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Do you have a unique perspective or story to share? We'd love to have you guest blog for Iowa City Moms! To submit your guest post, send an email to [email protected]!

10 Ways to Control Your Anger

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I remember the first time I yelled at my daughter.  It was a cold winter’s evening and I was trying to put her to sleep. She was 18 months old. I could hear the...

Wake Up Call: My Role in My Daughter’s Future Body Image

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The other morning I was halfway watching the end of Good Morning America while stacking cups with my daughter, Ella. One of the segments caught my attention as I heard something about how mothers can...

Embryo Adoption: Giving the Gift of Life

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What if you could help a friend who’s struggling with infertility? Not just with a shoulder to lean on—what if you could actually give that friend a baby? In the not-too-distant past, my husband and...

The Joys of Having an “Above-Average” Sized Family

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By today’s standards my family is above-average in size. I would go so far as to say we have a big family, but the Mr. tells me it isn’t big, just above-average. Okay, above-average...

Love and Loss: Cora and Carly’s Story

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Good Morning Iowa City Moms! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Melissa Mabon and I am honored to share my story with all of you...a story that has taken me...

No Foot Too Small: Our Story of Losing Claire

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Having two little boys at home, we were shocked to find out we were going to have a little girl! We had already picked out her name years ago, before we were even married....

There Is No Foot Too Small: 2nd Annual NFTS Benefit

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Good Morning Iowa City Moms! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Robin Boudreau…and I too am an Iowa City Mom. In addition to being a medical sales rep for Medtronic...

Bonded For Life {A Dad’s Perspective}

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Developing a special bond with a child has always been an easy thing for me to do, being that I am an elementary physical education teacher and coach. You get to see a child...

A Dad’s Guide to Pregnancy

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Women love pillows.  I know how dangerous it is to make broad generalizations about women on a blog for women run by women.  Nonetheless, I feel confident in the accuracy of this statement.  Our...

Summertime Checklist: Things To Do Before School Lets Out

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Sycamore Health Center | April 2015   With the snow finally gone and the school year wrapping up, you probably have your sights set on summer. The lazy days of summer can be a nice break...