Tips for Moms

***Baby Gizmo is not providing medical advice or suggestion. This is merely a list of information gathered from reputable sources to help readers begin their education on the subject of vasectomies and tubal ligations/tubectomies. Always consult your doctor if you have questions.*** My post from a few weeks ago about the other side of fertility gained …

There are a few phrases that we ladies are just not allowed to say: “I wish I wasn’t a mom.”“I wish I had less kids.”“I wish I was less fertile.” That last one is a doozy. Try posting that as your Facebook status (or heaven forbid, in a mommy group) and see just how fast …

I’m going to wade through the political correctness, the tip toeing around feelings, and the quick-to-crucify judgers to reach the quiet group of women who need to hear someone else say this: I don’t absolutely love motherhood. Before we get into this, let me just say that I am not suffering from Postpartum Depression (anymore) …

Sure, there are a lot of downsides to being a parent, like potty training, basically living in your car due to all the errand running, or getting your nipple bitten while your baby is nursing and teething. But there are also some unexpected joys hidden within parenthood. I’m talking about the things we once took …

We’ve all been asked awkward questions while pregnant. Something about pregnancy seems to enlighten strangers and well-meaning acquittances alike. Just this pregnancy a grocery checker has asked me if I’m having twins (no) and followed with, “Are you sure?” (yes, very sure). Another retail person wanted to know if my due date is right because there …

Did you ever notice that kids actually seem to get harder to discipline the older they get? You’d think things would get better once you can reason with them. A parenting expert spoke at my daughter’s preschool and at my local MOMS Club, and shared a style of discipline that made sense to me and …

When we’re searching for advice, usually we can turn to books, experts, Google, or perhaps most usefully: people who’ve done it before us. Learn from their experience! Unfortunately, the issue of screen time is rather recent, and it’s not one that most of our parents or other older adults who’ve done this parenting thing before …

For Father’s Day, my kids and I usually opt for two gifts – something Daddy has been wishing for and something creative. The creative option tends to incorporate a photo project. Because what dad doesn’t love seeing the smiles of his awesome kids? We aim for something he can display in his office and thus, appreciate on a …

It’s time to talk about how to dry up breast milk supply. My first child decided at 8 months to self-wean. Cold turkey, she nursed for breakfast and then for her next session, she just wouldn’t have it. Every time after that, when I would try to latch her, she would freak out, push me, …

Woohoo, we made it! It’s the end of the school year! Summer is nearly upon us. But before we are able to park ourselves in a lounge chair by the community pool, we must first prepare our children to say goodbye to their classroom teachers. Your child’s teacher(s) work very hard throughout the year – …

“I’m scared to have another child because I love my first so fiercely. How will I have room in my heart for another without taking some love away from my first?” “How is it even possible to love another child as much as I love my first baby?” “What if my second is easier than …

A friend of mine was looking for some tech-free travel entertainment ideas, so I went to most logical source I could think of. No, not the internet. To a person who parented before worrying about screen time was a thing: my mom. Me: “Mom, what did you do to entertain us on road trips when …