Babies

You Give Me Fever

Meredith Lopez | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

First, just a week shy of his 9-month birthday, the Princeling got sick for the first time. Like, really sick. Like, fever sick.

The Adventures of a Preterm Daddy: Part II

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember an old marine saying about rats leaving a sinking ship, so as the last weekend of April approached, we had the setting for a perfect storm.

How To Save Our Nation's Budget and Start Nurturing American Families

Shaana Keller | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


Shaana Keller

In the United States today, more than 95% of our pregnant moms deliver in a hospital setting. Yet, for normal pregnancies, science has proven that it is safer to use a midwifery model of care.

Smog Increasing Risks Of Premature Births By 128%

treehugger.com | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the r...

Incorporating Mindfulness into Motherhood

Cassandra Vieten | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Cassandra Vieten

Mindful Motherhood is a way of approaching all of the experiences you'll encounter as a mom with open eyes and an open heart.

Kids Safe Chemical Act: The Chemical Industry Takes on the Mommy Lobby

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green


Robyn O'Brien

The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act would require manufacturers to first prove a chemical is actually safe before it's allowed into a consumer product.

STUDY: Women Are More Squeamish About Abnormal-Looking Babies Than Men

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise findi...

How Happy Is... 5 Fears Of Getting Pregnant, Dispelled

Sophie Keller | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Making the decision to have a baby is not an easy one and one that is not to be taken lightly. Caring for a new soul takes a lot of delicate handling...

The Human Bomb (Happy Father's Day?)

John DeBellis | Posted 07.19.2009 | Comedy


John DeBellis

Personally, if I were a woman I wouldn't breast-feed a child. I don't think they're emotionally mature enough to appreciate it.

How Happy Is... 5 Tips For First Time Dads

Sophie Keller | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Some of you might have noticed that I disappeared off the Huffington Post for three months and that is because I just had a baby, who is now three mon...

Women Document Childbirth, Share On YouTube

nytimes.com | Malia Wollan | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


By her eighth month of pregnancy, Rebecca Sloan, a 35-year-old biologist living in Mountain View, Calif., had read the what-to-expect books, taken the...

STUDY: TV May Impede Babies' Cognitive Development

TIME | Alice Park | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living


As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence sug...

Why Nursery School Might Be Bad For Young Boys

Times Online | Sue Palmer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


To provide the best start in life for a boy, his parents have to provide the personal care he needs in a way that fits with a 21st-century lifestyle. ...

Hoping For A Boy Or Girl? Sweden Legalizes Gender-Based Abortion

Babble | Cole Gamble | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living


Now, according to a Swedish medical ruling, if a mother or couple discover the gender of their baby and decide "that's what we were hoping for" they c...

Baby Names: Ten Underrated Beauties

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 06.04.2009 | Style


Pamela Redmond Satran

Sometimes, the answer is that a name was just too popular too recently for parents to appreciate its intrinsic wonderfulness: for example the lush biblical Deborah.

Goliath and the Gnats: The Resuscitation of an April Fools' Joke that Should Have Been Allowed to Die

Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 05.20.2009 | Living


Jay Gordon, MD

The fake press release stated that the AAP would end the ethical problem of receiving money and sponsorships from the pharmaceutical industry.

Maddie Spohr: Tragic Death Inspires Web Community

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


Michelle Lamar

Since Maddie passed, almost $24,000 has been raised for the March of Dimes.

Men Are Idiots to Not Fight for Paternity Leave

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


Nathan Hegedus

It's really about the lifestyle, the pace. It is all about naps. When, as a father of small children, do you get to nap anymore? I was home for only six months. And I got to nap almost every day.

Life Beyond Poop

Meredith Lopez | Posted 05.06.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

Poop is not only a topic of conversation among new parents, it's pretty much the only topic for any new parents.

They're Not Water Bottles, They're Babies

Max Mutchnick | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment


Max Mutchnick

Before the birth of our twin girls, life used to be about working out, haircuts, long brunches, lively dinner parties with near-beer flowing, and art galleries in SoHo. Now it's so different.

We Are Mommy

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I am, by my nature, a homebody. I chose life as a stay-at-home-mom so I could, you know, stay at home. I am exhausted.

Post-Its On the Baby

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

Husband and I have been known to leave funny little Post-Its for each other in random places. Did he...but no. He couldn't have.

Let's Have a Heart to Heart

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

We can be a big influence on each other's health. A warm smile, a greeting, a hug to a dear one, can brighten anyone's life -- and may have more of a therapeutic effect than you realize.

Top Ten Suggested Names for the Nadya Suleman Babies A to H (That's 80 Names Folks!)

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.14.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

1. Addendum 2. Another 3. Accident 4. Anomaly 5. Annoying 6. Afterbirth 7. ADHD 8. Appendage 9. Analogue 10. AdvertisingSpace

Love Can't Buy You Money

Beth Kohl | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Beth Kohl

First, what is with this doctor? Suleman sought treatment from the same reproductive specialist who enabled her first six children. He already knew she had six.