As a first-time mom, I had the same fantasy we all do: an angelic baby in cute clothes, sleeping soundly in her cute crib without any effort from either of us. Boy, was I wrong. Our reality is waking up every night to comfort a …
Walk into any baby market or browse any maternity food store in 2026 and you’ll come across the same products that bring real joy from parents and babies: the baby remote control teether. It seems strange. It is deliberately designed as something that children should …
Feeding a baby can be one of the sweetest parts of those early days. It can also be one of the parts parents have the most questions about. We get it. Between the two of us, we have eight children. We have exclusively breastfed, breastfed and bottle-fed, …
As a Baby Care Professional, it can be difficult to remember the importance of self-care. But taking care of yourself is the most important thing you can do after caring for your client’s newborn. The Need for Self-Care Working as a New Birth Specialist or …
All first-time moms have preconceived notions about what breastfeeding will be and what it won’t be. You’ve probably been dreaming your entire pregnancy of intimate moments with your beloved baby. Maybe you work to support your family and plan to pump at work. Breastfeeding may …
PinIf you feel like a happy person, like the women who wrote to us below, you are not alone. Many breastfeeding mothers experience this stage, where their baby is not only breastfed for feeding but also for comfort, solace, and sleep. While this is normal—especially …
When I saw Alyssa and Brandon Williams’ gender reveal party on Instagram, I was hoping to be chosen to photograph their first baby girl! A few weeks later, Alyssa reached out to me about a new photo shoot, and I was so excited to work …
There are some things in the past that I would have judged harshly, and it seems that two of them say “thank you” while my partner does the housework and enjoys doing it all together. I know. Terrible. In this section, I’m talking about the …
A leading researcher on temperament in infants and young children once said in despair, “When I raised my first child, I believed behavioral theories claiming that what I do as a parent molds my child’s character. With my second child, I was already a geneticist …
For many new parents, there are few things that are more difficult than hearing their baby cry for a long time but not knowing how to help them. Learning the symptoms of colic can help parents better understand their baby’s behavior and know when extra …