baby gifts

One of the best gifts you can give a new parent is the reassurance that he or she is doing a good job. When we start out, we’re all the same—a mess of confusion, worry, and the deer in the headlights look. That’s fine; how many parents do you know who start out feeling 100% confident and continue every step of the way?

Since January is Baby Safety Month, you may wish to give the gift of a worry-free state of being: tell your new mama or daddy that he or she is doing a good job, that at least half of those baby safety products out there are unnecessary (or even a joke), and to keep up the good work.

That said, there are plenty of legitimate baby safety products that you might want to invest in for your new parent friend. Here are a few ideas. Read more

A good three or four year’s worth of diapers, free medical care, no germs to ever touch her child, sleeping through the night during the first week after giving birth… There is probably a list a mile long of things that a new mother would love to have.

But this week, while I was harried and going nuts between work, school and some family matters, a dear friend remarked, “You need a mommy day.” She then proceeded to offer me one herself, which I nearly cried upon hearing. Read more