Are Sleep Consultants A Scam?A mom gives her 8-month-old baby a warm bath, towels him dry, and wriggles him into soft pajamas. As instructed, she reads him a story, lays him down in his crib, steps into the hall and pulls the door closed. She heads downstairs where her husband… Jun 12 23June 12, 2023Article at Romper
Who Would Send Their Newborn To A Chiropractor?Parenting Emma Chao/Romper; Getty Images Baby back-cracking is all over our algorithms now. And pediatricians are concerned. In 2022, Natalie Mitchell welcomed her first child. A few weeks in, Mitchell’s pediatrician began pressuring her to get her… Oct 07 24October 07, 2024Article at Romper
If This Pregnancy Screening Could Prevent 30% Of Stillbirths, Why Is No One Using It?Caroline Wurtzel/Romper; Getty Images; Shutterstock It was the summer of 2018, and Ann O’Neill was pregnant with her fourth baby — another boy. By all standards, this pregnancy, like her others, was healthy and low risk. On the morning before her due… Dec 13 23December 13, 2023Article at Romper
New Moms Live & Die By Wake Windows, But There’s No Proof They WorkWhen the TikTok algorithm started to serve me videos about wake windows, my son was 2 weeks old, and my husband had just gone back to the office. My newborn slept in weird spurts throughout the day (as newborns tend to do), and at night, he woke up… Apr 10 24April 10, 2024Article at Romper
Why Is A Product Linked To The Deaths Of 100 Babies Still Being Bought & Sold On Facebook?When the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play was introduced in 2009, it had everything a new parent could want. Its lightweight frame and foldability meant you could move it easily around your house. Sleeping on a flat surface can trigger an infant's startle… Apr 12 23April 12, 2023Article at Romper
Tariffs On Essential Baby Gear Are ‘A Slap In The Face’ To New ParentsExperts fear that it will be low-income parents and babies who will pay the price for Trump's trade war. May 13 25May 13, 2025Article at Romper
Covid Vaccine “Deserts” For Kids Under 5 Make It Almost Impossible For Parents To Find Shotsminiseries/E+/Getty Images “We almost made it,” I thought, as I sat with my 14-month-old son in the emergency room. He was stripped down to his diaper and sprawled against me, simultaneously shivering and sweating profusely. He was barely responsive,… Jan 31 23January 31, 2023Article at Romper
Why Is It Still So Hard To Find Covid Vaccines For Babies & Toddlers?hobo_018/E+/Getty Images Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have finally announced what seems like a permanent plan for Covid vaccines: get your initial doses, and then one updated jab… Sep 26 23September 26, 2023Article at Romper
The Best Thing You Can Do To Prevent PPD Is Protect Your SleepCHALLENGE ACCEPTED Getty/Shutterstock Forget your newborn’s sleep schedule and focus on yours. Seriously. New Parents Issue 2024 From the time your algorithm clocks that you’re pregnant, it begins: the slow trickling in of baby care content. Before… Jul 01 24July 01, 2024Article at Romper
10 Women Share How Pelvic Floor Therapy Changed Their LivesDanielle Robinson, 43, packed extra underwear to take to work each day when she was trying to finish her Ph.D. in neuroscience. After delivering her son and sustaining internal and external tearing during his birth, she needed to have backup pairs in… Sep 07 23September 07, 2023Article at Romper
