• Last updated 3/6/13 by JenniO11

brought to us by Tummy Calm   Parents are often told by their pediatricians to give their children gas drops to help relieve tummy aches, ease fussiness, alleviate painful bloating, gas pains and even excessive spitting up. But knowing which to give and when to give them can be confusing.   The information below may help you decide what is right for your family, explaining what different formulas are available, and also give you other ideas for treating your little ones’ tummy troubles.   Gas Drops Explained Gas drops are an over-the-counter... read more

• Last updated 3/5/13 by mamazee

Recommended reading: When I went back to work after having my first baby, I was working days while my husband worked nights. He’d hang out with our baby during the day, then take her in to the office at the start of his shift. My shift ended when his started, and he’d hand her off to me and I’d take her back home for what I called my Second Shift with the kids (my first baby was also our fourth child). I often said that the thing that made returning to work after my first maternity leave most manageable, for me, was the knowledge that my baby was spending the... read more

• Last updated 3/5/13 by mamazee

Peggy O’Mara has another sharp editorial in the current issue of Mothering magazine, this time on New York’s public health campaign against what they call "co-sleeping"--though as Peggy points out, "co-sleeping" just means sleeping close to your babe, be it in bed or separate bassinet. New York state is really campaigning against bed sharing specifically. "Co-sleeping is risky," says the state of New York. "If an adult or child rolls over on a baby, the baby can be hurt or even suffocated. Sleeping with a child can be dangerous, especially if you drink, use drugs,... read more

• Last updated 3/5/13 by mamazee

A new study finds that "mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants": A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of their infants when they received active encouragement from their wife or partner. In fact, this encouragement was important even after taking into account fathers' and mothers' views about how involved dads should be, the overall quality of the couple's parenting relationship, and how much mothers worked outside the home. In addition,... read more

• Last updated 3/3/13 by HWBMama

By Megan Leary     I was at an event supporting midwifery legislature when I saw the Le Leche League booth and made a bee line for it.  I have been pretty fortunate in that breast feeding has gone great from the start for my daughter and me, but my issue now was that breastfeeding was going almost too well.  She was now a year old and she was nursing like a newborn again.  I was up every two hours at night nursing her and then up-and-at-em the next day for my full time job.  Needless to say, I was perpetually tired and desperate for some mama... read more

• Last updated 3/1/13 by mamazee

The Baby Bonding Book for Dads takes dads step by step through a child's developmental stages and suggests ways for them to bond with their children at each one. Written by husband-and-wife team James di Properzio and Jennifer Margulis, with photos (you can see two of them here) by Christopher Briscoe, this new book reminded me (once again) how much fatherhood has changed over the past century. It's easy to take the changes for granted, and many people do. A century ago--a quarter-century ago, even--an ideological concrete barrier with barbed wire on top divided... read more

• Last updated 2/25/13 by AdinaL

And the winners of the Bambino Mio heart print cloth diaper covers are: Krystal, LauraJ, Kimberly W., Leigh M., Valerie M., Holly, Josh, Beryl, Cierra, and Serena F. I have sent y’all an email with details. Thank you ALL so much for participating. Have a beautiful Valentine’s Day with your sweet babies. I will be making heart-shaped cookies with my daughter…. Subscribe to the Mothering.com Blogs Feed This entry was posted on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 at 7:06 am and is filed under Giveaways!. You can follow... read more

• Last updated 2/25/13 by AdinaL

Kicky Pants is giving away one of the following to a lucky A la Mama reader. Are you feeling lucky? The winner will select one of the following: 1 bamboo pink hearts tee 1 bamboo blue heart tee 1 bamboo pink coverall 1 bamboo blue coverall (see below) Another 10 winners will get a fab Kicky Pants calendar, featuring adorable pics of kiddos in seasonal Kicky Pants outfits for each month of the year. Blue Cupid Booty Coveralls, In sizes newborn-24 mo. [caption id="attachment_1440" align="aligncenter" width="300"... read more

• Last updated 2/11/13 by JenniO11

We know that Mothering.com moms love babywearing, so we were thrilled when we got the chance to partner with Boba to share their Carrier 3G with our community and our Mothering Mavens.  To read more about how you can join the Mothering Mavens, our private product review program, click here!   The partnership brought together 14 Mothering Mavens, each with a baby between the ages of 4 months and 2 years, in a small private focus group.  Each Maven got to pick out a brand new Boba 3G Carrier that she could test and keep and was asked to share her thoughts.... read more

• Last updated 2/9/13 by Kristen Tea

In the past 4 years since becoming a mother and an enthusiastic breastfeeding supporter, I have learned that myths about breastfeeding and formula are running rampant.  I am left frustrated and concerned that our formula culture has won, that our mothering instincts have been trampled by the corporations that would prefer a dollar over a healthy child. Most significantly, I have seen many, many mothers state that their breast milk never came in, or that it dried up after a couple months.  I know that some women genuinely do not produce milk due to... read more