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She’s far more likely to be saying “I don’t get much milk when I pump…” Start by pumping, theh when it looks like there’s no more milk to pump, remove your pump and manually express into the bottles. This is the only time you shouldn’t double pump. Whether it’s an extra pumping session during the day or while your baby is sleeping at night, the extra session will help stimulate your milk supply and give you great results!

I can not imagine what kind of money you need to be making, (or what kind of mindset you need to have) to think that dressing your kids in second hand clothes is ANYTHING but the freaking best idea ever. There’s so much kids clothing available second hand that I don’t NEED to ever settle for them wearing shabby stuff. If buying second hand clothes to save money on the cost of kids is the ONLY thing from this list you ever do, that alone will save you thousands over the course of 10 or more years. Limiting toys – not feeling like you need to spend $300 at Christmas or $150 on a birthday, will save you thousands in your child’s lifetime.

But… While ad income is awesome, and it’s a totally legit blog income stream (and I think everyone should be trying to get into a great ad network and increase their page views so they can earn more with their ads), there is a HUGE problem with relying only on ads for blog income. I’d taken a great affiliate marketing for beginners course, and I totally understood how to find affiliate products, put links in my posts, and promote those posts… I’d look at other bloggers income reports, showing affiliate income of thousands of dollars, and I realized I must be missing something as far as how to use affiliate marketing effectively. You can learn EVERYTHING I learned about affiliate marketing in my new course – Affiliate Marketing For Bloggers:

The Third Trimester of Pregnancy is far from a walk in the park, but it’s also a very important time in terms of preparing for life after baby. Knowing I’m getting important things crossed off my third trimester checklist, things that will make my life easier in the coming months, DOES help a little with the general frustration of feeling like an exhausted hippopotamus, and it helps pass the time until I get to meet my new little babe. A few other things to consider as far as “third trimester postpartum preparation” are: If this is your first baby, do a little reading on ways to heal faster postpartum – These things will all be taking a severe back seat in the coming months, and it’s nice to just enjoy a little bit of you time.