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18 baby shower recipes

18 baby shower recipes

Every baby shower needs an impressive food table. Try these easy (and elegant) baby shower recipes for the right mix of filling, festive and sweet.

Amy Valm

12 tips on how to ask for help with your new baby

12 tips on how to ask for help with your new baby

Lining up help for your baby in the early days of parenthood is one of the best things you can do. But how do you get the right hands for the job?

Sarah Kirmani

7 ways to create a green nursery

7 ways to create a green nursery

Create a beautiful green nursery for your baby using these environmentally friendly tips.

Holly Bennett

3 tips for surviving the first three months with baby

3 tips for surviving the first three months with baby

Gently ease into motherhood with these tips to make the “fourth trimester” just a little bit easier.

Karen Robock

12 baby shower games that won't make you cringe

12 baby shower games that won't make you cringe

Baby shower games can be fun. Really. Give these ones a whirl at your next shower.

Courtney Shea

How 200 online friends helped me through my labour

How 200 online friends helped me through my labour

Jessica Scott-Reid

7 breastfeeding tips every nursing mom has to read

7 breastfeeding tips every nursing mom has to read

Mom of four Louise Gleeson tackles the most common questions with breastfeeding tips and answers from the experts.

Louise Gleeson

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

After many months of IVF treatment, we had nine frozen embryos. I had to believe that one of them would work.

Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Why I think 18 months of mat leave is actually pretty useless

Why I think 18 months of mat leave is actually pretty useless

Justin Trudeau's plan to extend mat leave to 18 months is great news for some parents. But once you do the math, it isn't the best choice for many families.

Heather Cleland

Breastfeeding moms, get ready for this awesome new emoji!

Breastfeeding moms, get ready for this awesome new emoji!

The breastfeeding emoji brings joy to new moms who multitask. We look at the latest emoji updates that parents will love.

Juliana Bannon

Being a nanny didn’t prepare me for motherhood

Being a nanny didn’t prepare me for motherhood

I thought I knew what parenthood required. After all, I had seven years of experience taking care of other people’s kids.

Samantha Smith

8 thoughtful gifts for labour and delivery nurses

8 thoughtful gifts for labour and delivery nurses

Give an extra thanks with one of these gifts for labour and delivery nurses.

Emily Rivas

Your postpartum body—what to expect

Postpartum care

Your postpartum body—what to expect

Your body changes a lot during pregnancy. But it also changes in the hours and days after you give birth. Here's what to expect with your postpartum body.

Teresa Pitman

Ask a lactation consultant: Top 3 things breastfeeding moms worry about

Ask a lactation consultant: Top 3 things breastfeeding moms worry about

Most moms have lots of breastfeeding questions in the early days. Here's what a lactation consultant says her clients are consistently surprised by.

Today's Parent

A love letter to my nanny

A love letter to my nanny

I was a stay-at-home mom to four kids, and yes, I needed to hire help.

Louise Gleeson

Top baby names by province for 2016

Top baby names by province for 2016

Today's Parent

Top 20 baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2016

From Jaxon to Sadie, here are the baby names that are most popular in this Maritime province.

Today's Parent

Why I don't want to post my baby on social media

Why I don't want to post my baby on social media

Does your baby really need to be shared on social media? Roma Kojima is completely opposed to the idea.

Roma Kojima

To all the moms holding it down at home, Ryan Gosling sees you

To all the moms holding it down at home, Ryan Gosling sees you

Ryan Gosling acknowledges the supporting role of moms in his Golden Globe speech, and we love it.

Sasha Emmons

Push Presents: 10 Gifts for New Moms

Push Presents: 10 Gifts for New Moms

We know the biggest gift for any new mom is her baby. But unlike labour, a congratulatory "push" present never hurts. Here are 10 gift ideas for a new mom.

Amy Valm

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