Pregnancy

Can you spoil a baby? After all, who else but a baby gets to be picked up, fed, and attended to every time they make a peep of displeasure? It doesn’t quite seem fair, does it? At the same time, parents feel naturally compelled to respond to baby’s cries. A new baby, especially in the

Few things are as special as pregnancy and finding ways to commemorate and remember this time of your life is important. Thankfully, there is no shortage of creative and inventive ways to do this. If you’re currently looking for the best ways to commemorate your pregnant body, here are some ideas to keep in mind.

Do you have a baby who is only happy while you are actively playing with her? When you leave the room, does she cry as if you’ve left the country? This post will cover why it’s important for your baby to have some independent play, and give you a few ideas to help your baby

Parent coaching — what IS it, anyway — and why in the world would someone sign up for it? Can’t parents just “figure it out” on their own? If you feel resistance to the concept of parent coaching, you’re not alone. If you’re raising children, you may feel some innate sense of responsibility to parent

Gender disappointment is real — and it doesn’t define you as a parent before you even have a child. Sometime during pregnancy, it’s very common for a woman to develop some expectations about their baby’s gender. It’s normal to find yourself hoping for the child of your dreams — or perhaps having an actual dream

Looking like you’ve slept for 12 hours?!…. YES PLEASE! As all new mamas and mamas-to-be know, sleep is reserved for the charmed, if not the most very lucky of us out there. To be honest, I’d use just about anything to make it look like I’ve gotten more than 3 hours of sleep at a

Generally speaking, rainy days and toddlers don’t mix very well. It’s not so much that we must go outside, but simply that, on a rainy day, it’s probably not an option. After surviving the winter months, I just expect to start spending more and more time outside with my toddler (or in between naps at

So you’ve got the babe, you’ve nailed the sleep schedule, and life is finally feeling a bit more familiar. Then one morning, you finally decide to shower, and a small mammal shows up in your drain…or at least a small mammal’s hair. My postpartum hair loss experience took me by surprise… I’ve always shed a

If you’re pregnant, you might be a little bit too familiar with advice from passersby concerning your pregnancy and the health of your baby. These ideas may be confusing, and ultimately it’s up to you to determine what the right advice is. If you’re struggling to find good advice about staying healthy while pregnant, here

Every year, there are tons of new kitchen gadgets that claim to make your life easier and cut down time spent in the kitchen. They all achieve that to some degree, but with such an oversaturated market, it’s tough to know which will do what it claims while giving you quality. But, there is an

Many people consider a hospital birth as the safest way to bring a new life into the world. Withthe pandemic, however, some parents-to-be worry about the potential implications of knowinglysharing breathing space with others, especially in a medical facility. It’s understandable — the lastthing we want to think about while giving birth is contracting anything

Now that spring is finally here, it’s time to shake off winter (and 2020 while we’re at it) with a little nursery and playroom spring cleaning. As your child grows, they’re obviously outgrowing everything around them at a rapid pace: clothes, toys, products; you name it. And while I am by no means imploring you

Like many of my Internet searches, I started down one path (searching for Easter basket ideas) and slowly fell down the online rabbit hole, somehow landing on charcuterie boards for kids. And wow, what a discovery. While #kidscharcuterie on Instagram is a wealth of inspiration and a yummy starting point, I just have to share

Want baby to sleep through the night right away? You’re desperate for sleep and the title of this post seemed liked the Holy Grail. You want to believe it could be true, that there is a magical answer out there. When our own sleep is compromised we can barely think of anything else but our

Organization is my love language. Even if it’s not yours, consider this: Home is the launchpad of our lives, and if yours is suffocating under the weight of stuff and disorder, your energy, brainpower and well-being are suffering the same fate. Even before Marie Kondo hit the scene, research revealed just how life-changing a tidy

Nesting is an impulse that can happen during the third trimester of your pregnancy. It includes any needs to organize, clean, or mentally prepare for your baby’s arrival. Not every mother feels the need to nest, but many do have the urge to prepare for the arrival of their baby. Sometimes nesting can even extend

The ending of winter means the start of another (dare we say, better) season: Spring. You’ve been indoors a lot these days, but Spring is the best time to do outdoor activities (while practicing social distancing) and the Easter holiday is the perfect excuse to do even more activities your kids will love. To help

With so many of our go-to summer activities revised or canceled because of COVID-19, families will spending more time with loved ones than ever before. We know staying inside is the best way to protect yourself (and others) from coronavirus, but what do you do when you’re feeling a bit of cabin fever and run

Winter is here and most of us are in the thick of managing our dry, flaky skin. We’re staying indoors more, but that doesn’t excuse us from uncomfortable itchy skin. If the heat in your home is anything like mine it’s super drying and almost unbearable at times. As a result my skin and hair

Once baby is on the way, a well-known world of dietary changes and prenatal vitamins await you. But what about when we are trying to conceive? Are fertility supplements cleverly marketed placebos, or helpful remedies containing nutrients vital to conceiving and supporting a healthy pregnancy? Let’s break it down. Do fertility supplements really work? A