7 Ways To Make Time For Yourself When Exclusively Breastfeeding

When baby is breastfeeding exclusively mother's can feel like it is literally a full time job. Mothers during this phase rarely get time for...

Some Obvious And Not-So-Obvious Diet Tips To Keep Your Teeth Healthy

This is a guest post from dentist and author, Dr. Steven Freeman of Elite Smiles. You brush three times a day. You floss each night....

A MOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE IN THE WAKE OF THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTINGS

As my husband carried our sleeping 5-year-old son up the stairs and into his bedroom from the car late last night, I breathed a...

Single Mom Survival Guide

Motherhood can be overwhelming. Single motherhood can be completely exhausting! Whether you have always been a single mom or find yourself newly single, we...

WHY WE NEED TO FREE OUR CHILDREN FROM THE WEIGHT OF...

When my son was about 6 months old, I found myself scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed one afternoon as he snoozed on my lap....

4 Reasons to Try Baby Led Weaning

Starting solids isn’t just a milestone for babies; it’s a rite of passage for parents. Feeding baby jars of smelly purees, having smashed squash...

WANT TO WRITE FOR DAILY MOM?

Have you ever been reading one of our posts and thought to yourself, “I could totally write for Daily Mom,” or “If I had...

Minimalist Mom: Living Happily with Less Stuff

Becoming a Minimalist Mom is easier said than done. The journey of raising children seems to often be the journey of accumulating stuff –...

BREASTFEEDING IN STYLE 2015

If you are a nursing mother you have likely realized that nothing you had sitting in your wardrobe seemed to work correctly or live...

Confession: I Don’t Read To My Kids Every Night

Reading is a fundamental right to our culture and according to readingisfundamental.org, we as parents should start reading to them when they are young...

Chat With Your Teen Or Tween About Snapchat Safety

  The drive for technology, ease of use, and endless entertainment possibilities have vigorously overtaken the once simple-to-use device: the telephone. Not only has it...

8 Exciting Drinking Board Games To Spice Up Your Next Gathering

Party planning with adult friends can be stressful but the truth is once the entertainment is figured out, all else will fall into place....

Embarking on the Surrogacy Process: 2 Different Souls, 1 Beautiful Mission

There are different reasons why individuals may choose the surrogacy process to grow their families. Nowadays, surrogacy is a popular option for couples and...

Raising a Family with a Spouse suffering from a Chronic Disease

As I sat breastfeeding my infant while entertaining my toddler, half-listening to a doctor (a gastroenterologist to be exact) tell myself and my husband that...

WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN BEFORE HAVING A SECOND CHILD

When I learned I was expecting my second child, I took an hour or two to myself before telling my husband. I basked in...

Welcome Julia Rose!

Just a short 7 hours after the birth of Elliot Hart, the Daily Mom team excitedly welcomed in the fifth newest baby since our...

I Want Her To Know – A Message To My Daughter...

I want her to know.   I want her to know that she's strong. I want her to know that she's beautiful, no matter what her size...

7 REASONS THE DAD BOD IS IN

Have you seen a twitter feed recently that proclaimed “The Beauty of the Dad Bod”? Did you have to do a double take? If...

Building Character In A Selfie World

  We all want to raise our children to be good people with strong character, and in a recent national parent survey, an overwhelming majority...

How I (Didn’t) Heal After Miscarriages and Secondary Infertility

  One in four. That’s how many women will experience a miscarriage in their reproductive lifetime. There are so many women out there that share this...

5 Important Things To Know About A Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis

The International Diabetes Federation says that a gestational diabetes diagnosis affects about one in seven births. It is estimated that nearly ten percent of...

Moving Internationally: A fresh start with a brand new perspective

Wednesday morning has arrived and you’re staring out of the window of your 9-5 job. It can feel like you’ve been doing the same...

Candace Cameron Bure: Vacation Getaways For The Family

  When it comes to the summer vacation for the family, you’ve got a slew of options. Two of the most important: to go or...

Breastfeeding Snacks For Mom: Uncommon Foods That Can Upset Your Breastfed...

When picking out your breastfeeding snacks there are a few things you might want to know about what could upset your new baby's tummy. ...

32 Life Lessons I’ve Learned In 32 Incredible Years

A Birthday Girl's Reflections of Life Lessons on Motherhood, People, and Health If someone were to hand me a list of outrageous events that...

Active Moms Recovering After Baby: Cinch It

  Congratulations! Whether this is your first baby or 5th, as an active mom, you surely deserve and need your down time with your new...

Moms vs. Non-Moms: How did they stack up?

  This post brought to you by Fisher-Price . The content and opinions expressed below are that of Daily Mom. As moms, we've all felt the...

The Benefits of Free Cord Blood Banking

The business of staying healthy has become a billion dollar industry. From high cost prescriptions to elective cosmetic procedures, the range of available medical...

Momtrepreneur 101-Moms Get Shit Done

When the laundry is piled high, the baby is crying and the UPS man is knocking at the door, Moms are the women you...

My #MeToo Story

A lot has been said in the media about the #MeToo movement. I have been a big supporter of it, because being a female...

A Day In The Life Of A Family Of 11

  “Are you done yet?” After a cordial hello how are you, greeting, we’re then met with that direct and curious question my family hears quite...

14 Unique and Fun Wedding Traditions from Around the World

Gathering together and celebrating two people who have managed to fall head over heels in love with one another is nothing new. Humans have...

10 Helpful Makeup Tips Every 30-something Woman Needs In Her Arsenal

Once Father Time ticks into the midnight hour, and your 20-something years turn into your 30-something years, women who enjoy wearing makeup may begin...

25 Best Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids

Parents, let's be real: We can only hear "Banana...banana who?" a few more times before we ban knock-knock jokes forever. However, as parents we...

Dealing With A Child Who Is Exactly Like You (& You...

  Whether you had an “oopsy” or methodically, thought out, well-planned pregnancy, your bundle of joy, snuggled in your womb is just waiting to be...