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Making the Most of a Hand-Me-Down Wardrobe
Learn how to make the most of a kid’s hand-me-down wardrobe, tell us your ideas and enter to win a $500 gift card to Old Navy. Whee!
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Comments Count! One Reader’s Has Already Saved Lives.
Leave a comment to give a kid a shot at life. I’m participating in a fundraising effort to provide vaccines to children in developing nations.
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Circumcision: the kindest cut, or the cruelest?
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day, and I’m thinking about circumcision. I assure you this is a coincidence. So! Those of us who have birthed baby boys are faced with the inevitable question: to snip or leave intact? In most of the world, the majority…
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Five Things I Wish Somebody Told Me About Weaning
Whether it happens at two months or two years, it can be a really weird time. Maybe you feel relieved. Maybe you feel guilty. Maybe you even feel a distinct loss of identity. Maybe it’s a mix of all three, plus some other conflicting emotions I forgot to mention.
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Avoiding Toxic Ingredients in Children’s Personal Care Products Can be Easy
Find out if you know your Sodium Lauryl Sulfate from your Polyethylene…. It can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. We created a cheat sheet so that you can keep it all clear.
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Because Mother Nature made bottles for a reason.
Thank you, Delta Airlines. Thank you for finally taking a stand against the #1 scourge of the skies: nursing women. Last month a woman nursing her child was asked to leave the plane after she refused to hide under a blanket. She claims she was…
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The Moment I Saw You
Remembering everything you felt — or didn’t — when you first met your baby.
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Amber Teething Necklaces: Helpful or Hype?
The latest fad in miracle jewelry meets some healthy skepticism.
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A “No Toys” Baby Shower?
Is it rude to tell guests what NOT to buy for a baby shower? We have opinions on this.
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Postpartum Excursions & Outings: How Much Is Too Much?
I had a baby and a c-section three weeks ago. But my husband and mother-in-law are dragging me and my baby all over creation! How can I explain that this is too much?
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Car Seat Confessions: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Keeping Kids Safe
Mistakes, I’ve made more than a few.
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Afterbirth & Aftermath: The First Few Days Postpartum
Because the weirdness doesn’t end with pregnancy. Join us for the launch of Bounce Back, Amalah’s sequel to Zero to Forty, where postpartum is not a four-letter word.
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The Three Car Seat Dilemma
Can you have three car seats without having to succumb to a minivan? And, really is a minivan all that bad?
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How To Handle Baby Name Regret
You love the baby but not the name. What do you do when you regret giving your baby his/her name?
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Breastfeeding & 10 Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me About It
Ahh, breastfeeding. It battles with sleep as the #1 topic on the mind of new moms.
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No Children Allowed?
I don’t find other people’s misbehaving children endearing at all. I am not childless. As a mother of seven children I fully support these type of bans.
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Lullaby, and Goodnight…
With something-something-I-don’t-know-the-lyrics…
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The Absolutely Most Useless Baby Products Ever
Save some money by avoiding these useless infant products. Vote for the most pointless infant product. We really want to know your top pick.
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Latch-22
A new breastfeeding mother on the verge of her breaking point begs for help, advice, suggestions…ANYTHING that will make nursing less painful.
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Bottle Shame
Breastfeeding didn’t work out for us, but what do I say to all these nosy strangers who want to know why?