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How to hack a road trip as a nursing mother

Breastfeeding on the move is said to be way easier than battling bottles and formula. Well, it somehow helps, but not without challenges. Even though taking a baby on an airplane is never a field day by any means, we must agree that the difference is quite clear. It’s much easier to hold your baby […]

Raising Kids as a Single Dad

They say that mother is to a son, and father is to daughter. Well, that may somehow be true; however, a challenge may arise if it’s the other way round, that is, if you are to raise both genders as a single parent.And naturally, it is the norm of society to liken single parenthood with […]

Some of The Weirdest Pregnancy Signs

Some of The Weirdest Pregnancy Signs

Could you be pregnant? The evidence is in the traditional pregnancy test. However, even before you miss a period, you may presume or believe that you are pregnant. This is due to some bizarre signs of pregnancy symptoms that were reported by other expectant moms. And even before you take the pregnancy test, your body […]

Myths about Pregnancy that are Shocking should be Ignored

Have you been pregnant before? What are some of the shocking things that you were told about pregnancy? For me, it was how I must eat for three, having been expecting twins. If you are expectant, hooray! This is the start of an adventurous journey! Motherhood is one of the most precious gifts that women have. […]

Vaccines: Baby-friendly and non-baby friendly.

Wikipedia has this for your heads up about vaccines “It is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.” […]

The career gap from when I decided to have kids first.

Gaps in employment history happen for different reasons. It could either be a challenge of balancing family and career or a break to specifically focus on motherhood. But while taking a break to nature your children is a viable reason, accounting for the career gap to your prospective employer requires some form of strategy. It’s […]

Toilet Training: Challenges and how to Overcome Them

Are you one of those parents who’ve attempted toilet training so many times, and have failed? You are not alone. Who doesn’t get excited at the idea of ditching those diapers? Many parents struggle with potty training their children and it is not surprising to hear a parent exclaim ‘I had no idea toilet training […]

I still worry about my over 18-year olds, am I normal?

As a parent, worrying about your kids is naturally a healthy dose of your day-to-day life even when they are over 18. Research has it that parents worry more about their adult kids than they do the young ones, this is because you feel more in control carrying them on your laps than you would […]