From the first moment the stick turns colors or two lines appear, most of us moms start thinking about buying tiny, cute baby clothes, chic maternity items and decorating the nursery.
Quickly, we realize it is all to easy to spend thousands of dollars on the essentials and accessories. Save that money for diapers girl, you’re [...]

What is it about motherhood that gives some of us a superiority complex? Is it the latest clique some people use to put down others so they feel better? Well, this isn’t high school and you don’t have to subject yourself to it. The truth is we all have some doubts about what we are doing as mothers. ALL OF US. And if you’re shaking your head no right now, you’re the type of ‘clique mom’ I’m talking about.

We’re all looking for a way to save a dime and grocery shopping is no different. You know not to go to the grocery store hungry, but did you know the most expensive items are placed at eye level? Companies pay premium placement prices to get you to grab their stuff.
The less expensive items are [...]

Christina Page had an interesting article today on The Tucson Citizen Web site.
Citing Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy as a high-profile example of a national trend. Page discusses how in the 90’s, teen pregnancy rates were on the decline and teens that were having sex were more likely to use protection. These trends are changing as [...]

Last Friday’s season finale of Zoey 101 boasted the highest ratings yet for a season finale - 7.3 million, more than double of last year’s audience. With the next season already taped and ready to go, one wonders if Jamie Lynn will be able to come back to the network. By the time the next [...]

The Modesto Bee reports pregnancy discrimination cases are on the rise and the cause is unknown. Despite more women in the workforce and federal laws to protect women, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports it has seen pregnancy discrimination cases jump 45 percent since 1992.
Apparently, people are still buying into the “women with children [...]

American Idol finalist Jessica Sierra will have to spend 1 year in rehab for violating the terms of her probation for an earlier drug offense. She will also have to serve 3 years probation and remains in jail until she leaves for a treatment facility in California.
It is also reported the judge in the case [...]

According to WBALTV, because pregnant women receive a pap test routinely during their pregnancy, doctors are catching instances of cervical cancer that might have gone undiagnosed. Doctors say some of the women may not have gotten pap tests otherwise.
Though we know pap screens are incredibly important why do we still put these tests off? [...]

A new study shows fetuses whose mothers are exposed to heavy exhaust fumes may experience stunted growth.
Researchers took ultrasound scans from 10 years and compared them with the postal codes of the mothers. Using those codes, the researchers were able to estimate the amount of pollution exposure the women experienced.
Comparing the exposure levels and ultrasound [...]

Long touted to be one of the most child-friendly countries, Sweden already offers free parenting classes to parents of newborns and it is now looking to offer classes to parents of older children.
According to the Swedish National Institute of Public Health, the number of parents taking free classes doubled in the last three years, from [...]