8 Surprising Things That Can Swell During Pregnancy


Updated 02/13/12 11:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pregnancy Swelling in 10 Weird Places

We've all heard of swollen feet during pregnancy — a not-so-surprising side effect considering they're supporting all that extra weight — but your feet are not the only body parts that can retain fluid while you're expecting. We've all seen a pregnant woman who looked so fluid-filled you kind of wanted to stick a pin in her to see if she'd pop (or maybe you were one of those women?), but Read more

Molly Sims's Approach to Preventing Stretch Marks Is Internal


Updated 01/31/12 2:08 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 4 comments

Best Foods to Eat to Avoid Stretch Marks

While your odds of developing stretch marks during pregnancy are (for the most part) left to fate outside of your control, Molly Sims is following a diet rich in good-for-you fatty acids to improve her odds of avoiding them. Molly is a follower of Lori Bregman's Rooted For Life program, a holistic approach to pregnancy and motherhood. Today on her blog, the 4-month pregnant mama-to-be shared some Read more

Dr. Bob Sears Shares His Best Advice on Calming a Colicky Baby


Updated 02/02/12 1:58 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dr. Sears Advice For a Colic Baby

When the witching hour becomes the witching days and nights, it's time to bring in the experts. Colic, defined as a condition in children between three weeks and three months old that causes them to cry for three hours a day at least three days a week, can be trying on new parents as well as their tot. While there's still no known cause of colic, doctors may be coming close to a remedy. I spoke Read more

Organize Your Life: Add Brain-Boosting Recipes to Your Repertoire


Updated 01/21/12 12:57 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Brain Food Recipes for Kids

Brain food! Everyone knows that good nutrition is essential to just about everything regarding tots' development — mental and physical. Feeding lil ones a balanced diet is a good rule of thumb, but there are certain foods that have proven positive benefits for healthy brain development. Unfortunately, telling kids that something is "good for them" isn't the appetite stimulant parents would hope Read more

Flu Fighters: 5 Tips For Keeping the Flu at Bay This Year


Updated 12/06/11 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For Preventing Flu

There's no bigger germ catcher than children. On the playground, at a restaurant, or simply playing with friends, tots have a way of picking up germs wherever they go. We can keep them locked up inside in hopes of protecting them during cold and flu season, but that really isn't very practical. Rather, consider a few small changes to your daily routine to help protect them during the height of Read more

Procreate For Better Health?


Updated 12/02/11 9:17 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Does Having Children Improve Health?

Forget about apples; maybe it's really a baby a day that keeps the doctor away! Two recent studies point to the health benefits of having children, and the first study, conducted at the University of California, San Diego, goes so far as to say that the more the merrier! Researchers followed 1,300 women from California and concluded that women who experience at least four pregnancies are less Read more

Please Don't Feed Me! 8 Accessories For Tots With Food Allergies


Updated 11/17/11 8:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Clothes For Kids With Food Allergies

Despite Groupon's recent failed attempt at tongue-in-cheek humor concerning kids with peanut allergies, parents of tots with severe, sometimes life-threatening allergies to certain foods know there's nothing funny about a toddler's throat closing up. According to FAAN, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, over 15 million people in the US have food allergies. Two percent of the population Read more

Pizza Is a Vegetable? Congress's Latest Bill Seems to Think So!


Updated 11/17/11 4:23 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Pizza Considered Vegetable by Congress

Somebody call Jamie Oliver, because US legislators need a quick lesson in nutrition. Earlier this year, the Department of Agriculture introduced new school meal nutrition standards created in the wake of our childhood obesity epidemic. Among the lunch-line changes were new standards limiting the use of potatoes and sodium and increasing the use of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in the Read more

I Can't Feel My Fingers! The Cold, Hard Facts About Frostbite


Updated 12/02/11 12:28 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Facts About Kids and Frostbite

Brrrrr! Winter is here, and for most tots, that means delightful days of making snowmen, sledding, and getting in snowball fights. It's all fun and games until someone gets frostbite. Not to be Debbie Downer here, but do you know the facts about the causes, symptoms, and appropriate responses to frostbite? Take the following quiz to find out. Take the Quiz Read more

Ready, Set, Nurse: Before Putting Baby to Breast, Test Your Breast Care Knowledge


Updated 10/09/11 10:08 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Products to Help Breastfeeding Issues

In an ideal world, new mamas bring a newborn directly to their breast, they latch on, and feeding/bonding experience begins. Reality isn't quite that simple. Luckily there are products out there to help with virtually every ailment the nipple or breast may encounter. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the products and accessories that are available to breastfeeding mums. Question 1 of Read more