Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
From the category archives:
The best advice Ryan and I got during our first days with Julian came from a source that I can no longer remember, perhaps the pediatrician who made rounds in the hospital. It was this:
Babies need to go from 0 to 10 on a daily basis. A sleeping baby is at 0 and may spend [...]
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DIY mamas-to-be and wannabes: This is one easy project that will give you bang for your $5.
When shopping for receiving blankets, it seems that there are 3 kinds of totally WRONG kinds of blankets: cute but stretchy, too small, or not square. Uggh! For a true Harvey-Karp-style swaddle, you need a biggish piece of flannel [...]
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Sorry rookie dads, this one is for the ladies.
So, we’re all supposed to do kegels, right? How we’re supposed to remember to do them with all the other stuff new moms are juggling is totally beyond me… so I came up with a brilliant little technique that I can share with you.
Do one for every [...]
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Sometimes young babies make annoyingly weird faces when you’re trying to take a picture to prove to the world how cute they really are.
In the first couple months, I found that Julian was actually a very good model while he slept. He didn’t cry or cross his eyes or make a rooting face. [...]
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Whether you’re a total zen mama or a skeptic, I highly recommend learning a few techniques of infant massage. You can enjoy some quiet time and get to know your baby’s tiny developing body AND often get the kid to chill out and go to sleep. Win win.
I took a short workshop in baby massage [...]
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When Patti Asad from YogaWorks approached us with some ideas for yoga poses for rookie moms, I was hoping she’d help solve the problems I experienced. I asked her, “Is there one particular yoga move that’s that’s great for the neck and shoulder pains associated carrying around a 12 pound lump of a baby or [...]
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My very good friend, Crystal, lives in Chicago as a writer with her wee little son, Harry.
Harry is a mere one day younger than Milo and sadly they’ve never met in person. We fully expect that one day they’ll be using Crystal’s instructions in poker for their own miseducation.
Here’s what Crystal has to say [...]
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When we look back in 25 years, we will marvel that our babies have become adults who drive cars and earn their own paychecks. (Here’s hoping!)
You probably have a baby book to track your bambino’s progress through the first year: sitting up, crawling, first tooth, and so on.
But how will you remember your rookie year? [...]
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Toxic goo in the baby bubble bath? WTH?! It drives me CRAZY to learn that our baby body wash has bad stuff in it.
Now crafty, cheapo, and organic moms can come together on this activity; it is easier than you think to make to make your own natural baby wash.
Here’s a great little recipe [...]
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First off, this is not the place to find out about counting pounds or calories… so, I can recommend the following tasty ways to get your calcium:
mint chocolate chip ice cream in front of the TV
cheese – fancy with red wine or the stick variety in the middle of the night
a tall glass of milk [...]
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I’ve read in some well-meaning parenting magazines that the secret to looking fresh and awesome despite sleep-deprivation lies in a “quick” makeup routine that is five times more involved than what I would do before going to a party. Thanks but no thanks.
I give you two images to consider. First, this is me [...]
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You have a special super power in the first months of your baby’s life. Maybe this falls into the very large bucket of “nobody ever told me this was going to happen.” Your boobs might get all tingly for no apparent reason. For me, it could be triggered by
hearing any baby cry
having [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
