Just The Facts on Infant Circumcision
There are so many decisions that modern day parents must make immediately before your infant even leaves the hospital. If you are expecting a...
Our Breastfeeding Journeys
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August is National Breastfeeding Awareness month. If you've been reading Daily Mom for any length of time you know that we encourage new moms...
Lifesaving Items for Nursing Moms
To be quite honest, for some women, those early few weeks of nursing are anything but pleasant. If you find yourself ready to throw in...
Postpartum Clothes To Help Get Your Body Back
The baby’s born and now you have your bulging, yet beautiful, after-birth belly. Most moms have them and most moms don’t want...
How to Throw an Incredible Virtual Baby Shower
Every new mom (or expecting mom for that matter!) deserves to be showered with love and gifts to celebrate the coming baby. Often,...
Ultrasound Gender: To See or Not to See?
To find out the baby’s gender or not to find out? That is the question, and some expecting parents can’t decide. One thing most...
Baby Products you Need from the JPMA Baby Show
Our managing editor, Elena, spent a few days hunting down the best products at the JPMA Baby Show in Anaheim, California. This was the...
C-Section: Recovery Essentials
Trying to plan and perfectly prepare for all of the details of our babies birth is a natural part of pregnancy. We don’t often...
10 Books to Prepare Your Child for a Sibling
You’re expecting another child and, understandably, you’re concerned with how your older child will adjust to the new baby. It’s never too early to...
10 Things To Do The Month Before Baby Comes
Whether it's your first baby or your fourth, the month before the little bundle of joy arrives can be a hectic one...
DIY Placenta Encapsulation
Hi, my name is Heather, and I ate my placenta.
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Hi, my name is Heather, and I did a DIY placenta...
Adjusting for Labor: Prenatal Chiropractic Care
Congratulations, you're pregnant! You've made your first prenatal appointment with your doctor, but have you called your chiropractor? Seeking prenatal chiropractic care is extremely...
Returning to Work and Pumping
You and your spouse have made the decision that you are going to return to work, however, you are not willing to give up...
Pregnancy-Safe Fitness
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ou were a fitness guru, yoga body-pretzel, or maybe just the occasional treadmill jogger before pregnancy...
Dealing With Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction After Multiple Pregnancies
Pregnancy can be such a joy. The anticipation of a new life, a new being, and new aches and pains you never...
How to Write an Effective Birth (and Baby!) Plan
"What is a written birth plan and why should any time be spent writing one when the plan will just be disregarded anyway at...
How to Choose the Right & Comfortable Maternity Bra
One of the things that will change tremendously during pregnancy is your breast size. Pregnancy hormones trigger glandular development and increased blood supply in...
The Truth about Labor and Delivery: Everyone Poops
Pooping on the delivery table is good for your baby, so bear down and push... actually squeeze! Literally the biggest fear of new moms...
THE HONEY-DO LIST OF MALE FERTILITY
When preparing to conceive, it’s imperative to improve the overall reproductive health of both women and men.
If you are anything like 15% of couples in the...
What You Should Know About Prenatal Depression
You have just found out that you're pregnant, it's a joyous time, a time to celebrate. However, you're feeling anything but joyous. You're anxious,...
5 Reasons Why Every New Mother Needs Maternity Photos
For some pregnancy is a magical time, for others not so much…but no matter which way you feel about your 9 months with child,...
15 THINGS TO NEVER SAY OR ASK A PREGNANT WOMAN
Being pregnant can stir-up a wide range of emotions. Oftentimes during pregnancy, those who are expecting are exposed to ignorant comments and questions that...
12 Products that Belong on the Best Baby Registry for Millennial...
While millennials continue to get fair amount of flack for the things they do , more millennials are becoming parents each day....
PostPartum Wrapping: Your Questions Answered
Postpartum wrapping… it’s been the topic of many pre-baby conversations — from friend to friend advice to endless Google searches and the hottest celebs posting...
Softest Crib Sheets for Infants by Petite Vigogne
Getting ready for a new baby is an exciting time — and also an overwhelming time. There's a long list of supplies...
Teen Pregnancy – the Need for Free, Effective, Incentivized Birth Control
Teenage pregnancy is a widespread problem that affects each and every one of us across the nation. While some may still believe this is...
6 ESSENTIALS WHEN EXPECTING A SUMMER BABY
Summer is a time for outings to the park, beach, and getting together with friends for backyard barbeques. This means constantly being on the...
Complete Your Hospital Bag Checklist with The Ultimate Hospital Bag
Is your due date quickly approaching? Do you have everything ready? If you plan to deliver your baby in a hospital or...
How and when to choose the right maternity & breastfeeding bra
Do hard bra wires leave marks around your breasts? Does the band feel constricting? Looks like you spilling out of the cup?...
5 Unexpected Pregnancy Emotions After Infertility
You did it! You have made it through the infertility challenge. You have crossed the finish line and you have your long-awaited...
Pregnancy Problems 101: What to do When it’s ​too Hot to...
Pregnancy and sleep seem to be contradictory terms; one is always limiting the other. Throw in this being your second, third...
6 Simple Tips to Prepare for Postpartum Care
It is inevitable, your baby is on the way and you have been given so much advice on pregnancy, labor and delivery...
5 Early Prediction Methods of Baby Gender: When Can You Tell?
When you are newly pregnant one of the top questions you may find yourself asking is about baby gender and when can...
Understanding Group B Strep in Pregnancy
During my 34th week of pregnancy I thought nothing of it as my obstetrician took a swab for Group B Strep. This was after...
What To Expect From Your Post-Baby Body
You made and grew a human being, maybe even a couple of them. This process is definitely going to take a toll on your...
Your Vitamins: Explained
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"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Sure, we've all heard that anecdote, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but...
The Incredible Benefits of Fermented Food + Recipes!
You may have heard of Kimchi and Sauerkraut, but the thought of eating something that has been fermented may sound a bit...