Maura Wall Hernandez
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Chrissy Teigen Copes With Mom-Shamers Just Like Us
Chrissy Teigen is definitely not one to mince words when it comes to dealing with the haters who feel they have the right to criticize her every move as a parent (or let's be honest: just as a human being and woman, in general). Despite the fact that Teigen and husband John Legend have publicly shared their fertility struggles, the critics came on social media before their daughter Luna was even… → Read More
14 Names Nobody Wants to Call Their Kids Anymore
Check if any of them are on your list of potential baby names → Read More
Some Moms Swear This Drink Boosts Their Milk Supply
Moms who have trouble producing enough milk have been known to try any harebrained scheme or old wives tale to get their milk supply flowing. There are tons of milk supply-boosting recipes out there for mamas coping with breastfeeding difficulties and many moms swear by certain foods to keep the milk flowing. Some moms can only breastfeed on one side due to trouble making milk. And if you've… → Read More
Listen Up, Parents: AAP Announces New Car Seat Guidelines
We know putting your child in a forward-facing car seat too soon can have dire consequences in the event of a car crash, and that babies should be in convertible car seats by the time they're 1 year old (even if they haven't outgrown their infant car seat). In fact, if a child's head is one inch below the top of the car seat, they've definitely outgrown it. Moving your kid into a booster seat… → Read More
Mom Doesn't See Why Pulling Kids in a Wagon Behind Her Car Is a Big Deal
We all want to give our kids the kind of fun summer memories we have from our own childhoods—however, some of the socially acceptable ways to have fun when we were growing up are not only unacceptable today, but also against the law. A Springfield, Oregon, mom is in jail and facing three counts of reckless endangerment after she took her kids on a joyride recently. The mom, Alana Donahue, was… → Read More
The Deets on Kim Kardashian West's Surrogacy Plans
Including why her sisters aren't carrying her baby → Read More
Kristen Bell Is Back With Another Instagram Parenting Tip
Seriously, though, can she be in our mom tribe? → Read More
The Disgusting Reason Your Kids Get Sick at the Pool
Whether you have a pool at home, go to a public pool or visit water parks with your kids, you're going to want to sit down. There's yet ANOTHER reason to give you pause about swimming with the kids this summer—aside from drowning, secondary drowning, dry drowning, electric shock drowning or small children getting stuck by the pool drain. If your kids have ever gotten diarrhea after a day at the… → Read More
Kristen Bell's Brilliant Diaper Travel Hack
Why didn't I think of this sooner? → Read More
Read This If You Let Your Kids Drink Juice
The AAP has updated guidelines on which kids shouldn't drink it → Read More
The Gross Mail-Order Pregnancy Craving Food You Have to Try
Turns out endurance athletes have something in common with moms-to-be → Read More
This Bedtime Routine Injures Thousands of Kids Every Year
There's a common bed and bathtime routine that, despite warnings from pediatricians and even product labeling, is still sending thousands of kids to the emergency room every year—at about 34 children per day. Worse, waiting to seek treatment can cause serious permanent damage such as balance problems, facial nerve paralysis, hearing loss and dizziness, researchers say. That routine habit that… → Read More
Only Half of Pregnant Women Are Getting a Vaccine They Really Need
A simple vaccine can protect your baby for the first two months of life → Read More
Does This Formula Ingredient Actually Make Your Baby Smarter?
It's in every major infant formula sold across the US → Read More
12,000 Kids Are Poisoned Each Year by This Prescription Medication
And the most common place it's happening is in your own house → Read More
Scientists Say Married Couples Are Having Less Sex
Despite the fact that married couples typically have more sex than single people, they're having a whole lot less of it than they used to, says new research published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. And it doesn't matter what your gender or race is, either. In fact, Americans across the board are doing the deed less than they used to. In 2014, researchers say married couples had sex… → Read More
This Might Be The Most Elaborate Gender Reveal Ever
And they managed to not mess it up over three days of setup → Read More
Doctors Say You Should Definitely Be Doing This During Your Pregnancy
Even though everybody means well, you'll get lots of advice whether you should or shouldn't exercise while pregnant. We already know the whole "eating for two" isn't really a thing and we have to be mindful of not overeating during pregnancy, but what many aren't aware of is that nearly half of pregnant women gain way more weight in nine months than the Institute of Medicine recommends. In fact,… → Read More
Researchers Say There's a Right Age For Starting Kindergarten
And your child's mental health is involved in making the decision on when to start → Read More
60,000 Kids Are Poisoned Every Year Because of Common Mistakes
Prevent this scary stat from happening in your home → Read More