Mommy's little helper.
Moms love to give advice. From the best baby bottles to the perfect stroller, ask any mama who's BTDT, and she's sure to offer up an opinion. When an expectant woman is building her baby registry, she'll get input from every mom she encounters on the street. While she'll likely fill the list with swings, blankets, and toys, there are some items experienced moms seem to forget to mention. Here are Read more
Every mama has her bag of tricks to soothe her infant out of a frenzy. Some newborns like to be bounced and others simply melt at the first note of a lullaby. While I was a devotee of Dr. Harvey Karp's Happiest Baby on the Block methods for calming my tots, I found that simply placing them on their changing table was the lil trick that always worked. Even when my boys were red in the face and Read more
It's 3 a.m. and your baby is screaming like a banshee. You and your partner have no idea what to do. You want to call your mom, but she's sound asleep at home so all you can do is cry. Don't let this happen again. Watch The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD ($22) by Dr. Harvey Karp. You can buy the book too, but seeing the tactics acted out is more educational. I did both to be doubly Read more
She may be 34 weeks pregnant, but that didn't stop mom-to-be Molly Sims from squeezing time into her hectic schedule to chat with us. In addition to her acting and modeling work, Molly was recently named the Global Ambassador for Population Service International (PSI)'s child survival program, Five & Alive, and she's counting down the weeks until the birth of her baby boy. LilSugar: Read more
