Nursing Pillow Safety: What the CPSC and AAP Say
Nobody buys a nursing pillow planning to let the baby sleep on it. It happens the other way around: the …
Best Nursing Bra: Support, Sizing and What to Skip
Buying a nursing bra is a strange purchase because you are shopping for a body that has not arrived yet. …
Belly Band vs Compression Shorts: Which Sits Better?
Somewhere around the middle of the second trimester the same thought arrives for almost everyone: the bump has started to …
Best Pregnancy Pillow: Which Shape Fits Your Bed
Somewhere in the second trimester the old sleeping position quietly stops working. Lying flat on your back gets uncomfortable, lying …
New Mom Gift Basket: What to Put In One That Gets Used
Open a store bought new mom basket and count what is actually in it. A small candle, a bar of …
Postpartum Books: What to Buy Before the Birth
The pregnancy shelf is enormous and the shelf about what happens afterward is small. That mismatch is the reason so …
When to Pack Your Hospital Bag: A Simple Timeline
The hospital bag question that gets asked at midnight is not what goes in it. It is whether it is …
Postpartum Faja: What It Does and What It Does Not
The word turns up in postpartum forums far more often than it used to, usually in a sentence that assumes …
Nursing Pillow for Twins: What Makes Tandem Work
Feeding two babies at once is a logistics problem before it is anything else. You need both of them supported …
Maternity Underwear: Over the Bump or Under It
Underwear is the last thing anyone plans to replace during pregnancy and usually the first thing that stops working. The …
Best Belly Band for Pregnancy: Band or Belt for You
Somewhere in the second trimester the bump stops being a shape and starts being a weight. It pulls forward when …
Pregnancy Body Pillow: Full Length or Shaped?
Body pillow is a loose term, and that is why the category confuses people. It covers the plain straight bolster …