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The Best (and Worst) Middle Names for Your Baby
Few things warm my heart like my daughter’s middle name. It’s Elizabeth, just like mine, as you can see. My dad chose that name for me...
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Pregnancy and the Holidays
It’s that time of year when everyone’s wearing their finest, chugging the rum and eggnog and shopping til they drop. Not you. You’re hugely pregnant and interested in napping, doing prenatal...
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10 Tips for Breastfeeding in Public
Breastfeeding mothers and their babies shouldn’t feel they have to stay home – hey, they want to enjoy the same activities as anyone else! Current recommendations are to breastfeed exclusively for six...
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10 Tips for Breastfeeding After Returning to Work
Most Canadian mothers are eligible for about a year at home with our babies while our jobs are held for us. For some, though, finances or personal...
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What to Pack for the Hospital (and What to Leave at Home)
Packing for your upcoming hospital stay? Make your list and start packing a couple weeks before your due date. You may want a note on top of...
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25 Canadian Parents to Follow on Twitter
We scoured Twitter, Facebook, forums and our own trusty Twitter feed to come up with this list of great Canadian parent tweeters. Whether you like this particular social network or not, it’s here to stay...
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Mommy-and-Me Groups
Canadian moms are lucky to have extended maternity leave, especially when compared to the short reprieve of our southern neighbours. So what's one of the best ways to occupy the time? Spend it with other mommies...
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The Best Thing About Being a Mom
We asked our Twitter followers: What’s the best thing about being a mom? Here are 10 of the best responses. Now pregnant women know just a few things they can look forward to. Experienced moms can look at...
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10 Tips to Planning Your Babymoon
Just as a newborn may need to be swaddled for comfort, so too new parents need to be wrapped in the protective shelter of their own home where they can spend time resting and bonding with the baby. Coined...
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What Moms Really Want for Mother's Day
We figured many of you weren't looking forward to receiving another scented candle, bottle of bath salts of "Best Mom Ever" mug this Mother's Day. So we took to Facebook and Twitter and posed this...
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Mom Support
“Why aren’t more moms alcoholics?” A mom-friend posed this question to me recently, half in jest, but the more we talked, the more I thought it was a pretty fair question. Watching our...
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Help! My Kids Are Out of Control
You’ve seen her in the corner coffee shop, soccer practice and the grocery store. Hair awry, face flushed, eyeliner smudged beneath wary, bloodshot eyes. Her kids are going through the phase. “They...
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How to Dress Like a Hot Mama
Spend your summer chasing the kids at the park, putting Band-aids on scraped knees and wiping little noses with your sleeve because you left the house without wipes? Not exactly glam, right? Don’t fret...
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So, You Want to Be a Mom Blogger?
So, you want to be a mom blogger. Congratulations, you’re about to embark on an exciting online adventure. Wondering how to get started? Not sure what to write about? Worrying about online safety? Here are...
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Surviving Cancer
When you bring home a baby, you expect visitors—friends bearing baby gifts, relatives gushing over the newest addition, neighbours with cookies and cakes in tow. But what you don’t expect is your...
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