Learn as much as you can about breastfeeding even before your baby’s born. Talk to other nursing moms, read books to familiarize yourself, call your local La Leche League International chapter, and consider taking a breastfeeding class (offered by most hospitals) some time in your last trimester. The more you know about how to get started and the benefits of

Women who took fish oil during the last three months of pregnancy significantly lowered the risk that their children would develop asthma, a study in Denmark has found. Among children whose mothers took fish-oil capsules, 16.9 percent had asthma by age 3, compared with 23.7 percent whose mothers were given placebos. The difference, nearly 7 percentage points, translates to a

One of the moments that sticks out to me, after I had M, was when I was getting dressed to go get my staples out. It was my first time putting on real clothes to leave the house, having lived in a nursing tank and pajama pants for about four days. I was very swollen, still, from IV medications and

If you’re having trouble getting your child to do something or go somewhere, nothing else is quite as convincing as showing her favorite doll sitting happily in the car seat or stroller. Tiny versions of the Joovy Caboose, Room2, and either a booster or infant seat you pick in blue or pink will keep all the dolls in your house

One year ago I entered 2016 with some pretty clear goals. The year before that was full of ups and downs, including career and marriage highs and lows. Although I had ended 2015 with each of those not only intact, but thriving, it was sinking in that I wasn’t enjoying life that much at all. So, I decided to make

Coming home after a long day of work and having to deal with kids can be difficult. When you have had a bad day you may not want to take care of a child, but you have to. Just take a deep breath and try to focus on positive things while you forget your bad day. Key Takeaways: We’ve all

There are few things parents dread more than the call from the school nurse about lice. The vibrating cell phone of the passenger seat buzzes and it looks like a midday call from school. (Almost never good). The most competent parents are brought to their knees by this particular phone call. Visions of endless head dunks into highly toxic chemicals,

Young children love sucking on their thumbs or some sort of item. This is why Binkys always come to mind, kids love them. Often times they get so attached they can’t do without them grow to old for them. It may take some work, but there is anecdotal evidence to being able to get kids off of them. Key Takeaways:

A study by The Center of American Progress found that nearly half of working mothers make up the majority of their family’s income and that about a quarter of working mothers are responsible for twenty-five to half of their family’s income. Furthermore, working mothers who are the primary source of income for their families are more likely to be Latina

Dealing with a baby having a public meltdown isn’t easy, especially when you’re on a flight. One woman was on a plane when her baby would not stop crying during the long flight. She shared the ordeal with anchorman Frank Somerville of KTVU in San Francisco, and explained how a stranger stepped in to help. Somerville recently shared the story