9 First Foods for Baby That Put Boring Rice Cereal to Shame
Post by Nicole Fabian-Weber. Your baby is about to reach another exciting milestone: eating solid food. The time at which this happens varies from baby to baby and mom to mom. While the American...
View ArticleFirst Period After Baby: What to Expect
Post by Jodi Meltzer. Ah, the new motherhood. It’s a period of constant overdrive. I can’t remember the last time I slept. Did I re-pack the diaper bag? Where’s the binky?! It’s okay to run out for...
View ArticleLetting Go of ‘Perfect’ Made Me a Better Mom
Post by Sasha Brown-Worsham. From the moment my first child was born seven and a half years ago, I felt guilty. First it was because breastfeeding was a struggle. I fought and I fought to get her -- my...
View ArticleI'm Completely 'Unqualified' to Be a Mom and Yet It's the Job I Do Every Day
Post by Fadra Nally. "Did you change his diaper yet?"That's the question that startled me into the realization that I was wholly and completely unprepared for motherhood.Becoming a parent wasn't a...
View ArticleGoing Back to Work After Baby Broke My Heart and Made Me Whole Again
Post by Catherine Donaldson-Evans. Ten weeks. That's how long my maternity leave was after my first baby was born. Two weeks shorter than usual, but generous considering I'd been at my current job for...
View ArticleGraco Car Seat Recall: 5 Things Moms Need to Know
Post by Jeanne Sager. If you've got a baby in a rear-facing car seat, listen up. Nearly two million rear-facing car seats are being recalled today, a followup to the huge Graco recall already issued...
View ArticleBaby and Bulldog Have World's Cutest Argument (VIDEO)
Post by Suzee Skwiot. Before they even utter their first word or can complete a full sentence, your babies are talking. They're babbling all the time, trying to have conversations, or maybe they're...
View Article10-Year-Old's Passport Request Denied Because of Her Name
Post by Maressa Brown. An Icelandic couple named Tristan and Kristin Cardew having an incredibly difficult time trying to get a passport for their 10-year-old daughter -- all because of her...
View ArticleCameron Diaz Reveals Why She's Not Having Kids
Post by Jeanne Sager. Tired of celebrities acting like they have it so much harder than everyday moms? Don't worry, this isn't another one of those stories. Cameron Diaz doesn't actually have any kids,...
View ArticleWhat a C-Section Means for Your Baby
Post by Maressa Brown. While C-sections are meant to be done only when there's a major medical reason for skipping a vaginal delivery, up to 20 percent of babies born in the US are delivered by...
View ArticleNew Mom Kendra Wilkinson Is Only Keeping Hank Baskett Around for 1 Thing
Post by Suzee Skwiot. Just one month after welcoming her second child, Kendra Wilkinson is facing some major problems with her marriage. Rumor has it that Kendra's husband, Hank Baskett, had an affair...
View ArticleControversial Fluoride Claims Are Especially Concerning for Kids
Post by Maressa Brown. From bacteria or heavy metals in our food when we're pregnant to bisphenol-A (BPA) and other hormone disruptors in baby bottles, moms may feel like they're constantly ducking and...
View ArticleChemical in Baby Foods Linked to Cancer: What Parents Can Do?
Post by Jeanne Sager. So, you've decided baby is ready for solid food, and you're wondering what the heck to feed them? Scientists may have just made the choice a little easier. A chemical named...
View ArticlePepsiCo CEO Tells Moms the Truth About Whether They Can Have It All
Post by Lisa Fogarty. Any time I read about a successful and powerful woman who swears up and down it is possible to be an equally amazing worker, wife AND mom, my BS detecter shoots through the roof....
View ArticleMegan Fox Has Severe Mom Guilt
Post by Michele Zipp. Megan Fox is a mom to two boys under 2 with husband Brian Austin Green. Bodhi Ransom is 4 months old and Noah Shannon is 21 months old. She also stars in the movie Teenage Mutant...
View ArticlePreparing Dads for C-Sections: What You Need to Know
Post by Maressa Brown. With up to 20 percent of babies born in the US being delivered by C-section today, more and more expectant couples are considering how they might handle mom having to go under...
View ArticleTerminally Ill Military Mom Gets to Meet the Baby She's Giving Her Life For
Post by Nicole Fabian-Weber. Army wifeYesenia Ruiz-Rojo wasn't expecting to receive the news she did when she was admitted to a hospital four months into her pregnancy. The mom of one was experiencing...
View ArticleBaby's Scary Reaction to Sunscreen Reminds Moms to Do This 1 Crucial Thing...
Post by Maressa Brown. With the summer sun out in full force, moms are quicker than ever to coat their little ones in sunblock in an effort to protect their delicate skin. But unnervingly, sunblock...
View Article10 Common Car Seat Mistakes Parents Make and How to Fix Them
Post by Jeanne Sager. Here's a scary statistic for parents: car crashes are the leading killer of children 1 to 12 years old in the United States. Here's another one: some 70 percent of car seats are...
View Article10 Best States for Breastfeeding Moms: Is Yours on the List?
Post by Suzee Skwiot. The first few months of a newborn's life are critical in establishing breastfeeding practices. And there's some good news out there according to a new "breastfeeding map of...
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