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7 Baby Products I Wish I Had Known About

Published Apr 08, 2017 Updated Feb 10, 2020

It's not too late for you! Discover the 7 baby products I wish I had known about that would've made caring for my baby much easier. As a child, my relatives and I would go on road trips where you'd find my cousins and me sitting in the trunk of a hatchback playing cards or hand games. Let's just say that many drastic changes have happened over the last few decades (ahem... car seats!). But even these short years since my twins were babies have seen many changes as well. With my eldest, I had already learned new information, from putting the baby to sleep on his back to wearing a baby … [Read more...]

11 Pregnancy Secrets You Didn’t Know About

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Published Mar 27, 2017 Updated Jun 22, 2020

Want to learn all you can about being pregnant and delivering your baby? Learn 11 pregnancy secrets you didn't know about (but should!). I had been so afraid of labor. Even before I thought about having kids, I assumed the hardest part of being a parent was the physical pain of giving birth. When I finally decided to have kids, I still focused so much on labor I didn't think about the nine months I still had to go through to get to that point. (Never mind the real challenge of parenthood and raising kids.) I learned during those nine months that a lot went on leading up to giving … [Read more...]

The Top 10 Reasons I Buy Natural and Organic Products

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Published Feb 19, 2017 Updated Oct 12, 2019

I've been buying natural and organic products for years. Here are the top 10 reasons I buy organic food and personal care. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom's of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. Funny but true: Our families think my husband and I are vegetarian. From uncles asking if I eat meat to my brother-in-law buying veggie patties, we've earned the reputation of being vegetarian. While we're not vegetarian, we do shop at farmers markets and buy organic, which might have given the impression we also avoid meat and who knows what else our families may … [Read more...]

10 Baby Items You Don’t Really Need

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Published Jul 21, 2016 Updated Jun 22, 2020

A list of baby items you don't need for your registry. Stick to the items needed and avoid these unnecessary purchases. You've seen them. Piles of unworn baby clothes. Baby items moms swore they needed but used once or twice. That near-mint glider taking up too much space in a nursery. And with so many newborn shopping lists of baby items, it's easy to feel unsure what's a must, and what isn't. As a first-time mom, I felt the pressure to get every item, all before my son even arrived. And for many of these baby items, I needed to. I needed the car seat to take him home. Having a set of … [Read more...]

Surviving the First Trimester when You Have No Idea Where to Start

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Published Jun 18, 2016 Updated Feb 23, 2020

Need help surviving the first trimester when you don't know where to start? Getting through the first trimester can be tough. Learn how to cope with morning sickness and fatigue in pregnancy. For both my pregnancies, the first trimester passed horribly. I couldn't eat many of the foods I loved, including breakfast staples like oatmeal and yogurt. I felt tired all the time, as if I had exercised (minus actually exercising). I barely gained enough weight to meet first trimester goals. Getting through a workday was a struggle. And while I didn't throw up, I felt like I needed to. Imagine … [Read more...]

9 Things to Do Before the Baby Is Born

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Published Oct 14, 2015 Updated Jun 22, 2020

Getting ready for your baby's arrival? It's easy to overlook a few tasks, even important ones. Here is your pregnancy checklist with all the things to do before baby is born. A few months. Maybe a few weeks. I was starting to panic because the baby would be here soon. I wasn't sure I had everything in place, and I still had so many things to prepare. The arrival of any baby, whether our first or fifth, can get downright chaotic. With the baby at home, we have less sleep and more duties. Our regular routine and chores get pushed to the back, and we're still healing from childbirth. 9 … [Read more...]

Come Prepared with These Hospital Bag Essentials

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Published Oct 05, 2015 Updated Feb 12, 2020

Wondering what to bring with you to the hospital? Come prepared with these hospital bag essentials so you have everything you need to give birth. In Los Angeles, heading to the hospital when you're in labor is not something you want to happen at 5pm on a weekday. Just our luck, both trips to the hospital for my pregnancies happened in the middle of the night. It's almost like even my kids knew how bad rush hour traffic can get. Still, my husband and I came prepared. We had our hospital bag packed weeks in advance, especially with the twins' pregnancy. Having had done this twice now, … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Baby Clutter

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Published Sep 14, 2015 Updated Feb 12, 2020

Whether preparing for baby #1 or #5, your home doesn't have to drown in clutter. A must-read for any parents who want to avoid baby clutter with a new baby! My husband and I lived in a one-bedroom when we were expecting our first child. We couldn't afford to let the baby items clutter our tiny space. I was even delusional to think we could avoid the clutter altogether (not!). I realized our home—and our lives—would never be the same. As I'm typing this, I see a a toy banana, wooden trains, a Lego digger, a monster truck, dominoes, papers with drawings, and a ball. And that's just on … [Read more...]

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