If you’ve had a baby already, you understand how lonely the entire after-birth experience can feel. Add a busy work schedule to your newfound motherhood, and it can be very easy to feel overwhelmed. Why… Read More »Finding (Or Creating!) Your Working Mom Posse
Spring is definitely in the air, even if it still seems far out of reach (though the warm weather this week is confusing). Contributor Hilary Smith has some easy ideas for bringing the magic of… Read More »Dressing Your Home Happy For The Spring
Our Editor-in-Chief is also a birth doula and has supported nearly 100 women during their labors and deliveries. She has some thoughts on the new recommendations that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)… Read More »ACOG Finally Recommends What Laboring Women Have Known For Centuries
Daily life as a parent offers its own share of challenges (to put it mildly), and today’s political climate has many of us nervous and uneasy as well, so where and how can we find… Read More »The Challenge of Gratitude
From the parenting think tank that is Baby GooRoo, check out these fun facts about breastfeeding. Whether you plan to breastfeed or are undecided, here are 10 breastfeeding facts that may tip the scales in favor of… Read More »10 Things You May Not Know About Breastfeeding
NYC-based pediatrician and mom of three, Dr. Deena Blanchard of Premier Pediatrics, shares her top tips for guiding your little ones to healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime. Tips for Creating Healthy Eaters As… Read More »Recipe for a “Lil’ Foodie”: Tips for Creating a Healthy Eater For Life!
Sometimes it feels like I let everything slip and crash to the floor, and the pieces of my life, my work, my parenting, my self-care, all lie in a glinting, smashed pile of sharp shards… Read More »Putting My Own Oxygen Mask On…First
Talking about miscarriage is difficult, even though it’s something countless women have experienced. In an effort to raise awareness about miscarriage and the grieving that goes along with it, contributor Holly Ellis Spiegel shares her story… Read More »Reclaiming Miscarriage: 5 Things Every Doctor, Midwife, and Pregnant Woman Should Do
Philly-based acupuncturist and placenta encapsulator Julia Park gives us the lowdown on placenta consumption and how it can benefit new moms everywhere. Placenta consumption (also referred to as placentophagy). I know, I know. You’re thinking,… Read More »Placenta: Food for Thought
Allergies are a big concern these days and it seems that the recommendations are always changing, so we reached out to immunologist from Mount Sinai Doctors Brooklyn Heights, Sarah Silverman, M.D., to get more information on the issue. … Read More »Childhood Allergies and Immunities