Many pregnant women are extremely busy packing for the hospital, decorating their nursery, and planning their childbirth experience. They don’t give any thought to the period beyond delivery, and how they will handle the stresses of being a new mother. According to Sylvia Brown at About.com, most childbirth preparation classes do not provide future mothers [...]

People will often point out things you should or should not be doing with your new baby… “You hold him too much, you’ll spoil him! You should give her solids, she’ll sleep better at night! You should dress him more warmly! You should take off those blankets! What, you let your baby sleep in bed [...]

Every mother knows the feeling of trying to soothe a screaming baby. I’m sure every mother has wished at one time or another that baby could just TELL me what’s bothering him! Is he hungry? Tired? Uncomfortable? Gas?
Now you needn’t guess any longer! Priscilla Dunstan’s eidetic memory (a photographic memory for sound) and mother’s intuition [...]

My aunt bought me the Patemm changing pad (”a revolution in diaper changing”) as a baby gift. She discovered it after her own daughter (my cousin) had a baby and someone must have bought her this latest mommy-must-have item.
What is it? It’s kind of like a portable diaper bag. When it’s opened up, it’s a [...]

According to this story on HollyScoop, Jennifer Lopez is really setting out to spoil her twins. Not only has she hired a color therapist and professional baby masseuse to pamper her babies, she has also splurged on “Egyptian cotton cot linen, designer Babygros, diamond-engraved rattles and two small ponies.”
But that’s far from the [...]

Yup, this is what happens when baby #2 comes along. The new one becomes Mommy’s favorite, and the first kid gets stuck with all the dirty work… Sad, isn’t it?

My mom sent me the link to this article with a note: “I guess it’s a good thing that you don’t bathe your kids every day after all.”
In my own defense, I’m not lazy, I read that it is not necessary to give babies a bath more than once or twice a day (unless they [...]

I read this article suggesting that pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk of asthma and allergies in their children. This is according to researchers from the University of Crete, Greece, who studied 468 mothers and their children from pregnancy until the children were 6½.
A Mediterranean diet typically [...]

How to tell you’re NOT your mom’s favorite…

It’s four days into the New Year, but it’s never too late for a new start. If you haven’t decided on a New Year’s resolution, here are some suggestions from SureBaby.com. (These are specifically directed toward parents, but work equally well for parents-to-be!)

TV & Computer Limitations - Set limitations for T.V. and the computer to [...]