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21 Funny Baby Shower Gifts That Are Actually Useful for Baby and Mom
Inside: Tired of bringing the same boring gifts to every baby shower? These funny baby shower gifts are things baby and the new mom actually need. Pastels plastered everywhere, toilet paper wrapped...
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7 Musts for Your Second Baby Registry That Will Save Your Sanity
Inside: When you’re welcoming another baby into the family, this is what you really need on your second baby registry. These second baby must haves will make the transition from one child to two as...
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7 Tips for Postpartum Clothes That Won’t Make You Look Pregnant
Inside: Number one goal of postpartum clothes: Avoid hearing “When are you due?” Here are 7 fashion tips for dressing your post-baby body without looking pregnant. When you’re pregnant, nobody mentions...
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12 Magical Newborn Must Haves You Need on Your Registry
Inside: In the early weeks, a handful of tools are absolute newborn must haves. Make sure you have these baby must haves before baby’s born, and you’ll be ready. After having four babies, I’ve heard it...
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5 Creative Childcare Solutions You Will Totally Love
Inside: Struggling with the idea of sticking your baby in daycare full-time? These childcare solutions will save some serious money AND give you more time with baby. Jump to List My maternity leave...
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9 Secrets for a Successful Return to Work After Maternity Leave
Inside: Returning to work after maternity leave? Here are some less obvious details to consider for your back-to-work checklist. I met a friend for afternoon tea this week. It was the perfect way to...
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The Ultimate List of the Best Baby Board Books, Endorsed by Babies And Parents
Inside: Most board books for babies will drive you bananas on the 600th reading, but you’ll actually enjoy reading these baby board books. The day that my first child stopped asking me to read the same...
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6 Surprising Songs to Soothe a Fussy Baby
Babies sure are particular little boogers. Feed me, change me, help me fall asleep because I’m tired but don’t know how to make it happen on my own and oh by the way, when you try to help me you should...
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25 Surprising Toys Your Baby Will Totally Love
For Christmas, we got our baby one present. That’s it. Why? At 7 months old, she wouldn’t know what she was missing. We thought her grandparents might do what grandparents do best. (They did.) On the...
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The Quintessential Survival Guide for New Moms
When you’re pregnant, you get the nursery ready. You wash piles of itty bitty laundry. You look at the stack of books on your nightstand and smile, thinking of how you’ll catch up on all that reading...
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21 Free Toys to Keep Your Baby Happy on a Plane
By the end of her first five months, Bailey had been on: One 21-hour road trip (each way) Six plane rides The road trip was about as horrible as you could possibly imagine. She screamed approximately...
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The Month My Baby Wouldn’t Sleep – And What I Did About It
In the last month, our one-year-old Bailey has developed a terrible habit – keeping us up until 1:00 am. Or later. She’s not cranky or crying. She just won’t sleep. So she plays and plays and plays...
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Baby Must Haves: 25 Essentials That Will Give You the Best First Year
Inside: Don’t go into debt before baby’s born buying every baby-related gadget ever invented. All you need on your baby registry are these baby must haves. After you find out you’re pregnant and the...
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How to Keep Breastfeeding After Going Back to Work
A few months ago, a friend who was expecting her second little one asked me to write a post on how to keep breastfeeding when you’re returning to work after maternity leave. I don’t talk about...
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Your Post-Baby Body
I gained a lot of weight during my last pregnancy. A lot. My diet was fine, I exercised when I could, and I didn’t have gestational diabetes. Still, my weight gain was crazy high. I talked a big game...
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7 Things to Do When You’re Stuck Under a Sleeping Baby
My babies hate sleep. No, that’s not exactly right. My babies love sleep. But after three babies in the span of eight years, I’ve lived this inconvenient truth all three times: My baby will only sleep...
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25 Best Big Sister Books to Get Your Child Ready to Be a Big Sis
Inside: With books about becoming a big sister, it’s important to strike a balance of touching on challenges but also pointing out the fun parts. Here are the most positive, heartwarming big sister...
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9 Ways to Get Your Dog Ready to Meet Your New Baby
Inside: Dogs know you’re pregnant in the first trimester. They just don’t know how many puppies you’re having. Here’s how to succeed at introducing dog to baby. Many moons ago, before I racked up...
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