2021

Comment with an emoji how much you love books?? 🥳💯💗 After I graduated college with a B.A. in Communications I saw myself at this crossroad. I felt like my learning journey was ending... I had finally finished school!

Cool, but, there were still so many things I wanted to do and know. So I made a conscious decision that it wasn't the end and if there was something I wanted to learn, I could read a book about it. I quickly picked up several Books for Dummies including personal finance, vegetarianism, cooking, fitness and nutrition. And I didnt stop there...

I've been lugging trunkfuls of books around ever since. (OK so my muscular friends did the lugging. Thanks guys. No one wants me to move ever again.)

I considered starting a seperate ig account just for books but decided for now I'm just excited to share some of the most impactful books I've read with YOU!

And please please please dont think you dont have time to read. Theres an amazing service called the library and that can help you find almost any book on tape to listen to while you... breastfeed, do the dishes, walk on the treadmill or just sit on the couch mindlessly staring at 🥴

Reading has changed my life more times than I can count because knowledge is in fact power. And with it we can make powerful choices. Choices we may have not realized we even had or ones that felt really daunting or even flat out wrong before we knew what we now know.

My point is... reading books helps A LOT! I hope my recommendations will prove this for you.

Leave another comment with some of your favorite books! 📚📖📚

09/06/2021

It's affirmation day! It's affirmation day! [ you feel me.😋 ❄️ ]

I'm so excited to be sharing some of my very own with you.

Every week I'll post a new affirmation from my own personal collection.😎

If you have a baby then you're likely finding yourself pulled in several different directions all. the. time.

This can make it hard to remember, well anything🤪 but what usually gets pushed out completely are the changes you're trying to make. Like remembering that you are worthy of everything you seek and the abundant your life you currently have. 🙆🏼‍♀️

Affirmations can help keep us in our lane. I use the My Affirmations App.

It reminds me all day everyday via a sweet chime and notification of who I want to be in the world! And more importantly how great me and my world already are! 😊

So if you've never used affirmations before, this is a great way to start. Download the app or take a screen shot of this post and save it as your phones wallpaper (P.S. its okay to NOT use a picture of your kids as your wallpaper. Shocker, right?!)

Swipe 👉 YOU HAVE THE POWER!
Say it > "I HAVE THE POWER!"

To...
Love myself
Get my needs met
Feel like a great mom
Help myself when I'm strugglin'
Change my life
Not take what other people say or do personally
.. and so much more.

You have the power momma!

If you're interested in learning more tools to manage your new momma mind, checkout the LINK IN BIO to my website for more info on 1:1 coaching with me!

Also SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for more tools and fun 💗

07/06/2021

Do you know what gives you sunshine on a cloudy day? 🌞

I was not prepared for motherhood. And yet I had been waiting for it my whole life.  

I was so focused on the steps: Date> Marry> BABIES!  But once they were here this feeling of guilt and shame came over me. And then anger because I couldn’t ignore that I still felt unfulfilled.

I realized I didn’t enjoy many of the things I thought made me a good mom. Like cooking and cleaning and playing with my kids. 😬

I tiptoed around the issue partly because I didn’t have the bandwidth while caring for 2 under 2 but also because I didn’t know what to do.

I had done therapy and yet, I still felt, LOST + OVERWHELMED.  

I started reading just to quiet my mind. Or perhaps just focus it in one direction. (P.S. It worked!)

I read Beth Berry’s Motherwhelmed and realized that for so long, I was trying to live up to this imaginary expectation. 

I didn’t actually know what I liked. 

So I took a break from the hustle and decided to look for those things. 

First I turned to music.  Turns out I’m a fan of country love songs.  Who knew!? Oh right, me and my inner Trisha Yearwood from when I was 10.  Then I started decorating, and without looking for ideas online or asking for anyone's opinion.  I found that I freaking LOVE decorating FOR ME.  I started to find that my home was my sanctuary, my oasis, not my prison.

I finally took steps to become a life coach and hired my own coach. And so much has changed for me.

You can have this too Momma.  

I’m going to teach you what I’ve learned and help you find the things that make you happy.
THOSE THINGS MATTER. 
YOUR HAPPINESS MATTERS. 

So what gives you sunshine on a cloudy day? Leave it in the comments!

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17/05/2021

Where my minivan mommas at? Do you love your minivan?

I sure do. I used to have a rav4 and my husband said it was like driving a couch down the road. Now he says the van is like driving the whole living room. 😋

But let me just throw out this analogy for coaching. When I first became a mom I had all the things I thought I needed or was suppose to have but then baby number 2 came and lets just say things needed an upgrade. I needed more tools for managing my emotions, my mindset and honestly more cup holders. 😆

My point is, coaching for me has been like that next upgrade. I had watched all the videos and read all the books but actually working with another human being is like going from the couch to the whole freakin living room.

If you didn't see my last post I'm offering special one-off sessions for mommas that are curious about coaching but not quite ready to commit to a full package. Omg, its like test driving me as your life coach! My husband's going to love all these car metaphors. If you're interested you can use the link in my bio to schedule a discovery call for all the details and to ask questions. 💗

Hang in there Momma! And do something fun for yourself today! 😘

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10/05/2021

Are you a mom and curious about coaching? You're in the right place today because for a limited time I'm offering special one-time sessions right now for $50. You'll have an initial 30 minute discovery call to meet me and see if we're a good fit and then a full one hour session where we can start to unravel some of the road blocks you're experiencing.

Road blocks can sometimes look like...
Limiting beliefs
Negative thoughts
Poor self-care
Poor time-managetment
Not having anyone to talk to openly

If you've ever wanted to try coaching without the hefty price tag and time commitment THIS is your shot! DM me with questions or go to hewnewmomma.com/coaching and schedule your free discovery call now! The link's also in my bio!

10/05/2021

Happy Mother's Day Mommas! Hope your day was filled with love and fun! 💗

I gifted myself a robe and jammies "from the girls".👭

Got cards and a bonsai gardenia from my man. 💕

He also made me the most delicious cheese and prosciutto souffle for breakfast.👨‍🍳

I ended the day by hiding under his camo net in the livingroom where he and the girls had built a fort and no one knew I was there for a solid 15 minutes. 🤗

02/05/2021

HAPPY ORTHODOX EASTER! ☦🌈🐣🐇

I hope your day is filled with hope and joy!

Χριστός ἀνέστη
CHRISTOS ANESTI
He is risen! 💛

Got this fun shape matching set on 😊

01/05/2021

🌈EPIC TOY CLOSET VIDEO ▶️

If your struggling to contain the chaos you must watch this! I've consolidated all our toys and craft supplies into one beautiful closet!

If you love a good before and after you will not want to miss this!

LINK IN BIO!!! 💗

Please tag all your mom friends in the comments!!! You know they'll love this. So satisfying!

01/05/2021

Overwhelmed by all the toys??? You'll be motivated and inspired to craft your own solutions after watching this video! Thanks for watching and please share this video with all the mommas in your life!

https://youtu.be/lAVz-pHGJOo

Hey New Momma! Motherhood can be overwhelming for many reason, but one I'm sure we've all known is just all the crap! Toys, art supplies, craft supplies an...

26/04/2021

Omg VEGETABLES! 🤦‍♀️Any other Mommas struggling to get the kiddos to eat some vegetables?

I've been slipping my kids spinach in smoothies for a while now and then I started making a little extra to freeze into some popsicle molds...

but TODAY I used my reusable pouches too!

I froze them so we wouldn't have to rush to eat them. I've used reusable pouches even just for applesauce on those days when ya just dont have enough hands.

I swear anything that frees up a hand/ prevents a mess/ puts spinach in my kids body...

is a WINNER in my book. 🏆

05/04/2021

Ya know how they say in meditation to just let the thoughts float by? Well that is a great strategy for when youre sitting alone but I'm a mom so being alone and sitting for that matter are both rare occurences. For those moments when I'm, how do I say it, losing my sh*t... the model is a handy tool I can use to actually CHANGE my thoughts. Check it out and share with all your 💗

https://youtu.be/BS_tXcCBoNE

Hey New Momma! Free Printable Template for Thought Work - The Model for New Moms https://heynewmomma.com/the-model-for-new-moms-how-to-think-about-your-own-...

01/04/2021

I walked around the park with a plastic princess 👸 tiara on top of my crazy bunned hair. But it was my birthday and I'm fine if strangers think I'm a super fun mom. 🤭🥳

Of course, it was not on purpose. Although, if randomly sporting tiaras ever became a thing, I would likely do it all the time. 💃

This time it was only by fate that I was distracted by a friendly golden retreiver just after placing the crown on my head.🐶

What would life look like if you could distract yourself or get amnesia everytime you stepped out of your comfort zone? 🔘➡️

Like what would you wear?
What would you say if you didnt have to feel all the uncomfortable feels?

Have you seen that Yes Day movie?

Hmmm, what might help you step out of that comfort zone and have some fun today? Tell me in the comments! 💗

20/03/2021

Springs always been my favorite season.

Last year I witnessed, for what seemed like the first time, the green buds forming on the trees and bushes. It happened in like a single day and we were newly into quarantine so very alert 😳 and very greatful 😇

Now this year I'm anticipating them. 🌱

When we're living in a place of gratitude we begin to accept and be thankful for what we have and love. And when that happens often enough, we can begin to cultivate more of it and more gratitude for it.

If you're inspired to be in awe of the world around us and to see the beauty and feel the joy then DM me or schedule a call. Link in bio.

18/03/2021

I'm a life coach!🎉

Hey New Momma! I want to introduce myself incase you're new to my feed. I'm Elli with a heart over the "i" 💗. I'm a momma, a wife, a book, baby and flower lover. And NOW.... I'm a life coach!🎉

The Hey New Momma YouTube channel started as way for me to share my new momma experience with the rest of world and has now blossomed into a beautiful coaching business for new moms!🙆‍♀️

Turns out there is A LOT more to motherhood and uh life than how to change a diaper.💩🤯 And I'm so here for it.

The village maybe dead and gone but I believe that our dreams don't have to die when our babies are born. I promise you that. I'm here to help you find your way back to joy, peace, and POWER... even with toddlers around.

If you're interested in working with me you can sechdule a free discovery call using the link in my bio.

P.S. Be sure to subscribe to the channel on YouTube for all the free goodies I'll be leaving over there. And of course if you havent seen the "how to change a diaper" video or the "DIY baby wrap" video you'll deff want to check those out too! 😊

Love you Momma!
Elli 💗

14/02/2021

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Find the free printables HERE 👉 https://heynewmomma.com/?p=258

Please share this video with all the new and soon to be Mommas in your life and be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more fun mom tips!

https://youtu.be/XOQAFP097EI

Hey New Momma! Make sure you watch to the end so you know the big trap to watch out for in meal planning. If you’re meal planning as a new mom you will lov...

14/02/2021

HAPPY VALENTINE'S WEEK! 💗

https://youtu.be/btDLdaUBx_4

Hey New Momma! FREE VALENTINE'S DAY PRINTABLEShttps://heynewmomma.com/valentines-day-gifts-and-decorations-free-printables/A complete 2021 Valentine's Day s...

08/12/2020

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06/10/2020

Here are 3 quick tips for pumping breast milk. I'm a stay-at-home-momma and I exclusively breastfed both my girls for a long time. I couldn't get into the habit of pumping with Ana but with Poppy I knew I wanted a stash so I could go to appointments and run errands and just get some time away for me. So I pumped once a day for about 4 months and built a great stash. Pumping breast milk is hard work and I was only doing it once a day so serious props to mommas who are exclusively pumping. Thanks so much for watching! Please share this video with all the new and soon to be Mommas in your life and be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more fun mom tips!