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5 reasons to meditate today
Many moms-to-be swear by the benefits of the age-old art of meditation. Meditation seriously reduces stress levels, which goes beyond good mental and emotional health—stress can cause your body to...
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Feeling your baby’s pain
About a week after my daughter was born I had my first official parental breakdown. Riley was born several weeks early and was receiving medicine through an IV, which had to be moved every couple of...
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Lacey’s breastfeeding experiences
“As a woman who has two children and had two entirely different nursing experiences, I know that there is more than one side to the breastfeeding story. When my oldest was born, I gave nursing an...
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Sound off: Decoding baby noises
A babbling baby may be one of the most wonderful auditory experiences in the world. A screaming, sobbing baby? One of the worst—as any childless woman who’s been subjected to a restaurant temper...
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What you need to know about breastfeeding
The most common question that follows the ever-popular, “When are you due?” and “Do you know what you’re having?” is a prompt to begin a debate: “Are you going to breastfeed?” The dispute over breast...
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My kids teach me things daily—like what amount of blood requires an emergency room visit, how to get grape juice out of brand-spanking new carpet and the nicest way to explain to a 4-year-old why that...
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Tips for photographing your baby
Your baby has arrived, and it’s time to let the world know! Professional photographer and mom of two Angela Morris walks us through the process of capturing a perfect picture for your baby’s birth...
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Project Nest! Clothespin chandelier
Who knew clothespins could be so cute? Create a chandelier-type hanging for your little one’s nursery. Cost: Less than $10 Total time: About 2 hours Supplies: Clothespins Embroidery rings Twine The...
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A solid start
Those first bites of “real” food are always memorable. Somewhere around your little one’s sixth month, you’ll likely introduce her to solids. Start with something easily digestible—rice cereal is a...
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Shape up
I’ve been loving geometric prints lately. It seems that triangles are taking over my home (confession: I made something similar to the adorable mobile shown below and hung it over my desk, just for...
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Oh deer
I keep thinking I’m going to get tired of all the deer decor around my house, and then I fall in love with something else deer-themed and realize I’m not over it yet. Case in point: This print, which I...
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Use your words
A few months back I started hanging inspirational-slash-motivational prints around the house to remind my children to treat people—particularly themselves—with the love and respect that we all deserve....
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Easy silhouettes
Silhouettes make for a pretty picture, but they can be pricey. Why not DIY? This might be the easiest project you’ll ever tackle. Cost: Only a couple of bucks for materials, plus a frame. Total time:...
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Good buys
In the mood for a few feel-good buys? All these pretty picks are from companies who are working to make our world a better place, whether by donating a matching item to someone in need, handing over a...
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Pretty pastels
I like my colors bright: Give me the choice of red or pink, and I’m going to pick red every time. But this time of year, it feels like the pastels are taking over. Lavender, light pink, baby blue … I’m...
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Bag lady
One of my closest friends is having her third baby this summer (yay!), and I’ve been debating what I should get her since she already has pretty much everything she needs from the first two go-rounds....
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April showers
There’s been a lot of talk of April showers here lately, and while I’m not a fan of the wet weather, I am a big fan of the other kind of shower—the let’s-party-and-celebrate-baby variety, to be exact....
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Room with a view
This nursery had double inspiration: I first came across this print, which is perfect for my collection of positive/inspiring prints, and it brought to mind last week’s color palette for my post on...
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Project Nest! Nursery DIYs
If you’ve picked up a copy of our April issue, you might’ve noticed a few of our favorite nursery DIYs on page 98. Here, we’ll show you step-by-easy-step instructions for making them part of your own...
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Sleep tight
Sleep. Does anyone ever get enough? I don’t think I’ve ever met a mom who doesn’t feel at least a little bit tired all the time. However, sleep is never more elusive than when you’re the proud parent...
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In bloom
Flowers are popping up everywhere! I love this time of year—but I don’t love that I tend to kill every bloom I touch. So I like to surround myself with pretty florals that don’t require water,...
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Happy day
May is one of my favorite months for several reasons. Two of those reasons: my birthday (today!) and Mother’s Day. Since they are usually within a few days of each other, I get double celebrations...
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Park it
Parks can be a mom’s best friend. The trees, the benches, the swings … the perfect place to kill a few hours on a pretty afternoon. Before you head out of the house for a day of carefree fun, though,...
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Project Nest! New frame of mind
Art prints are awesome. They’re an expensive way to add a little pizazz to the nursery, but when you start investing in frames, the costs start adding up. So we’ve rounded up a few ways to go beyond...
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3 practical ways to get the postpartum help you need
Anyone who has lived with a fresh-from-the-hospital newborn can tell you that it’s as hard as it is amazing. The first few weeks are almost always exhausting and overwhelming, and the key to surviving...
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A pep talk from our editor
Throughout the month of August, we’ll be writing a lot about the benefits of breastfeeding—both in print and online. There are two reasons for this: (1) It’s so, so good for you and your baby, and (2)...
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Keep it simple: Read
It’s easy as 1-2-3 … 4! Take the stress out of seasonal shopping by treating everyone in your family to four fabulous gifts: something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to...
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Keep it simple: Need
It’s easy as 1-2-3 … 4! Take the stress out of seasonal shopping by treating everyone in your family to four fabulous gifts: something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to...
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Keep it simple: Wear
It’s easy as 1-2-3 … 4! Take the stress out of seasonal shopping by treating everyone in your family to four fabulous gifts: something they want, something they need, something to wear and something...
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Keep it simple: Want
It’s easy as 1-2-3 … 4! Take the stress out of seasonal shopping by treating everyone in your family to four fabulous gifts: something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to...
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Loyal blue
Little Loyal joined the Rhodes family last August, and his mom, Sarah, knew she wanted a fun, modern, fresh design for his nursery in their Phoenix home. “My goal in putting together his nursery was to...
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Garden view
Sweet Wallis arrived on the scene last December and joined her parents at home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Her lovely lair hosts plenty of vintage charm thanks to her mom, Tiffany King. “I wanted...
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Rooming in
When the Heiligenthal family found out that a baby boy would be joining 2-year-old Leo in the nursery of their Minneapolis home this December, they made a few simple adjustments to create a space...
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On a whimsy
When Kendra Henderson welcomed her youngest child, Winnie Wilde, to the family, she combined her love of bold type and graphics (she’s a designer by trade) with vintage-style furniture to create a...
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Levi’s nursery
When a task feels like too much to take on, sometimes your best bet is to outsource. So mom of two Alexandra Evjen, blogger at AVE Styles, reached out to Annalisa Thomas, founder and head designer of...
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Augustine’s nursery
New mom and blogger at M Loves M Mara Ferreira worked with online design service Havenly to fashion a sweet spot in which her son Augustine can grow. Ferreira stuck with neutral colors for all her...
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Delilah’s nursery
Tiffany Johnson, a wedding photographer in Laguna Nigel, California, went pretty in pink when crafting a room for her fourth baby, Delilah. She opted for a theme but kept it from becoming overpowering...
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Girl crush
Often, when it comes to nursery design, less really can be more. When little Evie Sterbenz’s mom, Katie, designed her daughter’s space, she had one goal: “I wanted a room that was sweet, simple and a...
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Leaf the nest
Ana-Maria Klizs, a cybersecurity consultant and blogger in Toronto, Canada, welcomed her third son, Henrik, in March. She learned a thing or two with the first two nurseries she designed—such as her...
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Animal instinct
When your name is Olive Darling, it’s almost a given that your nursery is going to be, well, darling. An affection for llamas inspired this lovely room designed by Olive’s mom, photographer and...
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Color splash
“Creating a nursery is a long process. There were some weeks that I worried it was going to be boring. Then there were times I thought I’d surely gone overboard. So my advice is to try to keep things...
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Eclectic cool
“We wanted the room to be fun and playful and not take itself too seriously. I have a pretty hard time sticking with a strict theme or color scheme, so the nursery could probably best be described as...
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