An almanac for early motherhood
The small, considered things that helped us through.
A quiet edit of sleep aids, self-care, and nursery essentials — tested through three babies, two postpartums, and one very long fourth trimester.
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This month's edit
Magic Merlin Sleep Suit
Hatch Rest Mini Sound Machine
SNOO Smart Bassinet
Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask
A note from Maren
"I started The Mama Alliance the night I bought my fourth sound machine."
I'd been a mother for eleven months and I had bought, returned, and re-bought the same things in slightly different shapes — looking for the one that would finally work. So I started writing down what did.
The Mama Alliance is the list I wish I'd had: short, honest, and quietly opinionated. Everything here is something I've used, or something a mother I trust has used. Nothing is here because someone paid us to put it here.
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