As much as we want dainty and useful things for our babies, it’s not always the most practical of options. If you’ve ever had to carry a fully packed one, you’ll understand. Yes, you can hang it from your stroller, but you'll also run the risk of toppling the entire...
Ideally, breastfeeding moms should have eight to ten nursing sessions or pumping sessions every 24 hours, especially if you are a mom who has gone back to work or if you aren’t with your baby for feeding time. It goes without saying stored milk is a convenient and...
As a parent, one of the worst things that you could possibly face is a fever from your little one. The younger the child, the bigger the chance of the fever becoming life threatening and you might need to have your baby hospitalized. This could cost you a lot of money...
There’s a saying about parenting by Elizabeth Stone: "Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." And it’s absolutely spot-on. You never know real worry until you become a...
Being a parent is already quite daunting and it can definitely be tough if you cannot make the best out of the opportunities presented to get some sleep. Night sweats can be terrible in the summer and stress will also lead to increased body temperatures, which could...
Giving birth might be a painful experience, but once you are holding the baby in your arms, that pain is forgotten. Most of the times, women are caught up in the excitement of having that first baby and they might neglect caring for themselves in the form of...
During pregnancy, your body is going through a lot of changes. After all, you’re growing a human inside of you. You’re also going to become very acquainted with your vagina, from all angles. All pregnant women will notice a watery discharge during pregnancy; it might...
Pregnancy brings on a lot of changes to your body, and while some might be expected, like your growing belly, others are less so, like hairs sprouting out of your chin or other unusual places, and of course, Linea Nigra. Linea Nigra During Pregnancy When Does...
Pregnancy, especially during the third trimester, can be incredibly tired all the time! What with all the changes taking place inside your body and all the strangers offering well-meaning, sometimes overwhelming advice. The problem with this is no two pregnancies are...
Things can get kind of weird when you’re pregnant. You do weird things, want weird things, weird things go into you, and maybe, weird things come out of you. Sometimes, things happen that you don’t want to talk about, one of them being that strange green poop. So why...
For such a joyful event, pregnancy has one heck of a way to introduce itself. The absolute elation of finding out you’re going to be a mom goes down the toilet quicker than your first bout of morning sickness. Even though it is one of the most unpleasant symptoms,...
When you’re in the latter stages of pregnancy, your baby kicks all sorts of parts of your body, and many of them can be painful. I remember distinctly a fondness one of my children had for sticking his foot in between my ribs. But what if you feel like they are...
Babies can become quite restless when their diapers are dirty and start to irritate them at night. This could also potentially break their sleeping cycle and sadly, it will also disturb yours, too. Moreover, leaking diaper at night could also lead to a miserable day...
Becoming a parent means you join a special kind of club. It’s a club full of people all with the same goals: to raise happy, healthy and functional adults who will contribute to their community and society as a whole. However, each member has their own way of doing...
She is the absolute apple of your eye, so sweet and pretty that you could just eat her up. You love to show her off to friends, family, or random strangers except for one very embarrassing reason: your beautiful little baby farts a lot �? Is this normal? And what can...
New moms may look for every opportunity to Instagram their beautiful baby to share with the world. But you may have come across a problem if your baby looks less angelic and more demonic when she’s sleeping because she has started frothing at the mouth. If you are new...
Sleep is a very tricky thing. We need desperately yet the harder we try to make it happen, the less likely it will. It is something we never really think about as a valuable commodity until we don’t have any. And we know so well that happy, healthy babies need sleep,...
Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States. In fact, the number of children affected by obesity has increased more than 200% since 1980. Today, more than 18% of children are obese, making this condition one of the most common — and preventable — health...
If you think back to your own childhood, there are a few moments that stand out in your memories. Certain golden days where life was magical and perfect. A holiday where everything sparkled with light. A birthday party that was so much fun, your friends didn’t stop...
Sometimes when talking about Intentional Parenting, there are misconceptions that because intentional parenting means to plan, that children will have their hand held, and everything planned and organised for them in a strict, structured regime. That couldn’t be...