Health

As a new parent, one of your top priorities is ensuring the health and well-being of your precious newborn. A strong immune system plays a crucial role in protecting your baby from illnesses and infections, especially during the early stages of life. There are many natural ways to boost your baby's immune system and give them a healthy start in life. Here we'll explore some effective tips for strengthening your baby's immune system naturally.

During the fall season, there are several immune-related issues that tend to become more prevalent. It's important to note that while these issues may occur more frequently during the fall, they can also occur at other times of the year.

Moms are sleep deprived–that's no secret. But how much sleep do moms really need? Many moms approach the day-to-day with a superhero, “hustle hard” mentality. And while there’s no arguing moms are superheroes; superheroes need sleep too. This blog breaks down how much sleep moms need, the significance of proper sleep duration, and tips to get enough sleep with a new baby.

Self-care is just as important as any homemaking, motherhood, or wifely task. But as moms ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to make time for it. After all, we feel like we don’t have enough time for everything else on our plate! Here are a few self-care ideas for the busiest of moms.

Mama, you need friends. This isn’t a suggestion mirroring the messaging behind “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (although there may be some truth to that), but rather a non-negotiable component of motherhood. Mom friends are good for the body, heart, and soul. Read more about the health, social, and emotional benefits of friends in motherhood.

When practiced regularly, research has shown that yoga poses offer a multitude of health benefits for infants—primarily concerning digestion, stress/mood, and sleep patterns. Try incorporating baby yoga into your little one’s daily schedule to see if certain poses make a difference.

Easter Sunday is just around the corner, which means eggs full of candy are too. While treating your little one to PEEPS® and REESE'S Peanut Butter Eggs is a fun tradition, it’s important to be cautious of your child’s sugar intake. Added sugars have an extremely negative impact on gut health. Since the gut affects digestion, the immune system, mood, heart health, brain functions, quality of sleep and more, limiting your child’s sugar intake is in his or her best interest. 

The benefits of daily reading start long before a child enters grade school, in early infancy. To help spread awareness on the importance of making reading a habit from birth, we’ve put together a list of the top five benefits of reading to your baby. 

What a re-leaf, the spring season is finally here...break out the rain boots and gardening tools to start prepping for this year’s April showers and May flowers. You and your little one can relish the wonders of springtime with blooming seasonal activities that promote age-appropriate development and endless fun!

Every mama’s situation is unique, but most find themselves trying to juggle two primary areas: taking care of the house and taking care of the baby. Additionally, you must try to find time to just be you. Is that even possible with all you do? It needs to be...