10 Milestones to Celebrate During Baby's First 6 Weeks


Updated 04/11/12 12:15 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Milestones During Baby's First Six Weeks

It's party time! Throughout her pregnancy, mama celebrated little milestones on her journey to meeting her tot — feeling a first flutter, seeing a first kick, etc. Once her lil one enters the world, there are endless markers to observe — each worthy of its own mini celebration. Here are 10 milestones worthy of smiling about during your baby's first six weeks. Source: Thinkstock Read more

Digital Birth Announcements For Modern Moms and Dads


Updated 04/02/12 6:43 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Birth Announcement Websites

We've seen our share of the most creative paper birth announcements, as well as video and photo essay announcements. But for parents who are looking to share their big baby news without reinventing the wheel, Nursery Notice just may be the way to go. We love that the service is eco-friendly, and the clean, modern templates are easy to update with birth details, photos, and a digital guest book. Read more

Shutterbug: 10 Pictures to Take of Your Tots Each Month


Updated 04/09/12 10:27 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Photos to Take of Children Every Month

If you're anything like us, since you've had kids, you rarely put your camera down! While it's fun to simply snap away, I turned to mom and photographer Jennifer Little, founder of Fort Collins, CO-based Sugar Photography, to see what she considers to be the essential photos to take of her kids each month, ultimately creating a chronicle of her lil ones' growth. Keep reading to see what she Read more

Shutterbug: 10 Tips For Photographing Your Baby in the Hospital


Updated 03/25/12 5:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For Photographing Your Baby in the Hospital

Baby's here — now capture all the details of the day before you forget them! Though a delivering mama doesn't need another thing to worry about, ensuring that her lil one's arrival is photographed is often at the top on her list. I asked mom and photographer Jennifer Little, founder of Fort Collins, CO-based Sugar Photography (no relation), to provide us with her best hospital photography Read more

Baby's Here! 9 Creative Birth Announcements


Updated 01/17/12 2:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Creative Custom Birth Announcements

Mommy and daddy aren't the only ones who have been expecting the stork's arrival, so announcing baby's debut is big deal to new parents. Lots of mamas prefer to go with a custom birth announcement as unique as their new baby — and nothing says custom like letterpress announcements or photo birth announcements. Click through to check out nine creative custom birth announcements for a little Read more

Been There Done That: 6 Tips For New Moms From One That Was Just There


Updated 10/25/11 4:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For New Moms

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts over on BabyCenter, including this post from Sabrina Garibian about her tips for other new moms! Now that my son is almost a month old, I feel like I can share mom advice. Ha. That’s a joke. I still don’t know what I’m doing. I’m Read more

Simple Outfits For Bringing Baby Home From the Hospital


Updated 05/06/12 4:26 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Outfits for Newborns to Wear Home From the Hospital

Get dressed for the occasion! Bringing home baby is a big deal and 81 percent of our readers bought a special ensemble for their newborn to wear on the special day. For many new parents, getting their tot ready for the ride home is the first time they've ever dressed their lil one. With that in mind, its important to pick out an outfit that is easy to put on a squirmy baby. Look for clothes with Read more

5 Biggest Concerns of New Dads (and How to Overcome Them)


Updated 03/24/11 6:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Concerns For New Fathers

Let's hear it for dear ole dad! While mom may spend her pregnancy thinking about kick counts, delivery, and early breastfeeding, the father-to-be has other worries of his own. From ways to bond with his new offspring to concerns of a monetary nature, check out pop's biggest concerns and ways to quell his fears before your lil one arrives. Read more

Hospital Bans Photography Until Baby Is Five Minutes Old


Updated 01/03/11 10:16 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

Photography During Labor and Delivery

Hold off on that hospital photo shoot! Baby's first picture is a keepsake that mamas hold onto forever, but just how soon after birth can the camera be used? While many laboring moms assign photographer duties to a friend or family member to capture their lil one's arrival, a hospital in western Maryland is putting a delay on that first image with a new policy prohibiting video and still Read more

How to Decide Whether to Circumcise


Updated 01/25/12 6:16 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 50 comments

How to Decide Whether to Circumcise

Hearing "It's a boy!" is a thrilling experience for parents who hoped to raise a son, but one of the first major decisions a mom and dad has to make is whether or not to circumcise their son. A San Francisco man wants to outlaw this practice because he believes it be genital mutilation. While the procedure is a common one when performed shortly after the boy's arrival, it can be more Read more