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Can I Drink A Little During Pregnancy?

And now in today’s episode of “You Do You,” is one of the most common questions that pregnant women Google, debate and ask their OBGYN’s. “Can I have a drink during pregnancy?” The straight-up, ...

"Milestone Anxiety" is Real

I didn’t want to write this because I didn’t want it to be a “thing.”But here’s the “thing.” It’s 10:00 pm, my son is asleep, and I finally have some time to myself. Here’s what I do with it. I scr...

Your Nursing / Pumping Sitch Just Got a Whole Lot Better

It doesn’t get better than our latest arsenal of 4th trimester, pumping and feeeding ’round the clock – trying-to-keep-it-together-but-my-boobs-are-killing-me bras that are the ideal solution to ev...

Just Say No...to your Kid

Saying no often means having age and child appropriate limits. These types of limits provide children with a sense of safety, security and LOVE. You’ve probably had a moment where you bent a rul...

What to Know About Parechovirus

In cased you missed it, multiple states are reporting new cases of parechoviruses – a group of viruses that commonly infect infants and children. Babies under 3 months old — and especially those un...

These Varicose Veins are not OK

So you’re waddling around in your pregnancy, minding your own business, when you catch a glimpse of yourself in unflattering light (rude) or a mirror (ruder) and you notice these gnarly 3-d veins r...

Why Having a Doula is More Important than Ever

Like many parents, I wake up groggy, huffy, and disheveled. My hair is usually shaped in some ungodly form, and I’m half blinded by the light on my iPhone, shrilling its daily reminder to get up an...

Here's What You Need to Fly with a Baby Under One

Let’s all pour one out for the days when all we needed to worry about before a flight was sticking to TSA-approved luggage weight limits, grabbing the latest issues of Cosmo and PEOPLE, and having ...

Because Going Through Security with Breastmilk is Traumatic

What is it about traveling with breastmilk? OK, we get it. It’s a liquid (whatever that means in terms of our national security) and it’s often over three ounces (if we’re lucky). But nonetheless, ...

Are You Vaxxing Your Babes Against Covid-19?

In our series The Debate, our community of real moms tackle the pros and cons around common parenting choices. The truth is, like so many decisions around child rearing, there is no right or wrong ...