Behavior Problems? Why Time Out Might Not Be the Best Approach
Picture this: You’ve had the longest day at work and are almost too tired to make dinner, but manage to pull together something that looks,smells, and tastes like a decent meal (go you!) only to have your normally well-behaved four year old tell you she thinks what you’ve made is yucky, that she’ll only eat waffles or ice cream (or something else a bit outlandish), and then proceed to toss your perfectly lovely meal across the room.… Read the rest
Introducing Solids Can Be So Easy! Your Guide to Baby’s First Foods
Is your little one ready to try his or her first solid foods? Introducing solids can be really stressful for new parents, but there’s no reason why it needs to be. The trouble is that there have been so many myths and so much conflicting information out there about baby’s first foods that even the most informed mom or dad might not be able to make heads or tails of it.… Read the rest
Are You Ready for Another Baby? The Real Scoop on Pregnancy Spacing
A lot of fuss is made over when it’s the right time to start thinking about baby number two (or three or four, in my case!) after giving birth. If they’re too close in age, will you be able to handle having two tiny ones in diapers?… Read the rest
Top Breastfeeding Tips and Pitfalls
The value of parenting education is priceless. It helps gives us the tools and the confidence to be better parents and to enjoy the journey with less anxiety because we have more confidence in ourselves and our abilities. I started my MomPrep Studio to provide educational classes centered around prenatal and postpartum topics.… Read the rest
The Right Time to Announce A Pregnancy? Well, That Depends
When is the right time to tell people about your pregnancy? Twelve weeks? Eight weeks? I recently read an incredibly heartbreaking article written by a woman who wishes she hadn’t waited to share her pregnancy news at all. The author, Bee Rowlatt, had thought it would be best to keep her fourth pregnancy under wraps until the “recommended” time of twelve weeks—but her pregnancy didn’t even last that long.… Read the rest
Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable Diapers: Which is Better?!
You’ve got the perfect baby name picked out, you’ve put together the crib (or watched as someone else did it!), and you’re so ready to hold that little dream in your arms. But before you give birth, there’s another big decision to make—one that could impact both the kind of world your babe grows up in, and that will also impact your wallet: what kind of diapers should you use?… Read the rest
Finding the Best Labor and Delivery Hospitals
Picking a hospital to give birth in is a major decision—you’re deciding who you trust enough to help you deliver your little one into the world; who will touch your child as he’s being born; who will step in and help if something goes wrong.… Read the rest
The Gestational Diabetes Test: What to Know Ahead of Time
You’ve probably already heard about gestational diabetes, a condition that affects roughly 18 percent of women during pregnancy. You might think it sounds scary, but I’m here to assure you that the test is kind of no big deal, and that that living with gestational diabetes—as long as you are being treated and monitored by a good doctor—doesn’t have to be so bad.… Read the rest
What Is Colic, Anyway? Facts & Help for Fussy Babies
Prince George had it. Brad and Angelina’s twins had it. There’s a decent chance that your little bundle might have it, too. Unfortunately we’re not talking about chubby cheeks (although they all had those, too!)—we’re talking about colic, aka many new moms’ arch-nemesis.… Read the rest
Should You Get Drunk and Make a Baby?
Let’s get one thing straight: Getting pregnant should be as fun as you can make it. Sure, for some of us ladies out there, it’s not always a simple equation of a crazy night out and then a bit of sexy time back home—but for many (amazingly) lucky couples, it can be.… Read the rest
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