Pregnancy

You guys! I am so excited to share this awesome tip with you today…it’s a total game changer! If you haven’t heard of this program already, this is the easiest way to get a free breast pump with insurance! Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) which was signed into law in 2010, breastfeeding […]

One of the first things I recommend to new moms is to start a baby registry! Even if you are still in the beginning of your pregnancy, people will start to share with you some of their favorite baby products, and an Amazon Baby Registry is the best place to store these recommendations. There are a lot […]

If you have been wondering what to put on your baby registry, you have come to the right place! Here are all my favorite baby registry must haves, including a few nice-to-haves that I have included at the end. When compiling this list, I surveyed hundreds of other moms and included all the top mentioned […]

As part of our efforts to raise awareness for mothers and mental health, we have created this postpartum depression quiz. For a new mother and father, having a baby is a joyous occasion that brings a lot of emotions that include joy, bliss, and awe. These are all positive emotions for new parents, but for […]

The first week of your baby’s life will be a whirlwind of joy and new experiences.  Before you know it, it will be over.  It helps to think ahead about what pictures you would like to be sure to capture; here are a few to get you started: 11 Essential Pictures to Capture in Baby’s […]

Ah, babies. Squishy, cute, lovable, little poopmachines. These adorable little humans are our reward for enduring not only nine long months of super, awesome stuff associated with growing babies (you know – morning sickness, exhaustion, insatiable hunger, etc.), but that totally fun thing they call childbirth. I don’t consider myself an expert on childbirth in any sense […]

It could happen to you. It doesn’t matter what type of birth you are planning girlfriend—sometimes things just don’t go as planned. Being mentally prepared is a life saver. A lot of moms go through a mourning process of sorts when their birth plan doesn’t go as they had hoped. I personally didn’t have to […]

Are you nearing the end of your pregnancy and wondering what to pack in your hospital bag? Great question! What you pack in your hospital bag can make the difference of a positive or negative experience, so make sure you aren’t packing last minute! If you are in your last 10 weeks, “what to pack […]

My hope in writing this post is to be sensitive to those who are so desperately trying to conceive. I have many friends and family members in this position and I pray for them every day. However, looking back…there are some things that I took for granted back when it was just me and the […]

When I was pregnant with my first, I remember making a list of all the different baby products that I needed to add to my registry (or buy myself) before baby arrived.  I was convinced that a lot of unnecessary items were “must have baby products,” and that we needed them in order to survive. […]

I’m so excited to be here at Mother’s Niche as a parenting contributor! Last August, my husband and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl into our lives, thus making us first time parents. Today I’d like to share some tips and tricks we learned along the way to survive those confusing and frustrating, yet sweet, first days […]

Today I threw a baby shower for a really good friend. Her one request for the shower was that we not play any silly games. No candy bar diapers, no measuring her belly, and definitely no stealing clothespins every time someone says the word “baby.” And you know what? We all had a really good […]

Disclaimer:  This post was written while sleep deprived in the early morning hours.  It was not meant to be whiny, fussy or down-to-earth honest…but it might have turned out that way. Today’s post is most likely useless to anyone and everyone, but maybe it will justify why there will not be some sort of creative […]

Has your husband ever wondered, “what is morning sickness exactly?  And what does it feel like?’  Well today’s guest writer Jesse, has never actually experienced morning sickness, but has made a humorous attempt through a temporary experience to try and describe it for all your husbands.  What do you think ladies?  Is this a close […]

Morning sickness is an awful thing to go through, and I must admit I was quite unprepared for it when I became pregnant with our first.  After my first pregnancy I felt like we might have to adopt the rest of our kids, with how sick I was and I desperately looked for a cure. […]

Baby’s arrival is just around the corner, and the stage is all set. All that remains is labor, delivery and post birth recovery then….Then what?  Having a baby only changes or rearranges everything right down to furniture placement and showering habits.

While the exact causes of roughly a third of all fertility problems are still a medical mystery, there is much modern medicine understands and is able to do about known reproductive dysfunctions.

Being pregnant with multiples differs dramatically from being pregnant with one child.

A lot can be done to lessen the discomforts of pregnancy, making life much more manageable while you are pregnant.

Games for Neutral Baby Shower Themes There are many reasons you might choose neutral baby shower themes.  Mom and Dad don’t know the baby’s gender, or the idea of a totally frilly, princess of a girl or a masculine and macho boy is just too much for mom to handle or this is not mom’s […]

The New Co-ed Baby Showers Dads nowadays do everything from diaper changes and midnight feedings to Lamaze coaching and cord cutting; so why are co-ed baby showers still such a rarity? Old Sensibilities In the good ole days of yesteryear pregnancy, labor, birth and baby care were distinctly woman’s work.  Dad was out in the […]

Baby Girl Shower Themes – Choosing Yours Hosting a shower for the soon to be mother of a baby girl? Take any baby girl shower themes over the top!  Little girls are really something special. (thank heaven for them, right?)  Whatever angle of the baby girl theme you are highlighting, make use of these tips […]

Picking a Baby Boy Shower Theme When throwing a party for mom to be and her little bundle of joy, every hostess wants to select a baby boy shower theme that is perfection for the bouncing bundle about to arrive; but getting the theme right is not always easy. To help you select from the […]