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How do you come up with a unique baby name? Author Tradara McLaurine shares the story behind her unique name and discusses her new book, I Want a Nickname. Unique Baby Names: What’s Your Story? When babies are born, parents assign them a name – sometimes two, sometimes more. The
By Sarah R. Moore One of the biggest surprises in parenting is that when you birth or adopt a child, you birth a whole new version of yourself, too. Some parts of this are wonderful. Other parts, however, can be–ahem–challenging. Just as people say children don’t come with instructions, you
By Simran Sethi (Seh-tee), MD, MBA As a mom of three children, I am familiar with hormonal shifts during pregnancy that can significantly impact our skin, particularly our increase in estrogen and progesterone. A woman produces more estrogen in one pregnancy than she does in a lifetime! The four most
By Jill Kelsey, Photo by pexels.com We are not only parents…we are partners, people working through our own inner struggles, working on nutrition, or having interests in philosophy, esoteric topics, etc. All of these things reflect in our parenting. What better way to examine your parenting than to look into
By Laura Wilson, founder of Natural Pilates Diastasis Recti is a separation of the abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis – or your “six-pack” abs. During pregnancy, those muscles separate, and the connective tissue that connects them gets thinner and weaker. For many women, this separation will remain after pregnancy,
By Dr. Amanda Franks, Director of Clinical Operations at Alta Smiles Photo by Charles Parker Halloween candy can be a parent’s nemesis when it comes to keeping their little one’s teeth clean and cavity-free. While there will be an increase in candy intake over the next few weeks, parents should
How do you come up with a unique baby name? Author Tradara McLaurine shares the story behind her unique name and discusses her new book, I Want a Nickname.
By Sarah R. Moore One of the biggest surprises in parenting is that when you birth or adopt a child, you birth a whole new version of yourself, too.
By Simran Sethi (Seh-tee), MD, MBA As a mom of three children, I am familiar with hormonal shifts during pregnancy that can significantly impact our skin, particularly our increase in
By Jill Kelsey, Photo by pexels.com We are not only parents…we are partners, people working through our own inner struggles, working on nutrition, or having interests in philosophy, esoteric
By Laura Wilson, founder of Natural Pilates Diastasis Recti is a separation of the abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis – or your “six-pack” abs. During pregnancy, those muscles separate,
By Dr. Amanda Franks, Director of Clinical Operations at Alta Smiles Photo by Charles Parker Halloween candy can be a parent’s nemesis when it comes to keeping their little
