How to Buy the Best Strollers The Best Strollers The highlights: Let’s take a moment to pay tribute to the stroller basket of all stroller baskets: Its ability to hold up to 30 pounds of groceries, baby gear and the like makes it one of the roomiest on the market. Folding and unfolding happens in a seamless single step, and the stroller stands when folded for easy and compact storage. The all-wheel suspension and lightweight design (it clocks in at just 25....
Changing day care is a big transition for children, and every child will react differently. To help baby, try to verbalize what she is feeling. Tell her she’s in a new place, and it will take some time to get used to it. Also, talk about some special, comforting items at the day care she might like. It can also help to bring a transitional object like a stuffed animal or blanket, so she can feel some sense of home while she’s at day care....
When it comes to birth control , the majority of American women are on the pill. And the second most popular method is actually sterilization. But even with technology introducing a new slew of IUDs and variations of pills, a more old-school form of birth control is on the rise: fertility awareness methods (FAM). This natural family planing is typically associated with the Catholic church, but more women are turning to it simply to avoid the hormones and bodily changes associated with birth control....
And the Winner Is: ThirdLove Classic Nursing Bra Reader’s Favorites are among the best-selling items featured on The Bump. Each Favorite has been vetted by our editors and is a top-purchased product as readers browse our articles. The best maternity bras offer ample support, a flawless fit and easy nursing access for when baby arrives—and the 24/7 Classic Nursing Bra by ThirdLove checks every box. Crafted from the finest Pima cotton, this tag-free style won’t itch or irritate sensitive skin....
There’s a lot to think about when picking a baby name, including name origin, history and meaning. If you’re looking for a name that represents just how cherished your child is, consider ones that mean love. Almost every language around the world has names that symbolize love, so there are plenty of options to choose from. For example, you might opt for Cher or Esme, which have French origins, or Aiko or Suki, which are of Japanese origin....
Beta-blockers are a type of prescription medication that helps to reduce high blood pressure. The “blocking” in the name comes from the drug’s ability to block the effects of the hormone epinephrine (aka adrenaline). That makes your heart beat slowly, which in turn reduces blood pressure. It also helps to widen your blood vessels, so more blood can flow though your body. High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs in about 6 to 8 percent of all pregnancies in the US, so plenty of moms-to-be may be prescribed antihypertensive drugs such as beta-blockers to manage this condition during pregnancy....
A toddler tantrum is usually indicative of one thing; somebody missed their nap. And this big brother is quick to point it out. “Did you have a nap today?” he asks his sobbing sister, who shakes her head no. “You need one,” he observes. (We loves this kid’s judgment-free approach.) Baby sis seems to appreciate it too, gently patting his arm while responding, “No I don’t!” Does this sound like your house?...
Even if you deliver early, your body will be ready to start producing milk soon after you give birth. In fact, in preterm infants, the mother’s milk is actually higher in protein and other nutrients that can strengthen babies’ immune systems and help them gain weight. Many mothers of multiples become milk-making machines, but keep in mind that it can be challenging for any new mom to get even one newborn to feed, let alone two or more....
The Stats: Name: Constance Marie Age: 44 Occupation: Actress Children: Luna Marie, 1 1/2 years old TB: What’s your breastfeeding story? What led you to the decision to breastfeed? I have one baby, and her name is Luna Marie, and I worship the ground she walks on. I breastfed her to the best of my ability for 11 months. I breastfed in the car, in bed, in a recliner, once almost in an elevator, at the park… anywhere where she was hungry....
A new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry reveals that 1 in every 7 women suffer from postpartum depression. The study followed 10,000 women in Pittsburgh for a year and half after giving birth and found that 22% suffered from depression. The women were asked to take part in short telephone interviews four to six weeks after they had delivered their babies. University of Pittsburgh psychiatrist Dorothy Sit, one of the study’s investigators, said, “We asked them whether they had been able to laugh and see the funny side of things,” and they also probed new moms about their “ability to look forward with enjoyment to things, whether or not they’re blaming themselves necessarily when things go wrong, feeling anxious or worried for no good reason, being scared or panicky for no good reason....
The Stats: Name: Sarah Jane Morris Age: 33 Occupation: Actress Children: One son, Emmett (7 months) TB: From your experience in the beginning, what was the hardest part of breastfeeding? SJM: I think it was getting my supply under control. I was a dairy queen and making a ton of milk. I got a couple of clogged ducts, which is really painful, but I was really determined to get through it because I felt like once we got the breastfeeding under control it was just going to be so easy....
In a new report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics in the journal Pediatrics, the leading medical society noted that most medications won’t harm a baby through breast milk and that many mothers have been wrongfully advised to stop taking necessary medications when nursing (or told that they should avoid breastfeeding altogether). Dr. Hari Cheryl Sachs, a fellow at the AAP said that, “This cautious approach may be unnecessary in many cases, because only a small proportion of medications are contraindicated in breastfeeding mothers or associated with adverse effects on their infants....
Don’t give up! Most kids resist naps at some point, but naps are extraordinarily important for young toddlers. Your toddler needs about 12 hours of sleep a night, plus one to two hours of daytime sleep, divided over one or two naps. You may need to tweak your toddler’s nap schedule, but don’t let their resistance tempt you to abandon naps all together. Consistency is the name of the game when it comes to naps....
You’re reading this at 3 am, aren’t you? It’s rough right now, we know. But eventually, baby will sleep longer stretches—usually around 3 months—and may even sleep through the night around 6 months. “The first couple months, you’re going to be tired. There’s not a whole lot you can do about it,” says Kira Ryan, coauthor of The Dream Sleeper: A Three-Part Plan for Getting Your Baby to Love Sleep. So you need to be smart and a little sneaky to get in as much sleep as you can....
One of the many pleasures of being a family is sharing the same food at the table. Eggs are among the most anticipated of those shared foods. After all, we parents can’t survive on Cheerios or pureed carrots alone. But eggs? They count as real sustenance. It’s no wonder, then, that moms are eager to know: At what age can baby eat eggs? In this article: When can babies eat eggs?...
When it comes to feeding your baby, trust in your decision for what’s best for you and your family. Some mothers nurse their infants, some offer formula and some combo-feed. Some moms choose not to breastfeed, and some—for a variety of possible reasons—simply can’t. At the end of the day, fed is best. Still, there are some powerful benefits of breastfeeding that are important to know about. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusively breastfeeding for six months, then gradually adding in solid foods while continuing to nurse through baby’s first year and beyond....
One movie changed everything for Gregg Renfrew, including her career. After watching the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, the entrepreneur and mother of three became obsessed with the environmental health movement. “I started making sweeping changes in my family’s lives,” Renfrew says. “I switched out plastic containers for glass, exchanged all our mattresses for organic ones and bought [eco-friendly] cleaning products.” Still, there was a glaring omission to her conscientious product swaps....
Okay fellas, let’s be honest. Before you had a kid, when you first noticed an attractive woman, you probably weren’t thinking, “Would she make a good mom?” That question might have arisen somewhere in the back of your medulla oblongata, but it wasn’t in the top 500 things you would think about when you first felt intoxicated by her scent. But when you become a father, if you really fall head over heels with the baby, you begin to appreciate the woman with whom you share the awesome responsibility of parenting in an entirely new light....
The Bump presents #MomBoss, a series dedicated to showing off all-star moms. We catch up with mompreneurs behind products we love, influencers who get real about motherhood and SAHMs who can multitask in their sleep. Trendy, bold and fun. Those three words don’t necessarily come to mind when you think about your nursing wardrobe, but it doesn’t have to be that way. No really—just shop some of the stylish clothes on BURU, a curated selection of clothes dedicated to styling the modern mama....
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re putting together a nursery. Baby boutiques will have you ooh-ing and aah-ing over scores of items—all of which seem absolutely crucial to your tot’s future happiness and well being, including that pink couch fashioned out of 100 percent organic cotton by some artisan in Brooklyn. But the truth is, babies are simple folk. Only a few things are genuinely important, and everything else is merely nice to have....
