Parenting

When a child is born, it’s not only the birthday of a baby, it is also the birthday of a new you: you are all of a sudden someone’s mom or someone’s dad. It’s both one of the most rewarding and one of the most intimidating journeys you can possibly embark to in your lifetime. Pregnancy is a big rite of passage, from the second a little life is created to the moment a baby is born. As any transition period it is full of moments of doubt on whether you are doing alright, if you are doing enough or too much, if everything will be okay. At the same time, when you hold your baby for the very first time it’s a moment of eternal clarity. It all makes sense and it makes everything right. Time stops, but then what? Navigating the sheer endless and dense jungle of all thing baby is challenging. This section thus offers a broad range of support, from easy checklist of the essentials you really need (and sometimes more important: what you don’t need), recommendations on how to approach certain aspects of parenthood and genereally recommendations for life with your baby.

• Oh baby, baby: Reindeer christmas cards with baby feet
  With Christmas just around the corner, we all get busy searching sending Christmas cards and gifts to our loved ones. The beauty of having a…
• Mom’s Health: How to lift your baby without wrecking your spine
  I felt like writing about lifting babies and toddlers off the floor, because so many moms and dads do it wrong and thereby do their…
• Oh baby, baby: Shoe-bi-du-bi-du, shoe shopping guide for babies
  Humans are not designed to wear boat shaped boxes around their feet. We came into this world with the aim to walk barefoot like all…
• Oh baby, baby/Mom’s health: The first year of motherhood
  The first 12 months of having a baby in your life can feel like a crazy rollercoaster ride. Full of blissful happiness, but also full…
• Oh baby, baby: Buckle up! Selecting the perfect car seat for your toddler
  Just when you thought you finally had it all figured out with regard to your baby and how to cruise the seven seas of parenthood…
• Oh baby, baby/Mom’s health: Hospital bag for the birth
  One definite lesson learned revolves around the hospital bag. Typically, you would want to have that packed 4-6 weeks before your scheduled due date, since…
• Oh baby, baby: How to find the perfect stroller for your family
  There are about as many stroller models available as there are people roaming this planet. Or so it seems when you are out and about…
• Oh baby, baby: Things no one tells you about newborns
  As if suddenly holding your own baby in your arms wouldn’t be mind-blowing enough for parents, nature thought it would be really funny to throw…
• Oh baby, baby: Fun gadgets
  Oh, wouldn’t life be boring without the ability to purchase unnecessary things that make it fun and exciting? Here are my favorite items that you…
• Oh baby, baby: 10 steps for taking the perfect biometrical passport picture for your baby
  One of the beautiful things of being a parent is the ability to discover the world anew through the eyes of your little baby. This…
• Mom’s health: Reclaiming your body postpartum after birth
  Everybody and every body is different, and so is the time it takes to recover from giving birth and shedding the weight we put on…
• Oh baby, baby: What do you NOT need for your newborn
  Since most checklists focus on all the stuff you supposedly need for your baby, I want to focus here on some stuff you do NOT…
• Oh baby, baby: Making memories
  One eternal truth about becoming a mom or dad is that there are certain moments that you will never ever forget: when you both looked…
• Oh baby, baby: Useful support, a.k.a. life-savers for moms (to be)
  While there are many tips on stuff to get for mom during and after the pregnancy, such as a nursing pillow or nursing bras and…
• Oh baby, baby: Apps for nursing and diaper-changing locations
  Sooner or later it will happen to you. You are casually strolling through the city and your mini-me starts crying because he’s hungry and/or in…
• Oh baby, baby: Outfits – dress for success
  Buying baby clothes for your new arrival can be a quite challenging experience. Where do you start? When do you start? What do you really…
• Oh baby, baby: Baby care products
  In the first two parts of the “Oh baby, baby” series, I talked about furniture and items for the nursery as well as our key…
• Oh baby, baby: Getting mobile – strollers and child car seats
  New strollers are like new cars in so many ways. The second you drive a brand-new ride off the dealer’s compound, the value drops by…
• Oh baby, baby: Setting up a baby’s nursery
  As we very recently had the priviledge of becoming mom and dad of the cutest little girl on earth, I thought i deviate a little…