March 24th, 2010 | 
Author: Name: The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms (Lorraine Regel and Erica Wells)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rookiemommy and http://twitter.com/momsurvival
Q: Why did you decide to blog about being a Mom?
We started our blog to compliment our soon to be published parenting book The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms (John Wiley & Sons, Canada April 2010). At first we were merely posting excerpts from the book using it as a promotional tool, but quickly caught the mommy blogging bug. Now we’re in full swing and enjoy telling amusing parenting tales; offering advice; putting out distress calls to our comrades for help with our own parenting issues; and, in my case, having a good old rant, whinge and moan. Aside from the blog writing, we find it interesting to keep the site up to date with motherhood related guest blogs, interviews and news articles.
Q: What has been your favorite post so far?
From a mercenary point of view Stroller Envy: Getting the Right Survival Equipment because it bagged me new wheels for my ailing stroller from Phil & Teds—oh the power of mommy blogging! But the favorite post I’ve written is Dads are from Mars; Moms are from Venus because it never ceases to amaze me how women are just more tuned in to the baby channel than men are and how moms and dads parenting strengths differ.
Q: What do you hope readers get from your personal story?
Although many of our posts are anecdotal ours isn’t the typical day to day personal account of parenting like most mommy blogs. We’re aiming to offer advice to new moms, but not in an in-your-face do this/do that way. We hope that by sharing some of the highs and lows of our parenting experiences we can reassure moms that the issues they are experiencing are perfectly normal: they are not alone in ‘Baby World’. We hope moms find our blog amusing and take away a feeling of comradeship.
Q: What is the best advice you ever received concerning mothering?
Without a doubt it is: Take Time to Yourself. It’s not something I remember to do very often, but when I do I realize why it’s such good advice. The tedium of baby related tasks 24/7, 7 days a week can take a toll on your emotions. Moms need and deserve a regular break. Just take a couple of hours a week to forget the kids and do something totally selfish. It’s important to remind yourself occasionally what it’s like to be a woman instead of a mom.
Q: Who are your favorite mom bloggers?
My #1 is Attack of the Red Neck Mommy I’m pretty sure Tanis would cringe at being labelled a ‘Mommy Blogger’. But she is a blogger and a mom. An amazing mom in fact and a pretty darn good blogger too. Her personal tale that gradually unfolds on her blog between hilarious, colorful and bizarre day to day family antics is heartbreaking, astounding and inspirational. It’s a must read, but not for the faint hearted or easily offended.
Others I enjoy are:
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