Heather Hemmert

Heather lives with her husband, daughter and son and has learned to accept that Utah is now her permanent home. Before becoming a stay at home mom, she taught elementary school and loves to use that background to create fun activities to entertain her children. Though staying home with the kids is great, Heather has always enjoyed finding more ways she can keep herself sane, including elaborate cross stitch designs and playing with any puppy she can find. She particularly loves to read and write and prides herself in always remaining honest in her posts about life as a wife and mother, even when the truth is sometimes embarrassing.

I’m lucky enough to live in a neighborhood that has a bunch of families in a similar stage of life as me: young, one to three kids around my own children’s ages, and the parents are people my husband and I actually enjoy socializing with. I’m also lucky enough to have the end townhouse unit …

When you have a baby, you’re basically signing up for late nights with little sleep for the first 3-4 months, maybe more. The long nursing sessions and then the intricate dance you perform to get the baby back to sleep will take anywhere from 20 minutes to 3 hours. In some cases, the non-stop screaming …

Ever since I became a mother, I’ve become incredibly sensitive to anything regarding the safety of babies. Whether it’s from a movie scene where a baby is crying out in hunger, or a real life tragedy of loss, any mention of distress to a child turns me into a complete sobbing mess. None of us …

I’m tired of teenage babysitters, who are supposed to be playing with my kids, sitting on their phones, leaving my house a mess, and expecting to be paid well for it. To all parents, whether you are brand new and looking for a paid babysitter for the first time or you’ve got five kids and …

***Baby Gizmo is not providing medical advice or suggestion. This is merely a list of information gathered from reputable sources to help readers begin their education on the subject of vasectomies and tubal ligations/tubectomies. Always consult your doctor if you have questions.*** My post from a few weeks ago about the other side of fertility gained …

There are a few phrases that we ladies are just not allowed to say: “I wish I wasn’t a mom.”“I wish I had less kids.”“I wish I was less fertile.” That last one is a doozy. Try posting that as your Facebook status (or heaven forbid, in a mommy group) and see just how fast …

I’m going to wade through the political correctness, the tip toeing around feelings, and the quick-to-crucify judgers to reach the quiet group of women who need to hear someone else say this: I don’t absolutely love motherhood. Before we get into this, let me just say that I am not suffering from Postpartum Depression (anymore) …

Sure, there are a lot of downsides to being a parent, like potty training, basically living in your car due to all the errand running, or getting your nipple bitten while your baby is nursing and teething. But there are also some unexpected joys hidden within parenthood. I’m talking about the things we once took …

I understand needing to promote healthy food choices and using public schools as a avenue for this change, but how far is too far? Should schools be allowed to dictate what parents can and can’t send with their kids for snacks and lunches? One mom in Australia was just called out, via a note sent home, accusing …

Let’s see—what’s the best way I can start teaching my daughter to be self-conscious about her body at the earliest age possible? Oh! Use her favorite Disney classic tale to trick and shame her! *Collective eye roll* Enter Red Shoes and the 7 Dwarfs, a parody of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Body shaming …

It’s time to talk about how to dry up breast milk supply. My first child decided at 8 months to self-wean. Cold turkey, she nursed for breakfast and then for her next session, she just wouldn’t have it. Every time after that, when I would try to latch her, she would freak out, push me, …

“I’m scared to have another child because I love my first so fiercely. How will I have room in my heart for another without taking some love away from my first?” “How is it even possible to love another child as much as I love my first baby?” “What if my second is easier than …