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mom holding baby who is holding a Babylife Organics baby food pouch

This new baby food company lets you check each package for heavy metals

Babylife Organics is adding a whole new level of transparency when it comes to heavy metal testing.

Updated Oct. 01, 2024

7 ways to love your body while you’re pregnant

#5—Throw away the scales. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important overall. Eat well and obsess less.

Updated Mar. 15, 2024
woman breastfeeding a baby - 8-week-old baby feeding schedule

8-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Around 2 months, your baby may be ready to move into another size of clothes—which is always a bittersweet milestone.

Updated Feb. 16, 2023
mom giving a baby a bottle - 7-week-old-baby feeding schedule

7-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

You might start to find your 7-week-old's feeding schedule is becoming easier to manage and anticipate.

Updated Feb. 16, 2023
dad giving a baby a bottle - 4-week-old baby feeding schedule

4-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Is your 1-month-old ready to start drinking from a bottle? Here's what to know.

Updated Apr. 05, 2022
mom breastfeeding a baby - 3-week-old baby feeding schedule

3-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Feeding a baby is hard work, mama. Make sure you're taking care of yourself, too.

Updated Feb. 17, 2023
mom holding baby looking out a window - 2-week-old baby feeding schedule

2-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Remember—feeding a newborn is a learned skill, and you're both doing great.

Updated Feb. 17, 2023
mom spoon-feeding a baby - 9-month-old feeding schedule

9-month-old baby feeding schedule & expert advice

Depending on your baby's interest in solid foods, their appetite for breast milk or formula may start to decrease or feedings will space out. This can be bittersweet!

Updated Feb. 13, 2023

5 reasons I’m happy to (still!) breastfeed my toddler

Everyone's going to have an opinion, but in the end the best thing we can do is simply do what's best for our little ones.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Why this mama declared her hospital room a ‘No Breastfeeding Zone’

Breasts and breast milk don't define motherhood. Love does, and Koziel has plenty to give.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

What is chestfeeding? (And why it’s so important)

Plus, how we can better support the people who choose to do it.

Updated Dec. 14, 2021

8 surprising + delicious breastfeeding snacks

BRB, eating all of the food.

Updated Sep. 20, 2022

Meghan Trainor on giving up breastfeeding: ‘I never felt guilty’

"I really struggled making milk," she said. "So finally, I was like, 'I'm done.'"

Updated Jan. 06, 2022

This is formula feeding: Trusting your instincts

"Fed is best. Your mental state is important. Trust yourself and know, you're doing the right thing."

Updated Apr. 15, 2022
Best bottles for breastfed babies

The best bottles for breastfed babies

If your breastfed baby is refusing the bottle, here's what you need to know.

Updated Dec. 16, 2022
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