Hello! Please allow me to introduce myself and tell how excited I am to have the opportunity to write for Genuine Jenn! It has always been a goal of mine to write about something other then my day job, and now becoming a recent mother has opened my eyes to new and incredible feelings of love, knowledge of products and an overall understanding and appreciate for any mother, no matter where you live within the world.
I am going to use this opportunity to share some insite from mother’s around the globe, what makes their children happy, products they cannot live without, experiences that have taught them about the good and the bad and bridge the gap while connecting the dots between the working mom to the homemaker mom to the single mom.
A little about myself, I recently turned 33 years old and am the mother to my daughter, Zoe Hudson. Born January 21 girl who grew up wanting to be a mother. I always wanted to help animals, take them in, nurse them to health, own a farm, run a rescue group, etc. I think this has a lot to do with the fact that I did not grow up around babies. My sister is 31 years old now and for the longest time was the youngest person in my family. (Fun fact: Zoe was only the 2 diaper I ever changed and the 3 years old and met my niece, born to my husband’s sister (who happened to be the first baby I ever changed and 2 Call me a later bloomer if you will, but from the moment I held Bella Rose and the tears of love streamed down my face, I knew what was next on my wish list, that was a baby!
I have always been a career-oriented person. I founded and operate an entertainment public relations and digital marketing agency out of New York City. This company has been my baby since 2007 and I have had the entrepreneurial spirit for as long as I can remember. I used to make and sell key chains on the crabbing pier growing up and treated that like a business, and I was only 6 years old. That being said, having my daughter has taken me from a 100+ hour workweek to a measly 25+hour workweek as we enter the 4 but boy is her love strong. I have a very supportive husband who allows me the freedom to call the shots when it comes to who will watch Zoe, but he also has his hands full producing his first feature film. So as you can see, the person who I was and the person who I am now has the same exterior, but my interior has changed dramatically. I am here to share my story and my knowledge with you and I encourage you to share as well.
Below is a list from a few friends who live in America, myself included. Two opinions from Mom’s, one in NYC and one in LA.
Please let us know where you are from and answer the questions below so we can have an understanding of your city.
I look forward to more writing
Talk soon,
Dayna
Name: Dayna Ghiraldi-Travers
Child's name: Zoe Hudson
Child's age: 4 Months
Where you live: Stuyvesant Town, Lower East Side, NYC
Best place within your city to visit to unwind with your child: The grass within Stuy Town, it is only open to residents, but it is a lovely place to spend a few hours and meet new mommies!
Best baby friendly restaurant in your city: We enjoy any local pizza joint, Nicoletta on 11 avenue and 12
Biggest challenge raising your child in your city: It has to be the space combined with having to take the stroller everywhere…even in the rain!
Top 3 baby products you have that you cannot live without: Fisher Price Cradle Swing: - Wubbanub Giraffe Binky - Swiss Army backpack diaper bag
Name: Julia Boone
Child's name: Arrow Alexander
Child's age: 14 weeks
Where you live: Downtown Los Angeles
Best place within your city to visit to unwind with your child: Grand Park
Best baby friendly restaurant in your city: We eat at all LA Mendocino Farms quite often, there's always room for the stroller or car seat and when he's a bit older he can draw with chalk on their kids wall
Biggest challenge raising your child in your city: Traffic is crazy, so we're always dodging traffic whenever possible. We prefer hanging with him rather then sticking him by himself in the back.
Top 3 baby products you have that you cannot live without: Bugaboo Cameleon3 Stroller, all black special edition of course - BabyBjorn Baby Carrier, Active - Fischer-Price Discover 'n Grow Kick and Play Piano Gym... and books!
Child's name: Saoirse Pepper
Child's age: 5 months
Where you live: Gramercy Park, NYC
Best place within your city to visit to unwind with your child: MoMA
Best baby friendly restaurant in your city: Bluebell Café
Biggest challenge raising your child in your city: Space!
Top 3 baby products you have that you cannot live without: Diapers, formula and bottles. Although this is probably regarding the non-essentials, so I’ll go with Dr. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, Moby Wrap, and the Graco Snugride Infant Car Seat.
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