How Important is the Bedtime Routine, Really?
New parents get a lot of pressure to establish an early, set bedtime just WEEKS after birth. Is this realistic or are we driving ourselves bonkers for no reason?
New parents get a lot of pressure to establish an early, set bedtime just WEEKS after birth. Is this realistic or are we driving ourselves bonkers for no reason?
Is it okay to wean a baby off breastmilk if they still won’t drink cow’s milk?
An expectant mom is right to be concerned about her soon-to-be-born infant being around her non-vaccinated preschooler nieces and nephews. What should she do?
Are we driving ourselves crazy with unrealistic expectations of what staying home is like? OF COURSE WE ARE.
Long-legged kids with skinny hips. Here are your best shopping bets.
An expectant mom is in search of pregnancy and baby book recommendations for her husband. We’ve got some ideas but would love your opinions as well!
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
A reader asks Amalah for help finding cute-but-comfy clothes that she can can nurse, sleep and look adorable in — immediately after giving birth.
How do you know when it’s time to dump your doctor? And short of moving to Southern California and begging for a spot in Dr. Sears’ practice, how do you make sure you “mesh” with the new doctor?
I helped give a bridal shower, but I don’t think the bride knows!
My child has just been diagnosed with a condition my in-laws don’t even believe exists. Now what?
A woman who is trying to conceive wants to start eating more fish and tofu, but has concerns about mercury in fish and hormones in tofu. What’s the real deal?
An mom needs advice on how to help her pee-potty-trained son poop on the toilet before he starts preschool in the Fall, especially since the timing coincides with the birth of a new sibling.
My 14-month-old is a terrible sleeper and an even worse traveler. Can our holiday visits home to visit family be saved?
My cloth-diapered heavy wetter is sleeping longer at night, but waking up soaking! How can I keep him in cloth but avoid a nighttime change?
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?
On the death of the small at-home party, the etiquette of sibling tagalongs, and other kids’ birthday party conundrums.
I used to wake up every morning for work, before my husband did. I would shower and get dressed in suits and heels and I wore makeup and blow-dried my hair every day. And then I had a baby.
So. Does everyone have their Birth Plan written up yet? Have you typed it? Double-spaced it? Printed up back-up copies and filed one with the county courthouse and gotten one notarized?
I am 27 weeks pregnant with twins and have started to do my research on breastfeeding and pumping. How unrealistic am I being?