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Sponsored: My Hectic Days

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Florida Orange Juice. All opinions are 100% mine. Being a mom is a job all of it's own, but when you add in owning your own business and running two blogs, days go fr…
Family Awarded $55 Million In Medical Malpractice Suit

A Maryland family have been awarded $55 million after their newborn son was left with severe brain damage following an emergency c-section. After complications arose during their home birth, the family rushed to Johns H…
Is There A Wrong Way To Name A Child?

Looking through baby names just now, I was struck by the variety of them out there, and curious about the limitations society seems to put on names. Even though we've got celebrities naming their children after colors a…
IGT - Insufficient Glandular Tissue

IGT is the kind of thing that can sneak up on a woman and steal her dreams away. It's a sinister condition that many women have, and some don't even know about it. No one really knows much about it, and it can effect…
Parents Beware: New Delaware Child Abuse Bill

I was recently made aware (through the Home School Legal Defense Association) of a bill that has already unanimously passed the Delaware Senate (on June 19th of this year) that may lead to dangerous new ground for paren…
Raising Healthy Children

I have gotten lots and lots of comments about how healthy we are. And I started to think that it's important to raise healthy children. I am doing so many things differently from my parents that I thought I might blog…
When Your Baby Becomes a Big Sibling

This past Valentines' Day we found out that we are expecting our second child- a little girl! We are really excited and feel that the 3 and 1/2 year age difference between her and our son will work really well for our l…
Foster/Adopt Orientation

We've been considering fostering and adoption for the past year, I think even before we started any fertility treatments. We wanted to do the treatments first. I don't feel that makes us selfish, it was just the logical…
Pregnant...

I took a First Response this morning at 5 AM, after about 6 hours of sleep. It showed a very light line in the time frame. I think it may even be lighter than the one the night before. Then at 10 AM, I took a dollar sto…
Free eBooks: 1,001 Best Slow Cooker Recipes & Mom's Lifestyle Guide To Working From Home

Over on Amazon today, you can pick these two eBooks for FREE (Kindle editions). If you don't have a Kindle, there is a free application that you can download that will allow you to read these on your PC. You can downl…
Too Young For Graphic Sex Ed?

In Washington state, an elementary school principal was teaching a 5th grade class the mandatory sex ed course. During the lesson, the principal also explained what anal and oral sex were. Is 5th grade, (roughly) 10 y…
Is it Poison?

Do you formula feed your baby, as a supplement or as a full diet? Have you ever heard someone call it poison? Don't worry. Take a deep breath; you aren't alone. Statistically speaking, it's not gonna hurt your baby.…
Craft Project: Handprint Dough

We were bored today. After so much time being spent at the lake, a day inside at home can get to be long. But we needed a break from the hot sun. It was in the 90's today. So hot, hot, hot! Anyhow, you can only clean so…
Becoming a Single Mom: Chapter 1

I've had a dirty word on my mind lately: divorce. How are those mental images coming? Depictions of courtrooms & custody battles, screaming fights on the phone hoping the kids don't hear, ripping hair out while goin…
Sponsored: Beat Summer Boredom With VTech!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of VTechKids. All opinions are 100% mine. With the long days of summer upon us, many moms are being forced to entertain their children and keep them occupied and even lea…
Everybody's Having Kids!

Both of my good friends have had kids or are having them very soon. S has twins and now lives an hour away with her fiance, and B is pregnant, due in September and lives with her jerk of a fiance. I don't get to see eit…
Lose That Baby Weight Fast - Or Else

Or else someone will judge us for not getting back in the gym quick enough. They'll think we're a lazy slob who doesn't care anymore. Worse yet, we'll feel that way about ourselves. What's wrong with us that we don't lo…
Heads Up! $50 PayPal Giveaway For June Content!

Here at Momaroo we're trying something fun! We've received complaints (and praise!) for the articles published and featured here. In light of that, we're going to hold a little random giveaway! You see, for every artic…
What Makes Someone a Good Parent?

I look at different parents around me and cannot stop and ask myself: What makes someone a good parent? My parents had a lot of problems in their relationship but stayed together from the beginning and tried to raise…
10 Things I Learned About Being a Mom

Here are some things that I learned about being a mother: 1. You sleep when kids say you can sleep. 2. "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine."
Real Mom Blog: 35 Weeks and Breech

What a weekend so far! It's the busiest one I've had in a while. I think I held my own pretty well for 35 weeks preggo. Friday morning I went to my chiropractor. I'm basically seeing her once a week at this point to get…
Every Mom Can Relate {Funny}
Children Playing Outside Unsupervised

How old do you think a child should be before they are allowed to play outside by themselves? I live in a neighborhood that is considered very safe. The other moms in the neighborhood will let their kids, some as young…
MOMAROO 5 MINUTE READER SURVEY

We want to know what you think about what you are seeing on Momaroo and how we can change and grow to what you want! Please take a few moments (all questions are optional, so this will take you no more then 5 minutes!…
Pink or Blue? We Shall See!

Hello Baby! Who are you? Are you a boy or a girl? I'm already 16 weeks pregnant with you and I feel great. Sure its getting harder to get up or move. And sure I get out of breath a lot, especially if I walk a lot. But…
Beating the Heat With Babies

As some of you know, I live in North Pole, Alaska. Most people expect it to be cold here, but they don't expect for it to be hot. Summer temperatures normally range between 70 and 90 degrees, which feels really hot afte…
VBAC - Controlled Risk or Unnecessary Danger?

When I was 10 days "overdue" with my first child, I agreed to my Ob's suggestion that we should induce. When I was induced, they started me on pitocin and simultaneously broke my water (which didn't hurt). I got "stuck"…
My VBAC Birth Story

So my first child was born by cesarean after an induction (I got stuck at 9 cm, agreed to an epidural, pitocin was increased, baby's heart rate became erratic, and I couldn't push her out fast enough). We decided to try…
Potty Help! Potty Refusal!

Of all the frustrations in the world, potty training is one of the worst. I thought we had done well. We had our daughter trained by 2 1/2, she still had accidents a couple times a week but nothing major. We thought we…
Planning A Family Road Trip This Summer?

This post brought to you by PA Tourism. All opinions are 100% mine. We LOVE going on roadtrips. In fact, we just took a mini one this weekend so we could go shopping and to the zoo. We had fun - and I won't lie, there…
Keeping The Spark Alive After Childbirth

This post brought to you by Adam & Eve. So you've just had a baby and you're exhausted, right? I don't have to tell you that--you're so tired that you haven't brushed your hair in three days and your perma-sweats…
Pregnancy & Relationships

I am a textbook example of classic pregnancy symptoms. (Except for hemorrhoids, so far... Thank God.) My first trimester was full of vomit and I even broke out in hives. I'm always tired, oversleeping, indulging in cra…
RECALL ALERT: Evenflo Convertible Highchair

Evenflo has issued a safety recall for one of their convertible highchairs. The activity tray on the high chair can unexpectedly detach and allow an unrestrained child to fall, posing a risk of injury to the child. The…
Florida Orange Juice Keeps Moms Healthy

This post brought to you by Florida Orange Juice. All opinions are 100% mine. As moms, we all need to be healthy. Not just for us, but for our children. One way that we can do that is by making sure our diet includes a…
Nursing in Public

One thing that annoys the living piss out of me is all the sexism against women. There are so many aspects that are institutionalized in our society that even women fall into this trap. Women raving about equal rights…
Texas School Yearbook Calls Kids “Retarded”

Guest post from Elizabeth at www.rockabyeparents.com As society has changed so has our vocabulary. Eventually we wizen up and realize that certain terms that had been acceptable are actually cruel and should no longe…
Tell Me Tuesday: How Do You Entertain...

How do you entertain your children while in a waiting room? Sure, some of them have a television and a basket of toys. A pediatrician's office will have a few more options perhaps, and a children's hospital usually has…
Help A Nanny! What Should She Charge?

So currently I have been watching 3 kids ages 2, 5, and 7 for a few months now. I have been watching the younger two full time and the oldest about 2 hours a day. I was getting paid $1000 a month for that. Now that i…
{Recipe} Mommy's Strawberry Sorbet

I have a strawberry related joke! Why did the strawberry cry? Because it was stuck in a jam! [womp womp womp...] Okay. Strawberry sorbet! You know the weather must be getting really nice for me to be making sorbet. In…
4 Ways to Make Camping Fun for Your Toddler

Going camping can be a great adventure or it can be a miserable experience. Camping with a toddler is not something to be taken lightly. In order to make it a fun experience for everyone involved, here are four tips fo…