The Dance is On
My baby and I are in a dance. I’m not actually the lead, she is. She offers me a cue, and I respond to what she needs. We move seamlessly...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 22, 20192 min read
The Deciding Moment
My baby falls asleep I lay her down on her belly And a moment of panic kicks in How long do I have? Is this a cat nap? Or a longer...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Respecting Natural Timing
Transitioning into more autonomy. Throughout this fourth trimester, Anaiya’s first three months in this world, we’ve mostly been skin to...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 8, 20192 min read
On Longing
A poem. Storms roll in. The clouds fullness blocking the light of the sun. Behind these grey obstructions in the sky The sun waits,...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 4, 20191 min read
The Liberty of Loving Completely
Happy Independence Day! I’ve traded in one kind of freedom and independence, for the liberty to get to love someone so completely. My...
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Mama Mandalena
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Don't Forget Where You Came From
A poem. Don’t forget where we came from, don’t forget who you are. Arriving here in a new body, brilliant as a star. ancient like a...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 30, 20191 min read
Convenience or Connection?
In the U.S. it’s common to breast feed only until six months, and stay in diapers until three yrs old. In more indigenous cultures it’s...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 27, 20192 min read
My Body Is Yours
Inside to outside, but still not separate from me. Pushing against my belly from within. Now resting on my belly Cuddling into my skin....
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Potty Trained at 10 Weeks!
My experience with Elimination Communication. Years ago I witnessed my friend holding her baby over a Tupperware, and making a ‘pssst’...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 24, 20193 min read
Embracing Single Motherhood
The decision to become a single mama. I didn’t plan this journey of mamahood intending to be a single mama, but three months into my...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 12, 20191 min read
You Are Here
A poem of infinite love. Cracked open to the core I’ve never loved like this before The feelings coursing through my body Unconditional...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 9, 20192 min read
The First 40 Days of Bliss
How I stayed resourced and present during Anaiya's first 40 days. I'm just emerging out of the first 40 days with my precious new baby...
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Mama Mandalena
Jun 8, 20194 min read
Fully Welcoming My Sweet Anaiya
The story of Anaiya's birth and how she came to be Anaiya Lalita Luz. My beautiful, precious, sweet, passionate, and expressive Anaiyana...
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