A 7AM offers comfort, convenience, and warmth when your baby is in an infant seat or stroller. But there are so many to choose from! How do I know which is best for my needs? Exactly one year ago, when my baby was a newborn, I had the exact same questions. There were so many…
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On the Go? This is the Easiest Way to Take Along Your Baby’s Formula
Now, you’ll always have your baby formula accessible, in one little convenient package. I don’t know why it took me so many babies to figure this one out. I mean, duh. Couldn’t I have first had this simple formula idea 14 years ago, instead of when my youngest was 11 months old? It would have…
The Hook: Our Favorite Way to Never Forget The Baby in the Car
If you don’t want to drive with one shoe in the back seat, this might be the solution for you. After we published this post about forgetting a baby in the car, we received lots of feedback and tips from readers. But one reader recommended a really simple solution that we thought we’d share with…
The Hebrew/Jewish Baby Name List for Boys
Expecting a baby? This is the resource with the type of Jewish and Hebrew baby boy names that you want. For our girls’ list, click here. Note that this list includes names that your baby would actually be called at the time of the bris. We’ve also included common nicknames for each name, when relevant,…
Don’t Think It Can’t Happen to You. I Know It Can. Because It Did Happen. To Me.
I forgot my baby in a hot car By A Mom Just Like You I was one of those. I heard the stories. I cried for those moms. Whenever I’d hear a story, it would take me days to recover. Yet I thought it would never ever, not in a million years, happen to me….
The Best Carriers for Baby
When you need your hands free, there’s nothing like cozy baby carriers to keep you and your baby happy. From when my oldest was born, 10 years ago, until my youngest who is just past a year old, I’ve worn baby carriers. The reasons range from the convenience of having two hands free at the…
The Jewish / Hebrew Girl Baby Names List
Expecting a baby? Can’t find a resource with the types of names that you’d consider? We’ve compiled the best Jewish and Hebrew baby name guide. For our boys’ list, click here. Note that this list includes the actual names that your baby would be called at the Torah. It does not include English names. We’ve also…
When Will I Feel Like I’m Getting Back to Myself?
How long should it take to feel like my normal, productive self again after a baby? I intended to write this article over a month ago. That didn’t happen. I started actually writing it sometime in November. Now it’s December and I am just coming back to (hopefully) finish it. It used to be that…
Is It Time to Give Your Baby Solid Foods?
How I feed my baby without relying on jars, dry cereal, or pouches using the Baby Led Weaning Method. Three years ago, Victoria wrote this post on making your own baby food. She did this mostly so that her child shouldn’t be a picky eater. So, I asked Victoria, “How did the plan work?” Her…
This Is the Only Sleeptraining Method That Worked for Me
It’s been 8 kids and I still don’t know how to put a baby to bed. But I think now we’re onto something… Over 15 years ago, when my first child was a year old, I read a book about sleep training and I let him cry himself to bed. My son did not take…
