Can Your Pregnancy Stress Actually Affect Your Baby?
There are a couple of moments in each of my pregnancies that I replay over and over in my head. There was the time I was at work, and I heard an enormous BOOM, like a bomb going off. I worked in NYC,...
View ArticleI Know Why You Want To Use A Head Support In The Car Seat — But Don’t Do It
When it comes to car seat safety, it may seem like there are just so many specific and bothersome rules. I remember when I was a new parent and my friend pointed out that my child’s car seat chest clip...
View ArticleMy Son Was Born With A Terrifying Heart Defect––Here’s Our Story
When I was 33 weeks pregnant with my son, I went to my usual weekly ultrasound appointment. The ultrasound technician, who I thought didn’t know what she was doing said to me, “Well, I am having a...
View ArticleGabrielle Union ‘Devastated’ After Dwyane Wade Had Child With Another Woman...
Gabrielle Union opens up about her struggle to conceive amid learning husband Dwyane Wade fathered a child with someone else Years ago, before Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade were married, they took a...
View ArticleCouple Kicked Out Of Texas Restaurant For Wearing Masks To Protect Their Son
New parents were kicked out of a Texas restaurant for **gasp** wearing a mask Here’s a story that just screams “What happens in Texas.” A young couple was kicked out of a restaurant in a suburb outside...
View ArticleAntibodies In Breast Milk May Remain For 10 Months After COVID-19
Raising little ones during the pandemic has been a terrifying experience, especially as we wait for vaccines for kids under 12. This is particularly true for babies and toddlers, who may not be...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper: My Son Isn’t Inheriting ‘Some Sort Of Pot Of Gold’
Anderson Cooper says his son Wyatt will have to work for a living when he’s older, no inheritance If you believe everything you read on the internet, then you would believe that Anderson Cooper is...
View ArticleHow Eczema Can Potentially Lead To Food Allergies In Children
We all know children with food allergies. They have become much more prevalent in the last 20 years and have increased by 50%. Experts say that while millions of children suffer from these allergies,...
View ArticlePlease Stop Asking Me To Give My Breastfed Baby A Bottle
According to NPR, only 13 percent of mothers manage to exclusively breastfeed for six months (the recommendation for baby’s health). I am lucky; of my three children, I breastfed the older two for over...
View ArticleMy Baby Could Have Lost A Toe — Because Of A Hair
Once upon a time, I spent three hours in the emergency room, with my infant daughter, all because of a strand of hair. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, because I said it out loud myself, at least six...
View ArticleThe Horror Of Realizing People Your Age Are Having Grandbabies
I stared at the Facebook post. What the what? This has got to be a joke. Maybe one of her kids got ahold of her phone and pranked her. An acquaintance from high school had just shared a picture of an...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Can Help Protect A Mother’s Brain Later In Life
New study states that breastfeeding can protect the mom’s brain later in life Everyone knows about the health benefits babies receive when they are breastfed, and the short-term benefits that moms...
View ArticleNewborn Gut Deficiency: What You Need To Know
As a pregnant person, I worried a lot. Part of my fear was due to my own birth, born at 6 months; at 1lb and 10oz, I am told that my life held in the balance of doctors and God. I spent three months in...
View ArticleTeething Bites — Here Are 10 Ways To Help Alleviate Your Baby’s Pain (And...
When my first child started teething when she was three months old, I had no idea what was happening. She woke up fussy and with a low-grade fever so I thought she had a cold. Then the drool came and...
View ArticleSmoking Weed While Breastfeeding – What To Know
The decision to breastfeed is a huge decision that many parents research before their baby is born. Between antibodies and the releasing of oxytocin, breastfeeding provides a slew of benefits for both...
View ArticleWhitney Port Gives Update On Her Pregnancy After Opening Up About Miscarriages
Whitney Port gives an update on her pregnancy a few weeks after fearing she would have another miscarriage Whitney Port from The Hills is mom to 4-year-old Sonny, who she shares with her husband Tim...
View ArticleWhitney Port Feels ‘Guilty’ Discussing Miscarriage Because She Has A Son
Whitney Port shares her raw and unfiltered emotions in a podcast episode recorded hours after she found out she miscarried Earlier this month, Whitney Port revealed that she was about seven weeks...
View ArticleChristina Perri: ‘Postpartum Body Without The Baby’ Is ‘Hardest Part’ Of...
Christina Perri shares how she healed after her daughter Rosie was “born silent” at 33 weeks Singer Christina Perri gave birth to her daughter Rosie, who was “born silent” at 33 weeks in November 2020...
View ArticleYou Might Be Surprised At How Early Kids Start Appreciating Humor
If you have a child over the age of 3, more than likely you have sat through a nonsensical knock knock joke or two. You’ve watched your kids laugh at the strangest cartoons. And I am certain you have...
View ArticleWe Love James Van Der Beek’s Adorable Acronym For Calming A Crying Baby
The dad of six dropped some super-wise knowledge about baby whispering without an ounce of mansplaining James Van Der Beek has more baby experience than most — he and his wife Kimberly have had six...
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