Raise with Care:

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New parent? Trying to answer one deceptively simple question: how am I going to feed my baby? I remember thinking there had to be a “right” answer. A best way. A plan I could stick to. Recently on Stroller Coaster: A Parenting Podcast, Lynn Smith hosted a conversation with two mothers whose personal and very […]

Motherhood has a way of rearranging everything — your time, your energy, your priorities. Suddenly the easy plans of your pre-baby life shift. Dinner reservations turn into stroller walks. Text threads pause mid-sentence. Nights out quietly become mornings in. But the friendships that matter most don’t disappear. They simply evolve. The truth is, keeping your […]

Let’s start with a little myth-busting. “Nipple confusion” sounds dramatic — like your baby woke up one morning, looked around, and thought, I don’t know about that boob. In clinical practice, they don’t use the term “nipple confusion,” the accurate term is nipple preference. Babies are exceptionally adaptive. They are born with reflexes designed to feed, and here’s the key: feeding at the breast and feeding from a bottle are mechanically different […]

Whether you’re exclusively breastfeeding, combo feeding, pumping, supplementing, or using formula from day one; feeding your baby is a relationship. Like any relationship, it works best when it’s flexible, responsive, and rooted in confidence. So, let’s take a deep breath and address some of the most common, most important questions about formula. Is it okay to mix breastmilk and formula? Yes. You can […]

Why Parents Are Choosing Glass Baby Bottles Parenting is a choose-your-own-adventure in the making. Before your baby arrives, the list of decisions to wade through can feel endless. It’s so long that what type of bottles to buy might not even make the initial cut, but with the growing choices it can be a lot […]

There are few questions for new parents that conjure as much anxiety as “How’s the baby sleeping?” Sleep is elusive in those early days and can continue to be throughout the developmental leaps and dreaded sleep regressions — and even stretch into the toddler years once they’ve transitioned to a bed. At the same time, […]