Welcome to the first inaugural More for Mom's Conference. I'm Monica Packer, the creator of this

conference and your host. I want to tell you a little bit more about the overall purpose of the

More for Mom's Conference, why it matters, and what you can expect in our time together.

Let's start with the keyword you can't escape with this conference.

More.

Every aspect of the more for moms conference is designed to help mothers find more fulfillment,

joy, and progress in their lives.

Why?

I just got to use a story to illustrate.

Almost three years ago, I had my fifth and final baby.

As with any pregnancy, this one took a great toll on my body.

But especially more for me than my others, as it had been five years since my last child.

It was considered a geriatric pregnancy, and since my symptoms got worse with each pregnancy, my extreme

nausea and loss of appetite lasted the entire nine months. Not a single day went by where I felt a

pang of hunger or a desire for food. This is why shortly after my baby's birth, I was met with a huge

surprise. I was starving. All day, every day,

my appetite reigned supreme. All I could think about was food. All I could feel in my body was this

desire, this push for more, more, more, a hunger that seemed near impossible to satiate.

I know many moms experience a dramatic shift in their hunger cues as they recover from birth

and feed a child if they're breastfeeding. Our bodies often need and deserve increased

sustenance during this time. This was unlike any experience I'd had before, though,

and I know it was largely due to the contrast

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