What to Expect at 7 Weeks Pregnant: Your Symptoms and More!

Hitting the 7 weeks pregnant milestone with your pregnancy might not seem like a big deal, but you’d be surprised how much is happening inside your body! If you thought being 6 weeks pregnant was impressive, you haven’t seen anything yet! Did you know, for example, that a 7-week old embryo is approximately 10,000 times […]

14 Funny Mom Mugs That Tell It Like It Is

If you ever come into my home, take a look in my kitchen cabinets and see what you find – I take that back, don’t do it; you’ll get lost in the mess and never find your way back out!  Instead, let me help you imagine what the inside of my cabinets looks like. Picture […]

Your Guide to the Pregnancy Pillow: The Top 12 This Year

For anyone not already aware, I’m here to let you in on a not-so-secretive secret: pregnancy is not always enjoyable. Between problems like hyperemesis and lightning crotch, plus the continual burgeoning of your belly, it’s no surprise that sleep often doesn’t come easy to expectant mothers. Thankfully, a new addition to your bedroom could make a […]

The 10 Best Bamboo Baby Pajamas

When you’re getting ready for baby or trying to figure out which new baby must-haves you need to include on your registry, the deluge of options can be overwhelming. From diaper bag backpacks to babywearing devices, it often seems like there is an endless number of styles and choices available. With all of those selections […]

How to Make Baby Food The Homemade Way: Your Go-to Guide

When your baby is first born, their lives consist of a continual cycle of sleeping, eating, and pooping. The simplicity of their days, along with a heavy dose of sleep deprivation and mom overwhelm, makes it unlikely you’ll be doing heavy-duty decision-making regarding your parenting routine, including whether or not you’ll be up late googling […]

The Top 8 Best Breast Pumps

After I found out I was pregnant with my first daughter, one of the first significant parenting decisions I made was to breastfeed, which quickly lead me to wonder about the best breast pumps out there.  Once I had in my head that I wanted to nurse my baby, I set out to learn everything […]

Period or Implantation Bleeding? It’s Time to Break Down the Difference!

As someone who went through IVF to conceive, I think I speak for the vast majority of individuals struggling with infertility when I say that the wait for answers about a pregnancy test can be one of the most challenging experiences ever. Whether you’ve undergone an IUI, donor egg transfer, or traditional IVF cycle, you’re […]

Five Tips for Surviving the 4 Month Sleep Regression Monster

Are you sitting down? I hope so because I’m about to give you a vital piece of tough-love parenting advice you need to hear… Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out–you don’t. So sorry!  That’s right, folks. No matter how well you stick to a schedule, how many books you read, or […]

The 12 Best Educational Apps for Kids

While the thought of only allowing our children to play with adorable Montessori toys for babies and kids is nice, the reality of the situation is that they’re probably bound to end up on a phone or tablet at some point.  I’m a prime example. Before I had kids, you know back when I was […]

Tips and Tricks to Help with Postpartum Incontinence

A few weeks ago, I was watching a video by the hilarious Laura Clery. In it, she discusses all the random things you hear pregnant women bring up in conversation while carrying their babies. It’s no surprise that postpartum incontinence made the list. While she covers a range of wild topics, such as nipple pain, […]