The Blog
Inspiration and resources for every season of motherhood
Q+A with Kensey Butkevich, Sleep Consultant
We're partnering with Expectful to provide our Solly Baby community with resources + support in all different facets of motherhood. This month, it's our pleasure...
Solly Journal No. 11: Wholeness
Wholeness: To be complete in oneself. The state of forming a complete and harmonious whole; unity. From the moment we find out we’re going to...
4 Honest Ways To Check In On Yourself
Moms are very good at checking in on everyone around them, but they often neglect turning inward when they need it most. Burnout is sneaky, because...
5 Self-Compassion Practices to Kick Off Your Week
There are few people in the world who are more in need of self-compassion than a new mama. It's an easy time to fall into...
Why Romanticizing the Future Benefits Us All
If nostalgia is a word we often use to refer to “romanticizing the past,” what do you call romanticizing the future? For the last two...
How To Get Your Groove Back: A Mama's Guide To Getting Re-Inspired
Motherhood is a wild ride. There are definite ebbs and flows, and whether it’s your relationships or your work, it is likely that you need...
A Fall Self-Care Challenge That’s Actually Doable
Self-care is one of those things that’s easier said than done because self-care takes time, and as busy humans, that’s something we’re often lacking. Especially...
Self-Care Ideas Based on Your Enneagram
Self-care is something we all need, but depending on where you land on the Enneagram spectrum, what constitutes self-care may look different. We all recharge and grow in varied...
How I Nourish with Megan Faletra
credit: Alexandria Smith Name: Megan Faletra Mama to: Two girls, 20 months and 1 month Follow along: @thewellco.co This month we’re focusing on “Nourishment” as...
Elle Wrote A Book!
It's finally here! Solly-Baby-founder-turned-children's-author Elle Rowley is launching her latest book and we couldn't be more excited. We sat down with Elle to get some...
Where Need and Nourishment Intersects For Mothers
If you’ve ever taken a basic psychology course or followed a self-care expert on Instagram, you’ve probably heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. It is...
How I Nourish with Taylor Kitto
During the month of August as we delve into the many different facets of nourishment, we wanted to introduce you to a few mama friends who hold...
How To Raise Our Kids To Be Good Friends
Friendships are often the first relationships our children have outside of their core family unit. And while relationships can get complicated with time and age,...
The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It
We’ve all heard the saying “the grass is greener on the other side,” right? Well, we have a different perspective for you: The grass is greener where...
Building Community in the Mundane Moments
There are a lot of beautiful moments in motherhood and there are a lot of mundane ones, too. Countless diaper changes. Afternoons where baby doesn’t...
4 Ways Motherhood Helps You Discover Your Truest Self
photo credit | @lilacandhome Pre-children, what did your mornings look like? Did you linger over a hot cup of coffee or take a leisurely shower...
The Beauty of Motherhood and Childlike Wonder
One of the most beautiful aspects of childhood is the luxury of being inquisitive. Childlike wonder is something that, if you're lucky, is fostered and...
6 Books That Will Help You Discover the Meaning of Legacy
There are a lot of different ways we can define "Legacy" when we're looking at it from an outside perspective. Because Legacy has no cookie-cutter...
82 Small Things That Show Great Love
If you’ve been around long, you know “small things with great love” is kind of our M.O. here at Solly Baby. Grand gestures can feel...
Writing Your Own Motherhood Story
We tell stories. These days we tell stories about ourselves. Some echo more strongly than others, some reverberate off the pages, and some slink into...
5 Beautiful Ways to Pay Tribute To Your Mom This Mother's Day
artwork credit: Catherine Dolaher and Riley Sheehey Mother's Day is just around the corner, and we're gearing up to celebrate the cherished women in our lives in...
Resources for Maternal Mental Health Support
Being pregnant is hard. Giving birth is hard. Parenting a newborn is hard. When all is said and done, there's nothing more rewarding than...
Helping Your Children Bloom in Season
When your garden is in bloom, it doesn’t necessarily mean every flower in the garden is blooming simultaneously. Each bud opens at its own rate within the...
Motherhood is a Garden
When I think of gardens my mind still gravitates toward the wild, rambling imagery from one of my favorite childhood novels, The Secret Garden. When...
Black Maternal Health Week –– Advocating For Your Birth Plan
This week is Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign dedicated to bringing awareness to the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements, and...
Solly Journal No. 4 –– Blooming
“One day you’ll look back and see that all along you were blooming”. - Morgan Harper Nichols You’ve probably seen the now Insta-famous quote...
Why Slowness Is Worth Your Time
image by @home.and.haze We live in a world that thrives on a “more is better” mentality. That the more you have, the more possibilities you...
How to Achieve Slowness When You’re Overwhelmed
When you’re overwhelmed it can feel hard to check even a single item of your seemingly never-ending to-do list. You’re so busy flitting from one...
11 Mama-Friendly Warm Weather Reads
Once you become a mama, reading a good book usually means you’re making the most of a precious hour or two to yourself—or you’re attempting...
Solly Journal: Slowness
Slowness sounds like an idyllic concept, especially in a world that’s always on, on, on, and go, go, go. We’d love to be less busy,...