Babies

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.

Passing on the Pacifier

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living


Heather Cabot

I was the one who wasn't ready to let Paci go. Finally reaching the milestone felt really big. It was something so mundane and yet, it weighed on me.

Shut That Vagina Down: The Nadya Suleman Misconception(s)

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

I mean its ridiculous. A baby momma 14 times over should not be living with her parents in a modest 3-bedroom house in Bellflower, California.

The Baby and the Bathwater

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I started giving him a bath every other day, because he has copious neck folds that are taking over his body and no amount of "a quick clean with a washcloth" does the trick.

Mars Merkaba: Craziest Celebrity Baby Name Ever?

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment


Pamela Redmond Satran

Just when we think we've heard it all, along comes a new celebrity baby name -- Twitty Milk, new daughter of singer Erykah Badu and rapper Jay Electronica -- to stump the masters.

Pumping in Public

Christen Clifford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style


Christen Clifford

The R train wasn't the ideal place to be squeezing out human milk, but it's a part of breastfeeding: women should be able to nurse everywhere and pump everywhere too.

President Juban Princeling

Meredith Lopez | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style


Meredith Lopez

In my letter to the Obamas, I explained that my son is also mixed heritage, like our new president: my baby is half-Jewish and half-Cuban, or Juban as they say in Miami.

Sleep Well and Be Green

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 02.19.2009 | Green


Stefanie Michaels

Bamboo is the ultimate in organic resources; it is vegan and animal friendly, and unlike its cotton competitor, bamboo sheets' production does not harm the environment.

What IS An Organic Mattress?

New York Times | Julie Scelfo | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


In recent decades, most mattresses have been made either with metal springs sandwiched between layers of polyurethane foam, or with just foam. In show...

Five Things Not to Say to a Newly Pregnant Woman

Pauline Millard | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living


Pauline Millard

By and large my family and friends were excited for me, but the few blips were not only curious, but somewhat hurtful. What is there to gain by insulting a pregnant woman?

Study: Autumn Babies At Greater Risk Of Asthma

Yahoo! News | Julie Steenhuysen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


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Cutting Risk of SIDS Could Be as Easy as Using a Fan

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

SIDS may never have a "cure," but we can learn how to reduce its risk and take those precautions every single day. Adding a fan to your baby's room is an inexpensive and easy thing to do.

Change is in the Air

Liane Weintraub | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living


Liane Weintraub

The way a baby begins eating in the earliest stages of development sets the course for their life, nutritionally. We want parents to have the opportunity to give their children a better start.

Rain, Autism, and Mercury

David Kirby | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living


David Kirby

A new study makes one thing fairly clear to me: Autism is not a purely genetic disorder -- our changing, endangered, dirty environment is playing a role.

Not All Politics Is Local: Connecting the Dots on Abortion Initiatives

Jessica Arons | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living


Jessica Arons

Unless voters in South Dakota, Colorado, and California defeat these measures this Election Day, an abortion ban may be coming soon to a place near you.

Katherine Heigl Wants to Adopt a Korean Baby

Disgrasian | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

According to the National Enquirer, Katherine Heigl wants to adopt a baby from Korea--where her sister Meg was born--because she hopes that gett...

Zavier's Day With Obama In Toledo

Teresa McCoy | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home


Teresa McCoy

I could see by the look on the faces in the crowd that people in Ohio are hungry for a real leader, one who recognizes that everyday folks are the ones who matter.

Human Egg Donors Make Cash in Economic Hard Times VIDEO

George Spyros | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living


George Spyros

Making Extra Cash: Human Egg Donations on the Rise. WARNING: CUTE BABIES FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO >> The number of egg donations by women have...

Capitalism at its Worst: Our Healthcare system

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

Grace couldn't afford for the surgery to be cancelled or even delayed. The infection had caused her little cheek to swell and finally rip open. What could she do? What could I do?

Palin's Baby's Baby Mama Drama and the Color of Family Values

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Raymond Leon Roker

Tavis Smiley asked Newt Gingrich the following: what if the 17-year-old Bristol Palin was a black girl? And what if she was, instead, the teenage daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama?

To Baby or Not To Baby? That Is The Question...

Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style


Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus

I have now recently discovered a whole new set of questions, post the walk down the aisle. The new questions go something like this: "so when are you going to have kids," and "are you talking children, you are not getting any younger?"

How To Piss Off A Parent

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Amanda Peet's real mistake? Daring to give other parents advice. She should know by now that the only answer is a wistful smile and a silly anecdote.