I have often said that being the parent of a child with Down Syndrome was like being admitted to a club you never knew you wanted to join until you were recruited. I was never quite sure if that was just my take on it…

This is a guest post from Cheryl at The Beautiful Side of Hectic. I guess I should be thankful. My fight with our insurance company about the coverage of Botox is over. And it didn’t end on a happy note. Dr. Fehli…

Tonight while Kadyn was playing in her room, I decided to tackle the mountain of clothing that had piled up in the corner. I pulled the things I thought were too small aside, separated summer/winter, and then shirts/pan…

Between August 26th and September 18th, you can take in any used baby gear and trade it for 25% off a NEW piece of gear from a participating brand!

I have two toddlers (a 2 yr. old boy and a 3 yr. old girl) and they grow fast which means we have to buy a good deal of clothing & shoes. We only make around $25,000 a year which is not much to live on. Luckily, I a…

Jason and I have started watching Nanny 911. I mentioned to him that I'd once seen an episode of Supernanny. Then, I wondered if that was even a show and if I had just made up a name in my head and had actually seen ano…

Pregnancy is the worst waiting game... It all starts after your period. You begin the wait... you count the days until you are ovulating. However as you count the days usually you are waiting to have sex until you know…

Being a mom is the hardest job out there. It's not a 9-5 job, where you can come home, crash in front of the t.v. and go to sleep for as long as you want. You're constantly on the move, cleaning up messes, wiping poop…

There is a movement to remove the dictionary from schools because of parent's outrage over children looking up terms like "sex". This is just sad and disappointing that they would make a move like this. I mean come on a…

I actually like Disney movies (Jasmine is my favorite Princess!), but I think it’s possible to separate pleasure of the narrative from critique of the message. Personally, I don’t always agree with the…

Alright, I think I have a few minutes to write a little, so here's how it all happened :) Last Saturday (8/13), I was laying in bed around 10:30pm and *pop* my water broke.....

I make perfectly good meals. They are delicious and warm... so why won't my child eat?! He acts like it's an impossible task to lift the spoon or fork to his mouth and take bites of what I have placed in front of him. I…

This is a guest post from This Mama Cooks! Due to my food sensitivities, I’ve been on the lookout for alternatives to milk-based yogurts. While you can buy commercially prepared soy and coconut yogurts, all the on…

For a limited time, you can get a FREE copy of the ebook, "Save More, Clip Less". If you're into couponing and saving money, here's how to get this freebie!

BFP on EPT!! Plus First Response Early Result and Wondfo are getting darker. The First Response Early Result test line is as dark as the control line! Today's tests, within the time limit:

Well over a year ago, my sister and I were having girl talk and she told me about a lady she had on labor and delivery. This woman really was pushing and fighting for an all natural birth, but because the baby was breec…

Well, this is good. A new children's book called Maggie Goes on a Diet (*cringe*) tells youngsters the tale of a 14-year-old girl who "is transformed from being overweight and insecure to a normal-sized teen who becomes…

Am I really supposed to look at that picture and think that lingerie for little girls is appropriate and cute? If you've watched the news today, you might have seen the news stories about this. A French company is marke…

Effective September 1, any non-medically necessary inductions and c-sections before 39 weeks are banned. There are circumstances in which a medically necessary induction or c-section are warranted, but mothers who want…

We were at Walmart today getting our usual diapers, wipes and food, and came across a child leash that looked like a monkey. We weren't planning on buying it yet, but we have been discussing it. My first thought was...…

Yesterday, TLC announced the end of "Kate Plus 8" (which used to be "Jon & Kate Plus 8, before the divorce and tabloids). The final episode will air September 12, but the network wants to do periodic check-ins versu…

According to a survey of more then 26,000 moms, the above graphic shows some of the secrets moms admitted to. Apparently the point of the survey was to show mothers that we're all in this together, and we're never alone…

I'm a single mother of a wonderful 8, almost 9 year old boy. His father and I never married, and ended our relationship not long after our son was born. We live in different states as well. Since finding out I was pr…

I hear the saying “Just follow your instincts; you’re the mother so you know best”. An implication that a mother instinctually knows what is best, deep down in her heart. Um.. is this really true? O…

I have been reading over my pregnancy blog and I find it so amazing just how different each pregnancy is! It's such a blessing to me to be able to read back over my pregnancies and see what was happening when, etc.

This is a guest post from "Deal"icious Mom! My 2 year old has decided that craft time equals snack time! I had to get creative since he is eating me out of house and home. These days craft time only lasts a couple secon…

It's Saturday morning, and I'm sure many of us were up at all hours of the night feeding babies, changing diapers, scaring away monster, or just because of our motherhood-induced insomnia. So here is a video to give us…

Should there be gay characters on children's television? This is something that CNN is talking about and reading some of the responses makes me sick.

ABC News is reporting that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has revealed new guidelines in regards to women's health care. One of the most controversial aspects is that insurance companies will be requir…

Hi Momaroos! We're giving away another free, year subscription to one of the magazines below! Better Homes and Gardens Fitness Good Housekeeping Family Circle Redbook Parents Traditional Home Ladies' Home Journal Har…

Where I grew up in Hawai'i, family was everything. My classmates lived with their parents, siblings, grandparents. Grown-ups were Auntie and Uncle, your friends were your cousins. When I moved to California as I was ju…

This is one of the coolest ways to show your love for breastfeeding! Moms, dads, and little girls carrying their dolls participated in a flash mob in Salt Lake City during World Breastfeeding Week at a Big Latch On even…

This is a guest post from For The Love of Baby! It enters everyone’s mind. Can I breastfeed? Well, I hope I can. Yup, I failed at breastfeeding. Twice. Now, the twins will be born at a different hospital than th…

When we found out we were having our second child, we immediately started discussing what we wanted in our birth plan. Our first was born via emergency c-section, and I wanted to avoid that. I felt disconnected from th…

Do you have a favorite inspirational quote, poem, verse, etc. that has helped you through a tough day? Submit it here and we'll publish one each Monday to give all the moms out there a little boost to start the week of…

August is World Breastfeeding Awareness Month and to show our support to all the Momaroos who breastfeed (past, present, and future!), we want to feature your stories! Just click the 'Submit A Post' tab and send it to…

Sibling rivalry -it happens. Few years of being an only child, a kid thinks that world won't survive without him or her. And then another child comes along; of course the younger one needs attention, too. And since s/he…

I apologize to those of you that are disinterested in my journey with postpartum depression. But the thing is, whether you are a mom yourself, a father, or a friend, you are most likely going to encounter someone who is…

In September when I heard the amazing news that I was pregnant, the thought of being a single mother never crossed my mind. I had this picture in my mind of this beautiful loving family. It wasn't too long after my s…

Guest post from mamaTRUE: parenting as practice What needs to be done right now? Not nearly as much as we think. Get to the store because we’re out of milk? Get the kid to school or bed? Drive through the yellow l…

For the first time in my adult, married life I feel that I am comfortable enough to have kids. I say comfortable instead of ready, because until you actually go through it I don't think anyone can say they are ready -so…

This is a guest post from Alison at Ultimate Coupons Blog Trying to raise the next Bill Gates or Blake Mycoskie? Some say entrepreneurship starts at a young age. But if your child’s lemonade stand goes bankrupt, t…

I just recently had a little boy in April, and I knew I would love this child like no other. Honestly though, there are no words to describe it AT ALL. The only thing I can come up with is absolutely beautiful. I love…

My 2.5 year-old-daughter Isabel was in a gymnastics class once a week. She would always wake up asking to go. She absolutely enjoyed it. I thought she just enjoyed socializing with the other children who were all aro…

Most people have phobias. Some of us get inexplicably nervous whenever we cross a bridge. Others breathe heavily while in crowded elevators. Some of us cannot stand even the thought of going inside a hospital. It's jus…

The woman I work for as an au pair, has a cousin that works at a theatre, and managed to get us free tickets for last night's production of Peter Pan here in Dublin. We got ten free tickets, and so four kids and six adu…

"It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I…