NOT YOUR EVERYDAY STORY
On May 26, 2016 my husband and I welcomed our beautiful baby boy, Richard Peter.
He weighed 2lbs 2oz, was 14 weeks premature, and his birth literally saved my life. I had developed HELLP Syndrome, a rare, potentially fatal pregnancy complication that can only be cured by delivery.
We spent 99 days in the NICU, it was there that The Everyday Mother was born.
Richie was in the NICU
And I kept meticulous notes on pumping. I needed something pen and paper, that was easy to pop in my bag, but couldn't find anything on the market to help me
Even more, I wanted it to be BEAUTIFUL, you know, to perk up the oh-so-glamorous task of pumping.
This is when I decided to create something for myself and other NICU mothers.
At first, I created a simple template and printed it at home. I gave that template to my lactation consultants and nurses, who then gave it to other NICU moms. I knew it was something special when I was sitting next to a mother using my template and was praising how much it helped her.
after leaving the nicu
.. there were even more daily activities I needed to track (diapers, naps, tummy time!). I expanded the template, had it professionally bound, and added beautiful finishing details.
Enter, The Everyday Mother as you know it today.
In our own home, The Everyday Mother is our family command central. Not only do my husband and I use it, but our babysitters, doctors, and specialists rely on it, too. It keeps everybody on the same page, and relieves me from having to remember all the details, all the time.
The Everyday Mother is made right here in New York, by a family-run print house. For every 20 books sold, we donate one to a NICU family. Over the past three years, we’ve donated close to 300 books to Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the US. Thank you for helping me achieve that milestone, and so many more!