Daria
Daria lives in Norwalk with her husband, son (2015), and daughter (2017). She grew up in Connecticut (Hartford County) but spent most of her adult life in New York City and traveling the world until moving back to Connecticut with her husband when they started their family. Daria juggles two young kids and a full-time international career. When she’s not spending time with her family or working, she’s daydreaming about where she’ll travel next.
Calling All Nursing Mamas: No-bake Lactation Bites
Breastfeeding is truly a labor of love. Sometimes it's easy, and sometimes it's really, really hard. I'm seven months in, nursing my second baby, and after a rocky first few months of oversupply, slow...
Hospital Bag Essentials: What I Packed for Baby #2!
A key question many soon-to-be mamas have is what they really need in their hospital bag. After my first child's birth, I wrote a blog post about hospital bag essentials - what I packed versus what...
Five Essentials for the One Kid to Two Transition
Last week I had a long-overdue lunch with a girlfriend who is expecting her second child this spring. We both have two-year-olds. I'm also currently wrapping up my second maternity leave with my 5-month...
The Beauty of Motherhood the Second Time Around
I started writing this post in September when I was nine days postpartum with my second child. I still couldn't believe how lucky we were to be blessed with the calmest, happiest, baby girl....
What’s in Your Makeup Bag, Mama?
I have always had a thing for makeup. Growing up, I wanted to be a fashion designer, loved art and photography, and beauty was an extension of that. Fast forward 30-some-odd years, and the...
You Live and You Learn: Differences Between My First and Second Pregnancy
You always hear people joking about the differences between how you prepare for and parent your first child as opposed to your second, third, etc. My mom still occasionally laments about how few pictures...
A Working Mama’s Morning Routine: 3 Tips for Getting Ready in a Hurry
Approaching the end of my maternity leave last year, I had no idea how I was going to manage juggling an early-rising baby with getting myself dressed and ready for a busy day at...
5 Things You Should Never Say To A Pregnant Woman
I would venture to guess that most Fairfield County Mom readers are moms or soon-to-be-moms. I might be preaching to the choir here, but I overheard someone say to a (very) pregnant colleague recently,...
Calming the Chaos: Calendar Options for Busy Families
When my husband and I had our son, our lives went from five to ten on the busy scale. All of a sudden we were not only juggling the responsibilities of dual careers, home...
Business Travel Tips for Nursing Moms
Working full-time while breastfeeding and/or pumping can be really challenging. It's also hard work! Here at FCMB, our bloggers have shared a lot of personal tips and tricks for pumping at work and keeping up...