Newborn Sneezing A Lot? What To Know About This Normal Baby Behavior
Moms of newborns — especially first-time moms — might be shocked by just how many weird noises those little goofballs make, especially the newborn sneezing. No, it’s not just you and your baby, and you...
View ArticleFeeding Eggs To Your Baby Doesn’t Have To Be Scary — Here’s Why
Introducing new foods to your child can be a lot of fun — don’t get us wrong. However, knowing when to introduce certain foods, like eggs, to a baby can feel a little confusing. When can babies eat...
View ArticleHow To Tell If Your Baby Is Ready To Hold Their Head Up Without Support
After only getting brief glimpses into your baby’s development in the womb (thanks to ultrasounds), it’s exciting for new parents to be able to watch their little one grow and change right before their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sh*t They Don’t Tell You About Your Baby Going #2
“And have you started her on whole milk yet?” asked the pediatrician. “No, I had questions, and I was waiting for the green light from you. Do we just make the switch? Is it something we do gradually?”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hand To Hold App Is An Amazing Resource For NICU Parents
My daughter was in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for 56 days. For the first week of her life, she lived in an incubator and my husband and I weren’t allowed to hold her. We watched her fight...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Moms Should Feel Zero Pressure To Keep Up With Domestic Duties
I was feeling so overwhelmed while driving home from work one day while pregnant with my first child. My then-husband and I had decided that I’d stay home with him, and I began to wonder what it would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Olympians May Have to Choose Between The Games And Their Babies — Not Acceptable
The Olympics are back. That statement alone sounds surreal in a world that is still grappling with a global health crisis, but it’s true. The Olympics are back after being postponed in 2020 due to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Baby Cried 24/7 For Seven Months Straight, And It Was Horrible
I didn’t enjoy my babies as newborns. It’s a taboo thing to say, but the reality is I had a freaking hard time with my first baby, due to colic (as the term for unexplained, ongoing, incurable crying)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meghan Trainor’s 4-Month-Old Speaks First Words In New Video
Look who’s talking? It’s Meghan Trainor’s little baby genius Listen, I’m just going to come out and say it, I think Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara’s child is a baby genius. In a new video for Sabara’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kangaroo Care Started Right After Birth Can Be Lifesaving
Eleven years ago I gave birth to a two pound baby girl. She was born nine weeks early in severe distress. I wasn’t allowed to hold her when she was born. I wasn’t allowed to hold her for the first few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Letter From The One Who Ended Your Baby’s Life
Trigger warning: child loss I am a proud Respiratory Therapist (RT). I worked in the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in our province (I’m Canadian). The sickest newborn babies from up to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Your Baby — Dress Them However You Want
Can we agree that babies are the cutest? I mean, can you really resist a pair of chubby cheeks and thighs to match? The smile and giggle of a sweet baby will make even the grumpiest curmudgeon smile....
View ArticleEven For Famous Moms, Finding Basic Breastfeeding Accommodations Is Tough
Hollywood loves tits. But Hollywood doesn’t love reminders that tits can have an actual biological function, i.e., feeding babies. That part — the babies and the milk and the leaking and the pumping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Your Breastfeeding Toddler Is Still A Total ‘Boob Barnacle’
“Eighteen months. That’s my limit. If she’s not weaned by eighteen months, I’m cutting her off,” I cried out to my husband in exasperation. Our sixteen-month-old baby had woken me up me for the third...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Freak Out About The Presence Of PFAS In Breast Milk, And Here’s Why
Recently, a study came out finding alarming amounts of chemicals called PFAS in human breast milk. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology, was small and location-specific,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Queer Eye’ Star Tan France & Husband Rob Welcome First Baby
Congratulations are in order for Queer Eye‘s Tan France and his husband Rob — they’ve welcomed their first baby Back in April, Queer Eye‘s Tan France announced he was expecting his first child via...
View ArticleHalsey Shares New Pic Of Son In Joyful Breastfeeding Snap
Singer Halsey celebrated World Breastfeeding Week with a new snap of their two-week-old son Ender Halsey, who welcomed her son Ender just two weeks ago on July 14, 2021 shared a sweet breastfeeding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Baby Had Pneumonia And RSV — And It Was Terrifying
Nothing good happens at 4:00am. The sun is down and the moon is high. Bars are closed and traffic is non-existent, and that is because most individuals are asleep. It’s quiet, and dark, and it should...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Physical Therapist (And Mom) Coaches Baby How To Safely ‘Fall’ Off...
From the moment we find out we’re pregnant, the safety and well-being of our child is at the forefront of our mind. We avoid unpasteurized cheese, we count baby kicks, we take our prenatal vitamins....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Someday You’ll Be In Awe Of Just How Strong You Are
Did you know a series of neurological conditions can be diagnosed by a routine eye exam? I am sure all you neuro parents are nodding your heads, but I didn’t realize this until I experienced it with my...
View Article